IPDs ~ Information Presentation Devices

IPDs are ways to present information. For students, writing or talking are the most common ways to share information with an audience. During presentations, students can’t just show something they have written and it is not that interesting to just listen to a presentation without seeing anything extra. Therefore this list has been created to give ideas to students of what can be used to spice up their presentations and to help the audience learn in interesting ways.

1. Picture tagged in a book or magazine

2. Diagram – labeled and with a caption

3. Photograph

4. Postcard

5. Drawing or painting

6. Collage

7. Poster

8. Artifacts – real or representational objects related to the topic (like you would see in a museum) e.g. costume, clothing, tools, food

9. Model – life size or to scale, realistic or representational

10. Diorama

11. Map

12. Timeline

13. Graph

14. Comparison Chart

15. List of Facts

16. Article from a newspaper, magazine

17. Brochure, leaflet, pamphlet, newsletter, letter

18. Diary, journal

19. Books about the subject

20. Annotated Bibliography

21. Video clip

22. Audio – tape or CD

23. Demonstration of how something works

24. Demonstration of an experiment

25. Short story or poem

26. Skit or Dramatization