Design Your Own Digital Choice Board

I will be working with several classes this week to create presentations to support persuasive essays. In previous years I would go to classes and showcase four of five web tools tools (Haiku deck, Prezi, Google Slides). Students would then design their presentation using a variety of tools. This week I will be showcasing a "Digital Choice Board" and provide students with options.

There are lots of "Design Your Own Digital Choice Board".  Here are a few blog posts, ideas, and templates to get started. There are so many great resources online using twitter , pinterest and other tools to help you get started!  Choice Boards and Genius Hour are two ways educators can make the transition from a teacher-centered classroom to a learner-centered one.

I will be designed a choice board with teachers this week!  Last month I worked with a Social Studies teacher and had students post a reflection of their project in Flipgrid with a link to a screencast of their presentation. In addition, I created a feedback rubric for the presenter.  I will be updating the post has the lesson progresses this week! So, I am going to try to combine what I learned last month and apply it to a new lesson this month!

Before we get started let's look at some techniques used for public speaking in Ted Talks.   There's no single formula for a great talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common. TED curator Chris Anderson shares this secret -- along with four ways to make it work for you. Do you have what it takes to share an idea worth spreading?  Video link 

I came across this website with 7 Tips for incredibly persuasive presentations   that also links to a post and a podcast with Adam Tratt, and he knows all about great presentation design. He's the co-founder and CEO of Haiku Deck, an app for creating flawlessly beautiful presentations on iPad or the web that I have used in the past!  Here is a link to 4 Design Principles to make your Presentation slides.  Check out his blog at https://www.haikudeck.com/blog/author/adam-tratt/ 
He even offers "Bad Bingo Presentation game that you can download!  

PowerPoint Alternative #1: Haiku Deck

One downside to Haiku Deck, they have started to charge for the program.  There is an option to test out .... Perfect for trying out Haiku Deck. Limited to three presentations that are shared publicly and are searchable on the web. Does not include presentation download. We’ll ask you to upgrade after completing your third presentation. Click here to register for Basic.  Sign-in with Google!

There are lots of tools and choices you can use to give your presentation! Below is a presentation choice board for a persuasive essay - link 

Here is a link to an audio/video choice board - I will be testing out ios Audio Clips next week with students along with other options to record with a focus on mobile or web-based options.

Always so much to learn and share!