There are
many things that can determine the efectiveness of a
presentation. By providing some of this information ahead
of time we feel it can help you determine whether the
presentation might be effective for your particular
application. So here is a short description of each of
the items that we display about the presentation:
Pages:
This can be used to determine how much class time will be
taken up to give this presentation. The more pages, the
longer the presentation and the longer the presentation
the longer the kids have to pay attention. We recommend
that a presentation for younger kids should be under ten
pages.
Graphics:
Are there pictures? Pictures definitely help drive home
your point. They also help keep younger kids interested
in your message. We always recommend the use of graphics
in any presentation.
Sound:
Are the animations accompanied by sound? Sounds help keep
younger students entertained throughout the entirity of
the presentation, although, for older students they may
get annoying and disruptive. So, we recommend that sound
be used for presentations for younger kids and not for
older kids.
Navigation:
How does the presentation progress? This field is usually
answered by either 'mouse' or 'timer'. If the value is
'mouse' you know that to progress the slide show you will
need to click your mouse. If the value is 'timer' then
you know that the slide show will progress automatically
without your intervention.
Size:
The file size is a very important attribute that should
be considered before downloading anything. As a point of
reference a 56k modem usually downloads files at
approximately 5K a second. This means that a file that is
400kb would take about 3 minutes to download!
We hope that by providing this information will help you
determine which presentations are the best for your
individual needs.
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