{"id":1774,"date":"2015-09-06T16:12:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T23:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/southslope-library\/?page_id=1774"},"modified":"2016-09-10T06:46:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T13:46:47","slug":"division-2-201516","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/southslope-library\/archives\/south-slope-201516\/division-2-201516\/","title":{"rendered":"Division 2 2015\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 2<\/p>\n<p>Things to think about when you are preparing presentations:<\/p>\n<p>Here are some things to think about as you are creating your presentation:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Think about your slides last<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Create a consistent look and feel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Avoid slides with lots of text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Use simple photos that enhance meaning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Use storytelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Have a focused message that you want your audience to retain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-35038429\" target=\"_blank\">How to avoid Death by Powerpoint<\/a>\u00a0by Jane Wakefield)<\/p>\n<p>Finding images you can use in your work:<\/p>\n<p>Just because an image is on the internet or you can find it on Google, doesn&#8217;t always mean you can use it. \u00a0Sometimes the work is copyright protected and sometimes you may need to provide attribution or cite where the image is from. Of course, creating your own images is always best, but if you can&#8217;t, below are some sites you can use. Thank you to <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/2015\/03\/24\/where-and-how-of-using-images-to-enhance-sparking-the-learning\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\">Janet Chow <\/a>for providing this list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Pixabay\" href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pixabay<\/a> \u2013 high resolution quality photos (skip the top row of images), vector graphics, illustrations (*this one is a keeper)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"MorgueFile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.morguefile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MorgueFile by Creatives for Creatives<\/a> \u2013 high resolution stock photos archive (*we love this one)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photos for Class\" href=\"http:\/\/photosforclass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Photos for Class<\/a> \u2013 This site created by Storyboard is new. All photos use Safe Search, have automatic citation (you do nothing), licensed under Creative Commons. \u00a0(*Certainly a one-stop-shop.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if you don&#8217;t have to attribute the work, please give the site you used credit underneath the photo or at the end of your project, story, etc.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p>Image Sources:<\/p>\n<p>Pixabay.com<\/p>\n<p>Morguefile.com<\/p>\n<p>photosforclass.com<\/p>\n<p>Today we are also going to look at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.easybib.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Easybib<\/a>. \u00a0A free and easy way to create an MLA style bibliography. If you register you can create an account and save your work. \u00a0Remember you do not need to give them all the information they ask for such as your first and last name, but you do need an email.<\/p>\n<p>Remembrance Day: In Flanders Fields<\/p>\n<p>Searching for Images for your Keynote:<\/p>\n<p>Just because an image is on the internet or you can find it on Google, doesn\u2019t always mean you can use it. \u00a0Sometimes the work is copyright protected and sometimes you may need to provide attribution or cite where the image is from. Of course, creating your own images is always best, but if you can\u2019t, below are some sites you can use. Thank you to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/2015\/03\/24\/where-and-how-of-using-images-to-enhance-sparking-the-learning\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\">Janet Chow <\/a>for providing this list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Pixabay\" href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pixabay<\/a> \u2013 high resolution quality photos (skip the top row of images), vector graphics, illustrations (*this one is a keeper)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"MorgueFile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.morguefile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MorgueFile by Creatives for Creatives<\/a> \u2013 high resolution stock photos archive (*we love this one)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photos for Class\" href=\"http:\/\/photosforclass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Photos for Class<\/a> \u2013 This site created by Storyboard is new. All photos use Safe Search, have automatic citation (you do nothing), licensed under Creative Commons. \u00a0(*Certainly a one-stop-shop.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if you don\u2019t have to attribute the work, please give the site you used credit underneath the photo or at the end of your project, story, etc.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p>Image Sources:<\/p>\n<p>Pixabay.com<\/p>\n<p>Morguefile.com<\/p>\n<p>photosforclass.com<\/p>\n<p>Creating your own images:<\/p>\n<p>I recommend using the \u00a0Drawing Box app to create your own images. \u00a0Save them to your camera roll and then you can add them to your presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Student Vote:<\/p>\n<p>Looking for some sites for researching the candidates, parities and policies? Check out these links courtesy of the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/byrne-library\/social-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Byrne Creek Learning commons<\/a>.<br \/>\nYou can also look at the links on the visual search in the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.sd41.bc.ca\/cataloging\/servlet\/presentvisualsearchdisplayform.do?groupid=8397&amp;searchHistoryID=\" target=\"_blank\">library catalogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>September 2015<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to another school year! \u00a0Your teacher and I would like to know more about you as readers so we can help you find books you&#8217;ll love. \u00a0Please complete the survey below. Only your teacher and I will look at your responses. \u00a0Use the bar on the right to scroll down and complete all the questions. \u00a0If you have any questions, please raise your hand. 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