Welcome to Academic Communication

Please bookmark: http://acommunication.pbworks.com

If you're looking for Academic Composition, it's here

For the first two weeks of this course, the students learned Prezi

• http://acommunication.pbworks.com/w/page/52572248/learnprezi

In the 3rd week they created a presentation to introduce their friend

• http://acommunication.pbworks.com/w/page/52572248/learnprezi#Week3April1-5
• SEE PREZIS YOUR NC13 CLASSMATES PRODUCED before the deadline April 5 

In the 4th and 5th weeks they are making presentations about the environment

The goal is to contribute their presentations to EARTH DAY 2012

See an example Prezi here:

• http://prezi.com/dsmfwjggmhvz/prezi-why-and-how/

Introduction

This Academic Communications course is created along the lines of http://academiccomposition.pbworks.com 

• What this course is NOT: http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint
• The antidote: http://2ieflteaching.blogspot.com/2012/04/from-death-by-powerpoint-to-life-by.html 

What you will need for this course

• A Gmail account so that you can use Google Docs
• An account with Prezi http://prezi.com  
• HCT email (run Outlook to let it set up automatically
• Send an email to vstevens@hct.ac.ae when you have it working) 
• Make sure your email has a SUBJECT with your name and NC13-class
• In the text of your email write your name, mil ID, and NC13-class, and the link to your first Prezi
• You get an A if you do this by first class of the week, B if by second class, C after that
• Audacity and LAME software (more on this later)
• An account with http://slideshare.net (later) 
• Other accounts for some of the other Web 2.0 sites we will use 

Syllabus

We will use this textbook:

Present Yourself 2: Viewpoints by Steven Gershon, Cambridge

(sorry, it is not available at NC at start of class March 18)

So today you will visit http://prezi.com/learn/, view the tutorial called "Get Started", and complete the worksheet you are given in class

April 19 Global Earth Day presentation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day

http://www.earthday.org/

On April 19 you will have the opportunity to contribute to Global Earth Day with recorded presentations (some might be able to participate live, online)

• Here is more information: http://earthbridges.net 
• The "Green School Project" is where students from around the world upload their school activities to show they care about their environment: http://globalproj.wikispaces.com/Green+School+Project 
• Rye Jr. HS Media for Earthday 2011 http://sau50.org/rye/rjh/adams/earthcast/earthcast11/index.htm 
• Earthday Glogs: http://talk2schools.wikispaces.com/Jujuy+-+Rye 
• Podcasts: http://sau50.org/rye/rjh/earthday/contest2011.htm 
• Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/#q+earthcast11.b1954278.i10306656 

Earthbridges wiki: http://earthbridges.wikispaces.com/

• Planning for Earthday 2012: http://earthbridges.wikispaces.com/Earthcast+2012
• Media Bin 2012: check here - http://earthbridges.wikispaces.com/Media_Bin_2012  

As this course follows the one on academic composition, this phase of the course focuses on student presentation skills.

PowerPoint will be used of course but we start the course with brainstorming and use of Prezi

http://prezi.com