S8 Episode 15: PD in 30: Creating Inviting Slides

Hang out with tech experts Tony Vincent and Paul West in this PD in 30 segment of 3Ps in a Pod. PD in 30 is exactly what it sounds like: a professional development session in 30 minutes or less. This segment is most beneficial if you’re able to listen with a pencil and paper in hand and can easily hit the pause and play buttons on your listening device. Feel free to listen with a group of other teachers or by yourself.

In this episode, Tony Vincent of Learning in Hand and Paul West of Pdubya Tech and Tempe Elementary School District share best practices for engaging slideshow presentations and a load of resources for creating your own attractive slides. How do you find the balance of sharing information without being overwhelming? How do I make attractive slides if I’m not a “design person”? Tony and Paul have the answers.

Here are resources mentioned in this episode:

• Get slide themes from SlidesCarnival, SlidesGo, and SlidesMania.
• Get colors from MaterialUI and Canva Color Tools.
• Get copyright friendly images from Unsplash and Pixabay.
• Get icons from The Noun Project and emojis from Emojipedia.
• Get animated GIF by searching Google Images or at Giphy (teachers can use Giphy to find GIFs, but it’s probably inappropriate for student use)
• Get images with transparent backgrounds from Snipstock, CleanPNG, and Remove.bg.
• Get templates for magazine covers and more from Ryan O’Donnell.
• Narrate slides with Adobe Spark Video or Screencastify.

Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.