[Multimedia Presentations, Sec. 13]

As you know, this semester you and two classmates will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation and a class hand-out. Below is a list of randomly assigned groups. By midnight on Thursday, February 13th, one member from your group must email me (@ dhdelao@gmail.com) with your first and second topic preferences. All topics are first come, first serve.

Requirements:

• The work distribution is up to each group, though it should be somewhat equitable
• The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length—everyone must present at least part of the time
• There should be approximately 10 slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
• You must provide a handout related to or outlining your presentation (23 copies) 
• On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation (or a link) and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

You may utilize any presentation program you like. 

The best presentations will:

• Have an introductory slide which contextualizes the topic—very important 
• Use words economically 
• Include visually interesting illustrations
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects 
• Have a style that complements the subject matter and strikes the appropriate tone
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Embed a relevant video or audio clip (e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud)—ad blockers are also helpful in saving time*
• Conclude with a slide that summarizes the topic—also very important

Remember, this is an opportunity to be very creative, so feel free to have fun with the visual layout of your presentation.

*If you use PowerPoint 2007, here is a quick video explaining how to embed a YouTube clip into your presentation. Remember, embedding clips can save time during a presentation.

Lower scoring presentations might:

• Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to offer any context upfront
• Be thinly researched
• Allow visuals to overrun their content, or lack a cohesive style
• Fail to engage the class in any meaningful way
• Lack multimedia
• End without a concluding slide

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

Groups:

1. Week 06 - Melody, Yi, Marcus - Welcome to Earth: When We Make Alien 1st Contact
2. Week 07 - Dylan, Alejandro, Hark - Home Base: Living in the House of the Future
3. Week 08 - Shri, Noel, Kaley - The Future of the Moviemaking and Moviegoing
4. Week 09 - Jordan, Katey, Vanessa D. - The Cars of the Future
5. Week 11 - Rehuel, Jared, Rogelio - How 3D Printing Will Change Everything
6. Week 13 - Aleksandar, Hamir, Dalia - Feeding the Future: Forthcoming Food Revolutions
7. Week 14 - Robert, Fernando, Justine - Rewired: Technology and the Human Brain
8. Week 15 - Nessa, Jia - Obsolete: Five Professions that Will Soon Disappear
9. Week 16 - Roxana, Gabriel, Ryan - In the Era of Designer Babies

Email me your group's first and second choices from the list below:

1. What is a robot?
2. UI: What it is and Why It’s Important
3. The Future of the Moviemaking and Moviegoing
4. Beyond China: Other Emerging World Powers
5. Cybersex: The Fusion of Technology and Sex
6. Obsolete: Five Professions that Will Soon Disappear
7. Welcome to Earth: When We Make Alien First Contact
8. Drones in Everyday Life
9. Inside the Holographic Revolution
10. Megacities of the Future
11. In the Era of Designer Babies
12. How 3D Printing Will Change Everything
13. The Cars of the Future
14. Teaching American Kids to Code
15. Feeding the Future: Forthcoming Food Revolutions
16. Improving on God: Transhumanism and the Quest to Build a Better Human Being
17. In the Other Direction: Living Off the Grid
18. Inside the Virtual Reality Revolution
19. Home Base: Living in the House of the Future
20. Rewired: Technology and the Human Brain