Copyright: play music and tap into emotion

I have actually used music to a presentation for the first time. For the lack of proper music I just picked a Bollywood soundtrack that does not go well with the presentation. I don't mind that since the whole idea of making changes is to learn to do how to-s. I have also added humor to my presentation. In slide 8 I have taken out the image of "copyright behind bars" and added picture of a young woman behind bars who is making a silly face. This is not done to suggest anything derogatory for or towards women. I just felt that it was appropriate in this sense. It tries to portray that people can end up behind bars by just being ignorant- which I believe this woman in the image represents.

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Chapter 9: Tapping Emotions

A successful presenter must know the audience in order to tap into their emotions (Burmark, 2011). The presenter must know what the individual wants and/or what will spark the interest of the individual. For example, in order to raise money for under-privileged children in Africa we must present to the people who would care enough after seeing children suffer. Educators, parents, corporate offices etc would probably respond more towards a presentation that has pictures of children suffering in silence. The use of visual imagery is also very important to know how an individual thinks (Burmark, 2011). A very typical lesson on my first day with a set of students would be to make a Wordle presentation that would describe the students themselves (Burmark, 2011). In this way they may be able to learn new words as well as introduce themselves to their new teacher.

Chapter 8: Playing Music

I have never thought of using music for a presentation. I always thought that presentations have to accompany a lot of talk. I wonder if Steve Jobs ever used music for any of his presentations. While music can help students concentrate on work better it can also create disruption. For example, currently my students are a group of ESL students and I teach them technology. Music works so well in order for them to gather their thoughts and carry on along a lesson. On the other hand, years back when I was a brand new teacher of math to a group of ninth graders in a low performing school music did not always work well in the classroom. As it turned out that some students did not see this as a privilege. There would be frequent verbal arguments between two students over which song to play. Nevertheless, I do believe that music can work wonders-specially for kids who have learning disability such as ADD. Burmark also suggests use of drama during instructions(Burmark, 2011). I have not yet used so myself but would like to see how that would work out. I think in order for a presenter to tap into emotions or tweak the interest of the audience it is very important to know the audience first. Music is an integral part in a child's education. I would like to see it become part of public school curriculum.

Use images, harness humor and connect with audience

Hi! This is my fourth installment of the copyright presentation. This time I have used a lot of images (some humorous) for the presentation to look a bit less boring. Should do the job of "grabbbing" the audience. Since I searched for images on google images with keyword "copyright" I got a lot of hits. It was interesting that most of these images were in black and white. It reminded me how black- and- white rules are when it comes to matters with copyright. Not a lot of grey ares...I yet have to see what other improvements I can make after reading each of the subsequent chapters. Hope it keeps looking better and better...

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Chapter 7: Starting with images

Showing pictures to the audiences to tweek their brains is an effective way to drive away the yawns (Burmark, 2011). A good presentation in my opinion should start by showing a picture and conversation may follow based on the answers the audiences give them. It can carry on a more interactive lecture. I have used this technique a lot in my middle school science class as well as during my experience substitute teach elementary school children. It works very well. A lot of times the use of pictures that illustrates may be very useful in catching attention of younger audiences who have trouble comprehending abstract ideas (Burmark, 2011). An instructor may be able to pick out important catch phrases or keywords and use images to illustrate the words or main ideas. The size and the position of the images in a presentation is also very important (Burmark, 2011). In fact, without the proper size or positioning the use of image in the presentation may not be effective at all. Photoshop or other image editing softwares are available to adjust the size and position of an image for the optimum effect. Use of color or use of gray-scale , use of abstract shapes, use of images mixed with text may all enhance the quality of a presentation (Burmark, 2011).

Chapter 6: Harnessing Humor

In the last chapter Burmark has mentioned the use of humor as an effective tool to grab the attention of audiences. Chapter 6 reflects more on the art of using humor. Making useful games for example anagrams and playing with words may also be used to include humor into a presentation. I believe this technique is also used by ad agencies in order to grab the audiences. President Ronald Reagan for example, has also used humor in his speeches as well as in everyday conversation with his staff (Burmark, 2011).

Chapter 5: Making connections

In order for one to make a presentation effective one might use visual imagery (Burmark, 2011). Pictures are worth a hundred words and is true to presentations as well. Words may be represented with a picture or a diagram. This technique, however is more effective if the presenter knows the audience very well (Burmark, 2011). For example Burmark uses the instance for a presentation slide to have a picture of a rose as well as the word "rose" draws more attention which is important to get a message through. A presentation may also use scaffolding as it advances into more deeper messages. Building on prior knowledge also helps comprehension. Playing with audience's imagination, use of flashcards using freebies and use of humor all help to break barriers. Use of images may also break a language barrier (Burmark, 2011). If in a small group knowing the names of audiences may also help to connect with the audience.

Copyright: Ringing CHIMES and celebrate!

I have made each of my slides very simple. If there was any slide with more than one idea, I broke it down and made multiple slides. One slide only represents one information related to the topic. This way, it is easier to follow the content of the slide.

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Chapter 4: Ringing CHIMES

I love the way the author talks about "information-fatigue syndrome" (Burmark, 2011). I can very much relate to the situation where so much information is being given out that the point of the lesson is lost. Sitting through Staff Development sessions back at the time when I used to teach reminds me of all that. The whole idea is indeed to get the message across. In this case the minimalist approach should yield simpler instruction resulting in better retention (Burmark, 2011). The challenge however in presentation is not just grabbing attention but also in keeping attention focused on the presenter. For this a presenter must know the audience well and know what kind of presentation would "stick" with the target group.

Chapter 3: Celebrating Presenters

As a K-12 classroom educator I have found that teachers teach better as Entertainers. The example presenting skills of Steve Jobs would definitely set the stage to grab student’s attention. I can think of one character who would fit into these roles described in Burmark’s book is Robin William’s character- John Kitting from the movie Dead Poet Society. I am a high school math teacher and have used the TIF (teach it forward) method many times to students. It works fairly well -specially in a math class in boosting the self-confidence of students.

Copyright: tweaking presentation and creating slides and handouts

After reading chapter 1 and 2 from Burmark I realized that I was using too many words. I have reduced some of it, changed the color of the font as well as chose a different font size. I hope that this presentatio will be a bit more appealing.

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Chapter 2: Creating slides and presentations

The first thing that came into my mind after reading chapter one was that I needed to change my slide to make it look more appealing. In this chapter the Burmark speaks about how to fine tune presentations in order to catch the attention of the audience. He explains the importance of using templates and adding colors with the audience in mind. A presentation must be catchy yet precise (Burmark, 2011). There is probably one thing that I have done “right” my presentation according to Burmark is that I have used the theme available on my keynote and matched it as close as the content. The comparison Burmark makes between Boticelli and modern day presenters was interesting. I agree with Burmark that visual image rather than words are very important. The one symbol slides got me into thinking what the speaker may say presenting such a slide.

Chapter 1: Tweaking presentations

The first thing that came into my mind after reading chapter one was that I needed to change my slide to make it look more appealing. In this chapter the Burmark speaks about how to fine tune presentations in order to catch the attention of the audience. He explains the importance of using templates and adding colors with the audience in mind (Burmark, 2011). A presentation must be catchy yet precise. There is probably one thing that I have done “right” my presentation according to Burmark is that I have used the theme available on my keynote and matched it as close as the content. The comparison Burmark makes between Boticelli and modern day presenters was interesting. I agree with Burmark that visual image rather than words are very important. The one symbol slides got me into thinking what the speaker may say presenting such a slide.

This is my PowerPoint presentation on Copywrite

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Insight to copyright

The crash course on copyright was definitely insightful.  Skimming through the article cleared out some of my misconceptions about copyright issues. They are: 1. any work that is published it is copyrighted; 2. Any work that is published online comes with implied license. The law on infringement and it's maximum penalties are a hefty $150,000. This is one circumstance where Ignorance is not bliss. Simply neglecting the copyright laws will only leave one open to serious penalties. So what's the good news? Some organizations such as copyright clearance center who can get an implied license for a work that needs to be used. Libraries have special rights to protect it's users. Last but not least, the TEACH act makes it easier for teachers to use copyrighted materials for classroom use.