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CASC 352 - Issues in Workshop Leadership: Presentation Resources

Resources and Tutorial to support the work of CAS 352 Workshop Leaders

Posters

Examples

UR Research: Center for Workshop Education
Browse past student projects including posters and papers. Click on "Browse All/Search"

Tools

Piktochart
Create and share infographics.
Impactful Scientific Posters-The Basics (2 min. video)
General template for scientific poster
PPT Templates for Posters

Podcasts

Examples

Science Friday
Podcast, Educational Resources and more from Science Friday
Teacher-acer The Research Files Episode 13: Jim Pellegrino on shaping science learning
Soundcast podcast on assessment of science learning

Tools

Podcasts 101 Guide - Check out the Podcasts 101 guide for tips and tools to create your own podcast.

Video

Examples

Ted Talk: Joachim de Posada: Don't eat the marshmallow!
Fun education research video - young children trying to resist the marshmallow
Computer Science Teachers Speak Out!
Computer science teachers from across the country tell you what excites them about teaching computer science. Produced by National Science Foundation.
VoiceThread example - Active Learning workshop at UR
Recordings on learning theories

Tools

VoiceThread
Audio, video, discussion tool.
Animoto
Create video pieces from your photos, video clips and music.
Snagit screen capture software
Screen capture software that allows you to instantly capture images and record video on your computer. 30 day free trial
QuickTime
Use the audio recording or video recording functionality to create screen recordings. See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201066 for more QuickTime basics.
iMovie
Easy to use Apple software - app for phone and software for Mac.

Popular Article

Examples

Scientific American: How Big Data is Taking Teachers Out of the Lecturing Business
Scientific American article with a focus on education
Science Times: Computers In Classrooms Show "No Appreciable Improvements"
Science Times summary of educational research
Obama's New College Scorecard Flips the Focus of Rankings
Example of Atlantic Monthly Article on education. Lots of data on colleges.

Tools

Citing & Writing Guide
Guide from the University of Rochester libraries featuring writing tips and citation guides.

Interactive Website

Examples

Timeline Portfolio demo
What you can do with a free open source timeline tool
Prezi Example: Navigating the flipped classroom

Tools

Wordpress
Website and blogging platform
Getting started with Wordpress
Timeline JS
Tool to create an interactive timeline
Prezi
Interactive presentation software.

Images

Tools

Flickr (Creative Commons)
Use Flickr's advanced search to find photos and images which are available copyright free or through a Creative Commons license that allows for reuse.
Google Advanced Image Search
Search images and filter by usage rights to those free to use and share.
Morgue File
"Search morgueFile for free reference images. Yes, they're all completely free."
Pixabay
A repository for public domain images.
PicMonkey
Photo editing software with 7-days free trial.
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulating Program
GIMP is a free cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows and more operating systems.

Guide

Images: Finding, Using and Citing
by Moriana Garcia Last Updated Aug 29, 2024 343 views this year

Music and Sounds

Freesound
Collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.
Sound Bible
Free sound clips for download.
FreeSFX
Download free sound effects.
Free Music Archive
Interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads.
ZapSplat
Free sound effects and royalty free music.