Student Presentations

you could take photos or short video clips while you're working on your project to incorporate into your presentation
you don't have to show everything you've done
be selective - pick out what you think will be most interesting to the other schools
remember that they won't necessarily know anything about the aspects you've chosen to work on, so introduce your presentation fully

A4 paper is too small to display via VC, unless there is very little on the piece of paper and what is there is very clear
for any size of paper, avoid putting too much on a single piece of paper - use another sheet instead
if you produce documents, graphs, diagrams, etc, on a computer, use at least 24-point bold font
if you produce things by hand, look at 24-point font, and make sure your writing is at least this big
use thick black lines - ordinary pens won't show up over the videoconference, nor will light colours
if you use colour, use pens which are a good contrast (eg. not yellow or red on white)
pictures/text on a white background may not show up if there is too much glare from the white paper when seen by the camera

pieces of paper which move around are difficult to see over the videoconference
so having a student holding up a piece of paper is a poor way to show your material
remember, the videocamera has to readjust the image everytime something moves

give them a chance to rehearse before the actual videoconference
tell them to slow down and look up if necessary
check sound levels in advance if possible - the link will be open half an hour before the VC proper starts

this is a good idea if you have time to do it
it enables you to show photos of work in progress, or work you couldn't bring with you
but avoid flashy presentations with a lot of movement
also avoid colours and backgrounds which obscure your material or don't present a good enough contrast
make sure each slide is clear and doesn't have too much on it
give us time to read the content before rushing onto the next slide!