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Summaries of the Articles Read: 

Briefings on Afghanistan are mostly done using Power Point. Critics of this say that “the program stifles discussion, critical thinking, and thoughtful decision-making”. Generals in the US military say that most of their time is spent making powerpoints. Others say that sitting through the briefings is almost painful. While the briefings are long, it seems, they do not contain a lot of information and are too vague for specific matters of war time. 

The second article gives tips on making and presenting powerpoints. Some of the most important points: know what you want to say before you make the powerpoint, retain organization, keep your sentences short, don’t put too much on one slide, proof read, keep “like” topics together, use graphics when possible instead of words, size 28 to 34, bold, is a good font size, don’t put too many numbers, use contrasting colors (black on white, white on black), avoid the default white background,  limit animation. For the presentation, look presentable, speak clearly and loudly with enthusiasm, don’t read your slides, and be engaged with your audience. 

With this information in mind, we were to create a Power Point presentation. My presentation is on the parts of a story, which special emphasize as example, the Harry Potter series. (When presented, I would set it to where I had to click to show the pictures and Harry Potter references, so I could ask the students what they thought the answers were.) We uploaded our Power Point using Slide Share.

This fulfills the NETS Standards:

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
PowerPoint is a digital tool and I would be using it to convey information to the students in a creative way.

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
I would be using a digital media to convey information to my students.

Parts of a story

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