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General Overviewinclude multiple learning styles:•

verbal•auditory•visual•kinesthetic •

Mix it up: include passive and active presentation models •

Provide opportunities for students to uncover under-•standing rather than feeding learning to students

think about download size•• http://www.onlineconversion.com/downloadspeed.htm

chunk into readable/viewable pieces•

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Text:on-screen length - to scroll or not to scroll •

easy to read font (• sans serif for screen, serif for print)

readable size font•(remember that mac users have a lower screen resolution so •

don’t go too small)

readability (grade level):•• http://standards-schmandards.com/exhibits/rix/index.php

Formats:•.txt, .doc / .docx, .rtf•.xls /.xlsx, .csv•.ppt / .pptx, .pps / .ppsx•.pdf•

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Audio/Video:5-7 minute length audio/video lectures •

Audio file types: .mp3•.wav•.aif •.wma •

Video file types: .mpg•.swf•.(wmv or .mov)•

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Images:take into consideration colors – avoid • pastels

resolution:•small enough to fit on screen but large enough to •

see details

color blindness (8-12% of males, .04-1% of females)•green/red - combinations most common•Check website: • http://colorfilter.wickline.org/

file types: •.jpg •.gif •.png •

Online Imwage Editing: • http://pixlr.com

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Getting Student’s Attention:http://blabberize.com/view?id=79944•

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VoiceThreadshttp://voicethread.com

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Spanish Grammar Class

Instructor speaking:

Student speaking:

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Math Example:http://voicethread.com/#q.b8752.i68307

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Other VoiceThread Examples:http://voicethread.com/?#u4289.b3352.i28616•

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Other VoiceThread Examples:http://voicethread.com/#q+art.b81021.i420528º•

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Other VoiceThread Examples: http://voicethread.com/#q.b48359.i253692•

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What others are using it for:

Discussion Board Alternative•Visual and Oral Assessments•Instructor Presentation•Student Presentations•Tutorials•Assignment/Syllabus Overview•Digital Portfolios•Audio Feedback for individual Students•Lab reports•Math process•

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Account Information:Free: - unlimited commenting, 3 voicethreads, 75 MG free stor-age space

Single user – unlimited number of voicethreads, 10 G stor-•age space, phone commenting, archival movie exports, create and manage groups

Higher Ed Manager – create accounts for students and col-•leagues

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Discussion Board Rubric Examples:

http://www.udel.edu/janet/MARC2006/rubric.html

http://www.txdla.org/Conference/2008/program/presenterre-sources/299_DiscussionBoardRubrics.pdf

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Video: YouTube and other Video/Film ResourcesThe periodic table of video - all the elements explained.• http://www.periodicvideos.com/

Rock Videos• https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geosc10_web/l13_p2.html

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Created for education, the edu site was created specifically for college and unversities to act as a filter.

http://www.youtube.co• m and http://www.youtube.com/edu

A site created specifcally for instructional videoshttp://www.teachertube.com• /

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Audio: Podcasting and other Audio ResourcesCollections of recordings:• http://odeo.com/• http://epnweb.org/index.php

Foreign Language (including english as a sec-ond language and business english)• http://www.openculture.com/2006/10/foreign_languag.html

iTunes University - specifically for college and universities:

iTunesU•

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Nibepedia

http://nibipedia.com/

Example:http://www.nibipedia.com/app.html?view=video&channel=nibipedia&playlist=545D828359E5CC5B&videoId=iZsVrHCPOio

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PowerpointHow to avoid a bad Powerpoint presentation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM• Adding Audio Narration to a Powerpoint

http://www.slideshare.net/delhionlineeducation/adding-au-•dio-narration-to-powerpoint

Slideware: a place to store and share your presentations:http://www.slideshare.ne• t