Alice Keeler is one of my Twitter colleagues who has a wealth of information you can subscribe to from her blog or twitter feed. In this post she shares a post from a teacher who is “tired, tired, tired” of Powerpoint presentations. The responses from the community give us plenty of alternatives to consider trying. Take a look: Alternative to Presentations

Also, while looking at the University of South Florida’s Technology Integration Matrix at mytechmatrix.org, I came across this gem called
Here is the address:
http://etc.usf.edu/presentations/index.html
Borders, banners, frames, navigation, figures…so many resources to add interest and excitement to your presentations.

The material has a very easy license for students and educators. Use up to 50 items with no permission required. If you use it for a website, they do ask for you to reference USF.

Contact me if you would like to try some out, or have me show your students how to use them.

I admit that I completely stole this from a presentation at this year’s FETC called “Redefine PD.” The original resource was created by STAT Teacher, Jennifer Dingle from Stoneleigh Elementary School BCPS (Baltimore County), and former STAT Teacher Shelly Mitchell from Lyons Mill Elementary School BCPS.I loved that it communicates the role of an instructional technology COACH, not someone who just trains on the tech tools.
Select Here: ITC menu

It also shows that I am HUNGRY to share a collaborative classroom experience with my teachers, not just do one-size-fits all afterschool workshops.
Bon Apetit!