1. 10.01 Characteristics of Least and Most Appropriate Content for Presentation Software
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

2. What is presentation software?
Presentation software is a program used to create slide shows or multimedia presentations.
Multimedia –Using more than 1 medium to present data such as: text, graphics, animation, video and sound.
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

3. Advantages of Multimedia/Presentation Software
Allows audiences to see data quickly and easily
Allows presenter to be creative while presenting data
Allows presenter to grab and hold audience attention

4. Characteristics of Least Appropriate Content for Presentation Software
Presentation software is NOT the most appropriate software to use when:
Content is trivial or without a clear purpose.
Content loses its meaning when translated.
Content should be preserved in its original form.
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

5. Presentation Software should not be used for…
Trivial Content
Preserving:
Historical Declarations
Memoirs
Emotional Speeches
Examples:
Sharing details of your new back pack for school
Declaration of Independence
Diary of Ann Frank
Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.
The Diary of a Young Girl is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944 and Anne Frank ultimately died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
"I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. The speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

6. Examples?
As a class, brainstorm other examples of when presentation software is the least appropriate method of information distribution and communication
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

7. Characteristics of Most Appropriate Content for Presentation Software
Presentation software IS most appropriate when the information is:
Informative/Educational
To train, present information, emphasize key points, or explain procedures
Persuasive
To advertise or provoke action
Narrative
To broadcast messages, tell a story, or entertain
To educate- A presentation sharing clear information to share a message or information.
To Persuade- A presentation given to convince or influence the listener to do a specific thing.
To Narrate- - A presentation that describes a sequence of events.
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

8. Examples?
As a class, brainstorm other examples of when presentation software is the most appropriate method of information distribution and communication
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

9. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN THE CHOICE TO USE PRESENTATION SOFTWARE IS MOST APPROPRIATE

10. Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest
Shaping the Pacific Northwest
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

11. The Nisqually Earthquake
February 28, 2001
6.8 magnitude
Source: images/Seattle/PicS-19.jpg
Source:
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

12. Mount St. Helens Eruption May 18, 1980
Began with small earthquakes in March
5.1 earthquake in May before major eruption
Sources:
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software

13. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…
Once the decision has been made to use presentation software, the next step are:
Plan & Design your presentation.
Determine the best method of delivery.
10.01 Characteristics of Least and Mos Appropriate Content for Presentation Software