Google Slides + Pecha Kucha
In honor of finals week and first semester ending, you may be guilty of going with the traditional finals presentation. While this always seems like a fantastic idea to me, halfway through the period I'm reminded of what it's like to sit and listen for such an extended period of time.
The Tech Tip for this week may not save you this time around, but will prep you for a great end of the year activity. We are mostly familiar with Google Slides (or at the very least PowerPoint), but you may not be familiar with Pecha Kucha!
While difficult to pronounce, Pecha Kucha is where presenters create 20 slides that will automatically advance every 20 seconds creating a 6:40 minute presentation. The goal is no more "death by bullet point" and students staring at the screen as they mumble through every slide. Instead slides are more graphically driven and contain very few words to serve as a jumping point for their 20 seconds of engaging storytelling or points for each slide.
To learn more about Pecha Kucha, check out Eddie Selover at TEDxOrlando discuss how it changed his life. I promise, you'll enjoy his humor and perhaps it will challenge you to try this out next semester.
You could also do a modified version of this - dare we say a mini Pecha Kucha - where you could have 10 slides for 30 seconds or whatever amount you choose. You can set up Google Slides to automatically advance by going to File - Publish to Web on your Slides presentation. Then click auto- advance slides timing to 30 seconds per slide and click the box to auto advance. Grab that link and be ready to present!
You can add another level to Pecha Kucha by doing Pecha Kucha Speed Dating! Instead of just having students present for the entire class for 6 minutes and 40 seconds, you could arrange students in a speed dating formation and have them present multiple times to various classmates. They will not experience everyone's presentations, but a handful of their peers.
If you have questions about Pecha Kucha, feel free to contact Steph Gorges for more details or check out the slew of videos on YouTube. Some universities, schools and other institutions even host Pecha Kucha Nights for these passion-filled, concise, fast-paced presentations.
What a better way to have our students increase their communication skills and demonstrate their understanding of the class content. Happy PKing! We'd love to hear your stories of how it's gone!
The Tech Tip for this week may not save you this time around, but will prep you for a great end of the year activity. We are mostly familiar with Google Slides (or at the very least PowerPoint), but you may not be familiar with Pecha Kucha!
While difficult to pronounce, Pecha Kucha is where presenters create 20 slides that will automatically advance every 20 seconds creating a 6:40 minute presentation. The goal is no more "death by bullet point" and students staring at the screen as they mumble through every slide. Instead slides are more graphically driven and contain very few words to serve as a jumping point for their 20 seconds of engaging storytelling or points for each slide.
To learn more about Pecha Kucha, check out Eddie Selover at TEDxOrlando discuss how it changed his life. I promise, you'll enjoy his humor and perhaps it will challenge you to try this out next semester.
You could also do a modified version of this - dare we say a mini Pecha Kucha - where you could have 10 slides for 30 seconds or whatever amount you choose. You can set up Google Slides to automatically advance by going to File - Publish to Web on your Slides presentation. Then click auto- advance slides timing to 30 seconds per slide and click the box to auto advance. Grab that link and be ready to present!
You can add another level to Pecha Kucha by doing Pecha Kucha Speed Dating! Instead of just having students present for the entire class for 6 minutes and 40 seconds, you could arrange students in a speed dating formation and have them present multiple times to various classmates. They will not experience everyone's presentations, but a handful of their peers.
If you have questions about Pecha Kucha, feel free to contact Steph Gorges for more details or check out the slew of videos on YouTube. Some universities, schools and other institutions even host Pecha Kucha Nights for these passion-filled, concise, fast-paced presentations.
What a better way to have our students increase their communication skills and demonstrate their understanding of the class content. Happy PKing! We'd love to hear your stories of how it's gone!
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