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Sophia Learning

Sophia: 5 Core Concepts of Media Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will engage in multiple parts of a lesson that guide students to uncover many levels of meaning in media messages. Discussion questions and a slideshow presentation are parts of the lesson that address the...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluating Data in Tables, Graphs and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students look at examples of graphics, tables, charts, and graphs, and learn how to interpret their data. They will be able to use this skill to enhance their...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Choosing Media for a Presentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson will introduce students to the use of visuals and other media in their presentations that will keep their audiences clapping. When preparing for a presentation,...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing Whether to Use Software or Technology to Enhance Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial explaining how to use technology to create graphics and visuals to enhance documents and presentations. A brief audiovisual presentation identifies types of visuals, and another audiovisual presentation describes how and when...
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PPT
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Avoiding Design Mistakes When Creating Visuals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Using visuals in a speech can enhance the speech and captivate the audience, only if used effectively. Review design errors and learn how to avoid them when choosing visuals for your speech. SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Using Other Supporting Materials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on other materials used to support your speech including analogies, definitions, and a variety of visual aids. SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Preparing Sensory Enhancements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides four links to information about the effective use of sensory enhancements such as audio visual to your speeches. These include the do's of using sensory enhancements, the don'ts of using sensory enhancements, design...
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Other

Plu: Designing and Delivering Multimedia Presentations: Why Use Visuals?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The advantages to incorporating visuals into a multimedia presentation are explained. SL.9-10.5 Audio Visuals. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.5, SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals
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Other

Nielsen Norman Group: Guidelines for Multimedia on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guidelines on how to design presentations for web media. This is an old article and some of the information is outdated, but much is still relevant. SL.9-10.5 Audio Visuals, RI.11-12.7 Eval Different Media/format....
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Handout
Columbia University

Columbia: Tips for Effective Presentations Using Four Important Design Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent, clear guidelines to aid you in using visual aids in a presentation. Curser down to find the information. W.9-10.6 Techno, SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals