Comments on: Keynote Camp #1: Vignettes

By: luke

luke — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:48:17 +0000

Dan, your Keynote skills are stellar. Please, keep sharing. I’d run around Dagobah doing weird calisthenics while carrying you on my back for more of your Keynote wisdom.

By: John Berray

John Berray — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:45:01 +0000

Finally got a chance to show off this camp skill. Thanks, Dan.
If my students only knew the trouble I went to for mere seconds of focusing their eyes on a slide! Using my iPhone to control it will look pretty slick too.

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Parents Presentation « Quantum Progress — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:28:29 +0000

[…] Here is a quicktime video of the actual keynote presentation–notice I’ve used some of Dan’s awesome ninja tricks from Keynote camp. […]

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:26:54 +0000

Another thing you can do to keep the elements editable is you can select all (Cmd-A) and then group the elements (Cmd-Opt-G) into one element, duplicate that onto a new slide, and then create the rectangle. If you want to edit something, just move the mask away, un-group the elements, edit, and off you go!

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:35:32 +0000

Amen.

By: Hemant

Hemant — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:41:12 +0000

Not sure what all the complaining is about. This is freakin’ helpful. Please keep this coming! It’s easy to follow and perfect for my own public speaking presentations.

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:52:16 +0000

Josh: I am wondering if there is a keynote for windows, or if anyone has made a keynote and transferred to ppt format with any luck…because I know that it is not a seamless transer.

1. There isn't. 2. You're right about that transfer. Sorry, amigo.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:18:02 +0000

I started using presentations a lot last year after I found the remote clicker in my closet (new school this past year). We only have windows, and I am wondering if there is a keynote for windows, or if anyone has made a keynote and transferred to ppt format with any luck…because I know that it is not a seamless transer.

By: carol carruthers

carol carruthers — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:35:13 +0000

Dan
Much as I love your ideas and think that you are starting a much-needed evolution in teaching mathematics, it really is time you investigated a pen-based tablet PC.
I have a typed word doc scaffold with plenty of space to digitally ink in solution. In front of the class, click Microsoft 2007 review and start inking/Journal/One-Note. Once projected, solve the problems by hand in front of students (with stylus). If you want students to focus on a particular part of the writing, circle it with a different coloured pen/highlighter/draw a gold star beside it. Notes are saved and posted to the learning management system for all to make a copy.
Because I am writing math by hand, students stay interested and audible Oooh’s result from turning the pen over and erasing. Even better, as result of an HP Grant, students also write on pen-based tablets, but that is a whole different story.
Keep up the great work – I reference you at just about every workshop I give!

By: Jan Fabry

Jan Fabry — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:10:08 +0000

If you don't want to duplicate the slide (to keep some freedom to edit it later), you can get the same effect by creating a custom shape. I made a little screen recording of how I did that. I did not record the final part where I animated the vignette, but that is possible too. The hard part is creating the shape, but once you have it you can duplicate it when you need it again.