This session was given at BLC in July 09

1. One Hour PowerPoint: Strategies for Improving Presentations David Jakes

2. Today…

3. jakes.editme.com

5. Teach them biology

9. 12 billion cells

11. Recall Dupuit, Flow to fixed heads with recharge: Note: Recharge is a fixed flux and head/gradient will be calculated to accommodate that recharge - e.g. High recharge >> High heads h1 and h2 are fixed heads and flux will be calculated to accommodate those heads - e.g. a high h1 will shift the divide to the left of the problem domain and produce large influx that joins the reachrge and discharges to the right, if h2 is very low, that influx will be even higher w qx hx h1 h2 d L x=0

12. Cognitive Load: Intrinsic and Extraneous

13. Teach them how to make it visual…

14. PowerPoint doesn’t kill presentations Bullet Points do!

15. “ “Why would you use words on the screen when they do just fine in your mouth?” Seth Godin

17. Use images to communicate, not decorate…

18. Dual Processing: Visual and Auditory

19. 10%

20. 35%

21. 65% From Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina | See Multimodal Learning

22. Teach them how to find the visuals…

23. Teach them about intellectual property…

24. Creative Commons

33. Stock photography

34. photl.com

35. Teach them design…

36. Adolescent Brain More gray matter than white matter Prefrontal cortex growing and developing Brain continues to grow and matures by the age of 25 Teenage brain has a well-developed accelerator but only a partly developed break New proliferation of neurons at 11 for girls and 12 for boys

37. Adolescent Brain More gray matter than white matter Prefrontal Cortex Brain grows and matures by 25 ff

38. Adolescent Brain Teenage brain has a well-developed accelerator but only a partly developed break New proliferation of neurons at 11 for girls and 12 for boys ttt ff

39. Negative plasticity Examine the worry circuitry in the brain Limbic system Thoughts have an impact on the brain Get rid of the ANTS-kill them Think of bad thoughts as air pollution Exterminate the ants – get rid of always negative thinking

40. Negative Plasticity Examine the worry circuitry Limbic System Thoughts have an impact on the brain Get rid of the ANTS-negative thinking Bad thoughts as air pollution

41. As a high school student have you had a positive ongoing relationship with at least one adult? 96% responded “Yes”

42. As a high school student have you had a positive ongoing relationship with at least one adult? 96% responded “Yes”

43. GBS Snapshot From 1998 to 2008: 2261 to 2556 Total Students 25.13 to 26.89 Credits Taken 729 to 1145 AP Tests 81% to 90% Pass Rate for AP Tests 87.9% to 98.1 % College Bound

45. 25.13 to 26.89 credits taken

46. 729 to 1145 AP Tests

47. 81% to 90% pass rates of AP Tests

49. Teach them to sell…

50. “Communication is the transfer of emotion…” Seth Godin click

51. How many homeless? Between 2.3 and 3.5 million are likely to experience being homeless in a year 1.35 million of them are children 200,000 veterans may be homeless on a given night. 50% African-American, 35% White, 12% Latino, 2% Native American, 1% Asian

53. 1.35 million of them are children

54. 200,000 veterans may be homeless on a given night.Image used with permission iamchrisjett

55. Teach them that color and font matter…

56. Of the 16 million colors…

61. This is a Serif Font This is a Sans Serif Font

62. CAUTION: The use and application of Comic Sans in presentations is illegal in 34 states….

63. Teach them to storyboard…

64. Teach them secrets…

65. Teach them to share

66. click

67. Issuu.com

69. Jakes.editme.com

71. Titan Food Court Deli Depot Pasta Zone Main Event Titan Grill Variety Junction Oriental Express Bakery Corner

72. Titan Food Court Deli Depot Pasta Zone Main Event Titan Grill Variety Junction Oriental Express

74. Hey Mom! I’m Going to College… Can You Iron My Pants?

77. Textbooks are expensive

78. Roommate may be obnoxious

79. College isn’t about classes, grades and gossip…it’s about finding yourself