Presentation Manual
Science On a Sphere® comes with a large collection of datasts that are grouped by category. Sites typically find that the most convenient way to present the datasets is by creating presentation playlists. A presentation playlist is an ordered list of datasets that are generally related to one another in some way.
It is often helpful to think of an SOS playlist as a music playlist in iTunes. Playlists can be saved and repeatedly used. Different playlists can be made for different presentations or shows. Also, docents can have their own playlists. All playlist file names have to end with the extension .sos and are stored in either /home/sos/sosrc or /home/sosdemo/sosrc depending on the user.
Who Is This For?
Permalink to Who Is This For?The Presentation Manual is for anyone who will be presenting using Science On a Sphere®. If you work with a Science On a Sphere®, you will likely find this useful. If you are a guest presenter at a site with Science On a Sphere®, you may be interested in the sections on building a playlist using this website and Presentation Tools. For more information on datasets, see the Content Creation Guidelines and the Datasets Manual.
Docent Best Practices
Permalink to Docent Best PracticesEducators at NOAA along with input from SOS sites have put together the Docent Best Practices for SOS based on years of experience with SOS. All SOS presenters are encouraged to read it. Feedback is welcome!