Pecha+Kucha+Presentations

= Pecha Kucha Presentations =

Geekery Level: Intermediate Level (Start this on your own! If you get stuck, turn in what you have by the end of the week and I'll help you finish up!)

Time estimation: 60-120 minutes (plus, you will be creating a screencast out of this in a separate lab)

Description: One of the ways of making presentations scalable in a busy class of students is creating an absolute time limit for presentations and using the technology to enforce that time limit. One creative way to do it is a "pecha kucha" presentation, or a "chit chat" presentation, or a 20 slide presentation. Basically, it is 20 slides for 15-20 seconds a piece, set to automatically advance.


 * How do you pronounce "pecha kucha?"

Assignment: Create a pecha kucha presentation on ANY topic that you might be presenting on as a teacher in your future content area. Remember, you will be speaking for 15-20 second on each slide, so, consider that carefully.


 * Are you stuck here? Don't make this too complicated. 20 slides at 15 second a piece (give or take... I am not going to make you spend exactly 15 second) isn't that detailed. In fact, a simple presentation is better than a more complicated presentation.

Details:
 * You may use any tool that is a functional equivalent to PowerPoint: PowerPoint, OpenOffice Presentations, Google Doc Presentations, Prezi, SlideRocket, Keynote, etc. You are also free to pick an alternative if you like, but, it needs to be sharable with Jason in Moodle.
 * Start with an introduction slide with your presentation title and name. Take credit for your work!
 * Up to five of your slides may include words, but, no more than 10 words on that slide. (BREAK THIS RULE if it makes sense to do so, but, be sure that you can justify it... don't defer to written language out of laziness!)
 * Your ultimate presentation will be no longer than 5-6 minutes max (:15-:20 seconds per slide).
 * Your presentation should take into account the lessons we learned together on Tuesday: limited text (I am helping you out here... see limits on text above), should avoid annoying transitions or animations, be visually simple and pleasing, etc.
 * All images must be appropriate sourced, either on the bottom of the slide or in a "images cited" page at the end of the presentation. DO NOT cite "Google" or other nonsensical source citations (like "From the Internet..."). Appropriate citations are more than a webpage if you are doing a works cited page. If you are confused by this step, ASK questions and don't assume.

Rubric:

This assignment is worth 25 points.
 * Standard || 0 Points || 1 Point/2 Points || 3 Points/6 Points || 5 Points/10 Points ||
 * Assignment Mechanics: Assignment is in a readable, sharable format, includes 20 slides and a cover page. || Assignment is missing serious elements that justified no points. || Assignment is missing more then one major element. || Assignment is missing one major element. || Assignment has all required elements. ||
 * Design Aesthetic: Slide show utilizes simple, clean design with a simple themes and colors. || Assignment utilized none of the aesthetic rules shared in class. || Assignment violates more than one major aesthetic rule. || Assignment violates one major aesthetic rule. || Assignment follows all of the aesthetic rules. ||
 * Story Slides: Slide show tells a story with a consistent theme appropriate for a five minute presentation. (10 points) || Assignment has no discernible theme or storyline. || Assignment has some theme or storyline, but, is distracted by more than one problem or error. || Assignment has one problem or error in storyline or theme. || Assignment tells a story with a consistent theme. ||
 * Source Citations: Sources are citable with each and every image and can be found by the grader. || Assignment has no source citations. || Assignment has citations, but have more than one problem. || Assignment has citations, but has an error or minor errors. || Assignment has correct source citations. ||