Presenting Learning

 Presenting Learning:

Being able to present learning is a crucial capability for all educators of the 21^st century. Teachers need to be creative when designing their pedagogy. Being creative can make the learning more fun, as fun learning builds high engagement and creates a positive learning environment for your students. This week we have explored ways to present learning.

PowerPoint is regarded as a presentation tool that supports oral presentations. However, it is so much more. It is a platform that supports the embedding of text, linking and interactivity, audio, video and images. Therefore, it is really a very easy to use multimedia authoring tool and great for making creative presentations for student learning.

I looked to explore options that I have not used before and I now have been using Powtoon, Powtoon is a free, web-based eTool that creates animated presentations videos for personal, educational, or business/professional use. PowToon is simple and great for booting creativeness when generating presentations for learning.

Features include:

-          Recording voice-overs.

-          Adding videos.

-          Adding visuals/effects.

-          Adding Animations.

-          Select Timing.

-          Export and save in many different accessible formats.

Powtoon like PowerPoint is a fun way educators and students can build animated and creative presentations. Presentations are great way to share information, learning with an audience and boost collaborative learning when working in groups.

From a HPE perspective if I wanted my students to create an Exercise program using Powtoon/or PowePoint. I can present learning criteria using a presentation, students will also have access to the presentation on both video and GIF formats. In doing so students can access assessment criteria without solely relying on a paper, copy/written down form.  

Below is an example of both video and GIF formats.

Powtoon allows various formats that the students can use to enhance their presentations/learning visually! Students can be flexible and creative with their assessments.

SAMR Model and Powtoon:

Substitution: Teachers can use Powtoon to create presentations on new topics, skills and brain friendly activities. In a HPE a students can use Powtoon to present their learning of new skills, as they can upload photo/video evidence as well as audio/written evidence.

 Augmentation: Students can use Powtoon to present/compare their learning to their peers engaging student collaboration/discussions. Students can work in groups creating presentations, working together in making photos/videos and techniques on how they will present their learning for an audience/assessment.

 Modification: Student work and assessments of learning become based on their ICT capabilities and abilities to collaborate with other students. Students will be required to incorporate presentations that are free flowing with part of the assessment being the ability to work well as a team/group.  

 Redefinition: Students use various techniques to enhance their presentations of learning. For example, a student in HPE can use Powtoon to create a presentation on how to develop a certain skill/capability. Using Powtoon, the students can create a presentation aimed at teaching the viewer how to perform the chosen skill/capability in a fun, creative way.

 

Presentations are important for student development and learning. How educators present their learning could be the difference with your future students being engaged/disengaged. Presentations are a brilliant creative based resource for teachers and students regardless of skill level.

Legal, Safe and Ethical Protocols:

Legal, safe and ethical protocols are essential when working with ICT pedagogies. According to ACARA learners need to:

1. Recognize intellectual property

2. Apply digital information security practices

3. Apply personal security protocols

4. Identify the impacts of ICT in society

I will ensure my future students are aware of the legal, safe and ethical protocols are when working with ICT.

References: 

Borland, J. (2021, 04 12). Exercise Program . Retrieved from Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h14p0JcXk5s

justin.borland657@schools.sa.edu.au. (2021). Exercise progran, Powtoon, accessed 12 April 2021 at https://www.powtoon.com/html5-studio/#/edit/d5NIKgm6EBH

https://www.acara.edu.au/