Powerful Presentations for Kids

Powerful Presentations for KidsHeather Johnson

What are we going to talk about today?SmoreBig Huge LabsInfographicsPowtoon

Do your students look like this when listening to other classmates presentations? Kratochvil, Peter. (2012).Bored young woman studying. Retrieved from http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=3858. CC-O

Take them from bored to BAM! With some fun, fantastic ways to present all the goodness you will be teaching them this year!Voicu, Adina. (2015). Girls kids anniversary party play. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/girls-kids-anniversary-party-play-1092920/. CC-O

SmoreVisually appealingEasy to use and navigateWeb based for easy retrievalAuto saves (for forgetful folks)https://www.smore.com/

Ideas for using Smore in the classroomCreate a classroom newspaper, have the students be in charge and update it weekly on smore!

Have students create a Smore flyer to advertise back to school nights, parent teacher conferences, or even school plays! Buy in is half the battle!

Technology Communication ToolsC/T 3-5.10Communicate effectively with others (e.g., peers, teachers, experts) in collaborative learning situations.A.Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities.Produce documents and presentations that demonstrate the ability to edit, reformat, and integrate various tools and media.

Create book flyers to draw interest to books students have read!

Create classroom introductions for a high tech and fun way to start the school year off!

What other ideas can you think of to use with Smore?

Big Huge LabsEasy to useStudent friendlyOodles of ideas and opportunities

https://bighugelabs.com/

Biography Magazine CoversVA SOL 4.1 The student will use effective oral communication skills in a variety of settings. 2.11 The student will identify George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Jackie Robinson, and Martin Luther King, Jr., as Americans whose contributions improved the lives of other Americans.

Writing Activity- Guide students in writing how to or procedural text. Have them make a puzzle with an image of what they are explaining about. Create a puzzle and have a partner try to follow your directions of how to put it together!

Create Book Character trading cards including facts and or details about book characters!Book Character Trading CardsCaptain Underpants, Winnie, Alexander, Cece, Astrid, Cliffordttps://www.flickr.com/photos/66555186@N02/6312198231. CCO

MapsStudents can create maps of the places theyve studied like Ancient Rome, Greece, Mali and Egypt!

What will you have your students create? Share your Ideas!

Shubert, Jorg. (2014). Thinking of a masterplan. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/tinto/12239180354. CCO

BlabberizeFun and easy to useCreative and interesting presentations Enhances everyday classroom activities Integrates technology into lessonsFREE

http://blabberize.com/

Poetry

VA SOL Oral Language 3.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional text and poetry

VocabularyEach student receives a word and can define it, record its definition and share with his/her classmates! A fun and easy way to tackle a long list of new vocab for a unit or study!.

Collaborative LearningA kindergarten or first grade class could focus on a writing project, have an older class work their magic with the tech side of blabberize and allow the littles to dictate their masterpiece!

Ribeiro, Lucella. (2008). Children at school. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/lupuca/8720604364. CCO

Blabberize in your classrooms?Questions, Comments, thoughts? What could your students do with Blabberize?

InfographicsSuccinctClear & easy to makeVisual and funMemorable & powerful

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/category/edtech/blogs/feed/

Where do I start?https://www.canva.com/http://www.easel.ly/https://piktochart.com/

Math Concepts

SequencingVA SOLs 2.8 & 2.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional & non-fictional texts. e) Describe characters, setting, and important events in fiction and poetry. h) Summarize stories and events with beginning, middle, and end in the correct

Science Projects

Think, Pair, ShareWhat other ideas can you think of to use infographs for? Turn and talk with your group, share your ideas with them!Johnson, H. (2016). Kids working together. CC BY-NC

https://www.powtoon.com

Free to use (mostly)AnimatedFunCurrent and exciting

Book Reports

VA SOL Oral Language 3.2 The student will present brief oral reports using visual media.

Class IntroductionsShy kids in class? Afraid to give oral presentations? Powtoons it!

Book Trailers & Commercials

Have students create book trailers or commercials to advertise awesome new books theyve read. When a kid says I dont know what to read point them to the powtoons boards!

https://heatherjohnsonsite.wordpress.com/To learn more about these cool tools and others visit my blog!

Take AwaysTechnology is a part of education today!There are many opportunities for students to integrate fun with learningCooperative learning can be fostered through technologySmore, powtoons, infographics, Blabberize, and Big Huge labs are only a few of the amazing sites that are free and easy to use.

What other amazing sites, or apps do you know about to share with me?

hjohnson2@Richmond.k12.va.usJohnson,H. (2016).Technology. CC BY-NC.