nov 4

review of midterm
assessment is necessary to determine the BEST accommodation or device
training is important for device, the plan from the beginning should include training
this week, augmentative and alternative communication, susan fridie

powerpoint
be aware of color, black text in light or white background are easiest to read
the more contrast, the better
for coding, don't just change color, change symbol (think if color blindedness)
fonts: verdana is a clean font, better for visual impairment, arial is good, times new roman, bad, stay away from curly cues
look at space between letters,American printing house has increased space between
check out teachertube.com
advanced powerpoint, you must have a folder to store media
master slides: one slide that everything is on it (ie. home, previous, next)
view, master, slide master or title master to change (kind of like page number and title header)
slide transitions, speed and effect for changing slide
adding music or movie: go to normal view, select movies and sounds, insert clip or movie, create your own or add from the web
animations: careful...confusing stuff
think through your end goal before you begin your powerpoint
digital voice recorder, voice to text, upload to computer through mp3

assignment:
not linear,create a lesson or reinforcement activity 10 slides, different pieces
audio can be problematic
due november 12th for feedback or november 17th final product
if you insert an image, fill out a ___tag.