Lucas+Venturina+Presentain+and+LectureTool


 * Welcome to Lucas Venturina's Technology Presentation!**


 * About the Presenter: **

Hello I am Lucas M. Venturina Jr. I am a full time student at University of Akron. I am currently working with my master's degree, Master's of Arts in Educational Foundations and Leadership with Specialization in Instructional Technology. And at the same time a graduate assistant at the College of Education working with an EdTech Professor. I did my undergraduate studies, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics for Teachers with Certificate in teaching Physics at Philippine Normal University in Manila, Philippines. Back in the Philippines, I taught mathematics for 4 years in a community college - Bulacan Polytechnic College, and a couple of months in 7th and 10th grade level. Where technology is not very much existing to be used as part of the lesson delivery. However, I still really enjoy teaching because in teaching we are not just able to impart knowledge but also touch lives, especially our students. Learning comes in both ways, teacher to student and student to teacher, which is an interesting fact about teaching. Technology nowadays really makes a huge development how education and learning occur. And from my point of view, it gives a positive takeaways in our field.

**Tool to present:** I am here present a tool that can be used to revolutionize how lectures can be deliver in class using technology. We are very much familiar using powerpoint or any kind of slideshow presentation tool. But since we need to maximize the potential of technology we use in our classrooms like mobile devices and laptops. Not just use it to project the stuffs we need to discuss but also to show an interesting way how to caught the attention of our viewers and increase student engagement. Which I think a very important thing in a successful daily discussion. The tools that I am talking about are **Presentain** and **LectureTool**.


 * Presentation: **
 * Video 1 - Background about the Technology Tools, Presentain and LectureTools. Please on the image below **

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 * Video 2 - Run Through the Tech **
 * Presentain **

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 * LectureTools **

In general, these two technology can be used in all academic subjects, however, I think it is more appropriate to use in higher grade levels such as 7th to 12th and in Higher Ed.
 * Content Uses of these Technologies:    **

//** ISTE Standards for Teachers: **//


 * **Design and Develop** Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments: Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the standards.
 * **Facilitate and Inspire** Student Learning and Creativity: Teachers use their knowledge of the subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
 * **Model Digital Age** Work and Learning: Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovation professional in a global and digital society.

//** ISTE Standards for Students: **//


 * **Research and Information Fluency**: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use technology.
 * **Communication and Collaboration:** Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, stop support individual learning, and contribute to the learning of each other.

I can see that these two technology mainly focused in classroom management and lesson delivery. In terms of classroom management, it helps the instructor to increase student engagement with the discussion. It can also monitor student participation. Also, it can be use as a formative and summative assessment tool. As it gives result and feedback from the audience in real time. For the instructor, it can also be used as portfolio of all the lessons he or she delivered that can be use in the future.
 * Pedagogical Considerations for these Technologies: **

Articles about LectureTool:
 * Articles that support the use of these technologies: **
 * LectureTool on crunchbase.com
 * Pilot Evaluation Study Using LectureTool
 * University of Michigan CRLT Study of LectureTools and Laptop Use

I am not able to find some articles that link with the use of Presentain since it is still new on the market. However, I did find some network that shows how this tool people on the group affect their lecturing method using Presentain.

Additional Resources:
 * 12 Learning Sites to Help You Level Up and Get Ahead in Your Career
 * Presentain on twitter: an educational tweets.
 * Presentain Review
 * Students Learning Guides in LectureTools
 * LectureTools Conference FAQs
 * Using LectureTools to enhance student–instructor relations and student engagement in the large class
 * From LectureTool Website


 * Where to purchase or acquire: **
 * **Presentain - click here for web access, for mobile devices; Android devices, Apple devices **
 * **LectureTools - web access here, Apple Devices **