 Presenting and showcasing  Traditional presentationsOnce the final project has been put together, it is time to present it. As the teacher, you will decide how this is to be done. In a traditional classroom, presentation day may see a classroom full of cardboard presentations, numerous photocopies prepared for handouts, and hair-pulling to organize and secure resources such as an overhead projector. By creating the projects in a FirstClass environment, you eliminate the need to organize huge presentation models and the time required to organize resources.
FirstClass presentationsWhen the student or project team prepares the project presentation, they can compile their notes in a single document. Each "slide" is separated within the document using a page break. Students can also choose to create a new presentation and have the pages laid out in advance. Students can display graphics and point form notes, just like the Microsoft Powerpoint presentations they may be used to.
To start the slide show, they can simply choose Show Presentation from the menu.
These are the first couple of slides in an English presentation.
  Booking resourcesTo present this project, students will require a computer and possibly a projector. These can be booked through the use of resource calendars. Each piece of equipment that can be booked has its own calendar. When you schedule the projects, the team will have to tell you what equipment they require (or maybe all presentations require the same equipment). You will book the presentation in a class calendar, and then, on the Resources tab, you will list the equipment they require. Not only does FirstClass schedule the presentation, but it automatically books the required equipment too. You won't need to run around making sure the equipment will be available or check where it will be.
Your school may handle the booking of resources in a couple of different ways:
• It may rely on teachers to retrieve their own equipment once they have signed it out through the appropriate resource calendar.
• It may have an AV staff that monitors each resource calendar and makes sure the required equipment is in the appropriate location when you need it.
This is the Resources tab where you can book the resources you need.
 There are also calendars to let you book specific locations, such as the library or the gymnasium. These location calendars work the same way as the resource calendars.
This is a location calendar for the library.
 Traditional showcasingShowcasing student creativity online is a wonderful way to integrate students, faculty, parents, and the local community. When students are recognized for their achievements, it gives them a sense of accomplishment and fosters pride in their school work. Traditionally, you may display student work in the hallway, in the gymnasium, or in a glass showcase.
FirstClass makes it easy to showcase work to peers, staff, parents, and the community, all online.
FirstClass showcasingYou can display the final projects in FirstClass in a number of ways. You can make them available to fellow classmates and/or the rest of the school through public conferences, or to parents and/or the community by making those public conferences available over the web. You can limit the view to parents by giving them guest accounts with passwords. This way, parents can see what their children are doing in a safe environment. It also eliminates the difficulty of figuring out how to send home a group project so every child gets to show his parents, and prevents the project from being accidentally damaged during one of those trips home.
These are samples of how a teacher may showcase elementary students’ art.
 The next stepOnce students have submitted their projects and completed their presentations, you need to grade the work.
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