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Static Multimedia Tutorial - Google Sheets for Pre-School Attendance.

 




Google Sheets for PreK Attendance Tutorial Here!


    The tutorial I created is a step by step guide on how to create a preschool attendance record using Google Sheets. Google Sheets is an app that can be accessed through Google Chrome the internet browser. In-home preschool instructors are solely responsible for keeping record of what students are using their services and how often. This tutorial will help teachers keep a professional attendance record that can be saved to their Google account and easily submitted to the state at the end of the year. 

After watching the tutorial teacher will be able to:

- Locate Google Sheets app on Google

- Locate the attendance template

- Create a customized Google Sheets attendance record

    I completed this tutorial with the intention that teachers would be able to understand the information presented easily. I decided to use a multimedia presentation. A multimedia presentation consists of both text and pictures. The multimedia principle states that "people learn better from words and pictures than words alone" (Mayer, 2023). 

    The book suggest that we think about the illustrations first and add text based on that. In this presentation this is exactly what I did. I planned the presentation with the text and illustration together. To evoke active learning, I made this a follow along, step by step tutorial. The teachers are able to view the screenshots and locate the items on their own internet browser. According to Mayer in Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning, when learners connect with the words and pictures they are engaged in meaningful learning. 

    The graphics I used to convey my message were static illustrations. The book was a great resource to use when determining which illustrations best support the text. Graphics can be used in many ways such as, organizers, to show relationships, to inform and as lesson interfaces. According to Mayer, static visuals are most effective when promoting the understanding of conceptual information.

    I applied the contiguity principle to my tutorial and static illustrations by taking a great amount of time to space out my graphics and text. I made sure each graphic had corresponding text. Although I like the placement and the overall aesthetic it created, it would have been better to move the text near the the area I was referring to rather than using an arrow to point to that area. In my next multimedia presentation I would correct that. I would also like to add voice over for extra details. Overall, I am satisfied with my tutorial and hope it helps many educators. 


Resources:

Clark, Colvin Ruth, and Richard E. Mayer. 2016. Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of           Multimedia Learning, Fourth, Edition.


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