Powerpoint version 3

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In my third version of my slide presentation on copyright I focused on slimming down my bulky slides and simplifying the imagery. There several slides in which I had to break up the information that I had previously crammed into one slide. I also had to choose better imagery because I felt that the photo I had used previously was too irrelevant and busy. I went ahead and tried to limit my words to less than 12 because having only 6 did not seem possible for the point that I was trying to make on some slides. Burmark suggests selecting key words and leaving out all other text to allow for best mnemonic retention. (Pg. 117) I simplified the information and made the font larger. I also added bold symbols for visual imagery.

Copyright Presentation Phase 2

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The major changes that I did for the copyright presentation are the background and wording capacity per slide. I changed my themed background to a solid neutral color with a gradient for interest but not distraction. I also fit short and to the point sentences in the first few slides. That required a lot of bare bone summarizing.

They Snooze, You Lose Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Lynell Burmark’s book, They Snooze, You Lose, discusses stimulating and hooking an audience as an educator.  He discusses ways to get their attention and most importantly, how to make information stick.  I completely agree with the use of acronyms, regardless of how odd they may be.  Acronyms make an association of letters to a word, which creates a visual image of a work, whatever the acronym may spell out.  It makes it easier to retain the information in a visual order that is easy to remember by acronym.  Burmark further emphasized the use of CHIMES, ways to hood your audience in an acronym.  (PG 66)  Connections, Humor, Images, Music, Emotion, Story, Senses.  It seems that the more senses are involved the more likely our audience is to retain the information.   Stimulating the senses allows them to experience, which in turn will enhance retention because they will remember the experience. 

They Snooze, You Lose Chapter 1

In chapter one, Lynell Burmark discusses tweaking presentations with color, type, and avoiding templates.  As an art teacher I can identify how Burmark applies the principles of design to creating presentations.  Principles of design are used everywhere, in every industry, from publishing, websites, advertising, fashion, television, graphic design, art, and distributing.  Certainly, there are many more categories.  Principles of design can be seen on every street sign, billboard, even the wrapper of your Subway sandwich.  It is no surprise to me that principles of design comes into play when creating presentations. 

Principles are design utilize the elements of art to create an artwork.  Those elements are line, color, shape, form, space, texture, and value.  Burmark elaborates about the ill-fated decision to use a template, and she discusses the importance of color and type.  Spacing, contrast, color, font, wording, are all using elements of art to create a design that will captivate an audience. 

Graphic designers use elements of art and principles of design to create successful layouts.  Composition, which is the overall layout of the design as a whole, an arrangement of an artwork is critical.  Typography is essential, and color is crucial.  Graphic designers, artists in general, need a good sense of design, without it, the work of art will be weak, overlooked, and will ultimately fail at captivating the audience.  

As educators, our sense of design will determine how much students will take from our presentation. 

Creating A Presentation on Copyright for Teachers

Trying to create a slide presentation for teachers on copyright was a challenge for someone like me, who has to thoroughly understand every point.  Copyright is not an tangible concept to easily grasp, and is in constant flux as the virtual world grows exponentially.  The article that we were assigned to read was very helpful, but I just found the organization difficult to follow.  I did learn a lot from it and it was the first time that I have ever heard of a creative commons.  I completed the powerpoint after numerous hours, most of my time spent reading, bullet listing, and tyring my hardest to abstract some concepts.