Chazy Central Rural School

2004-2005 Shared Learning Objectives

Option 1—Web Page Project

Microsoft PowerPoint--Design & Presentation

District	Chazy Central Rural School
District Representative	Laurie Parsons
SLO Project Name	Applying Microsoft Outlining
Authored by	Laurie Parsons
E-mail	parsonsl@chazy.org
Homepage Address	http://www.chazy.org
Grade Level	9-12 / Commencement
Subject Areas	Arts, CDOS, ELA

Standard Area		Standard Number	Level
Art		2	Commencement—General Education
Subject	Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources
Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in arts in various roles.
Performance Indicator	2b—Student will use the computer and electronic media to express their visual ideas and demonstrate a variety of approaches to artistic creation.

Standard Area		Standard Number	Level
ELA		2	Commencement
Subject	Integrated Learning
Students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.
Performance Indicators	1a—demonstrate the integration and application of academic and occupational skills in their school learning, work, and personal lives. 1b—use academic knowledge and skills in an occupational context, and demonstrate the application of these skills by using a variety of communication techniques.

Standard Area		Standard Number	Level
CDOS		2	Commencement
Subject	Integrated Learning
Students will demonstrate how academic knowledge and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.
Performance Indicators	1a—demonstrate the integration and application of academic and occupational skills in their school learning, work, and personal lives. 1b—use academic knowledge and skills in an occupational context, and demonstrate the application of these skills by using a variety of communication techniques.

Standard Area		Standard Number	Level
CDOS		3a	Commencement
Subject	Universal Foundation Skills
Students will demonstrate mastery of the foundation skills and competencies essential for success in the workplace.
Performance Indicators	2a—demonstrate the ability to organize and process information and apply skills in new ways. 5a—apply their knowledge of technology to identify and solve problems. 6a—use technology to acquire, organize, and communicate information by entering, modifying, retrieving, and storing data.

Standard Area		Standard Number	Level
ELA		1	Commencement
Subject	Language for Information and Understanding
Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
Performance Indicator	2b—present a controlling idea that conveys an individual perspective and insight into the topic.

Standard Area		Standard Number	Level
ELA		4	Commencement
Subject	Language for Social Interaction
Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
Performance Indicators	2b—make effective use of language and styles to connect the message with the audience and context.

PowerPoint is a presentation graphics package that provides the potential for creating professional-looking presentations. The PowerPoint package offers easy to use and learn tools such as: word processing, outlining, drawing, graphing, and presentation management tools.   It is crucial that students understand that PowerPoint be utilized as is a tool that enhances a presentation.  It is not meant to replace nor overshadow the human element.

PowerPoint:

   •    is made up of a series of slides

   •    allows for printing and saving of audience handouts, outlines, and speaker's notes

   •    integrates well with other hardware and software tools

Some of the benefits of using PowerPoint

• Can help ease the tension/stress of public speaking
• Can provide a helpful method of presenting step-by-step instruction
• By careful mixing of media, a presentation can appeal to a number of different learning styles and be made more stimulating
• The electronic file format allows distribution and modification for/by student unable to be present or who have impaired visual/auditory difficulties

Some of the disadvantages of using PowerPoint

• Message can be lost in a array of overdone sights and sounds
• Students can over rely on slide data
• When design rules are ignored every one suffers
• Equipment failures, file corruption, incompatible media

Requirements:

• Plan your presentation carefully—structure according to general rules of design
• Know your audience and plan accordingly
• Do not present to much information on a slide
• Avoid simply reading text from slides, use headings and subheading to present further information
• Speak at a normal pace do not allow the use of PowerPoint to deliver material to quickly
• Utilize the visual and other media opportunities carefully, avoid excessive use of color effect, animations, transitions, and sounds

Assessments:

Students rubric assessment includes:

• their ability to give an instructional presentation using PowerPoint
• overall visual appeal--based on flow of information and appropriate use of PowerPoint tools
• mechanical aspects--spelling and grammar, number of slides, correctly applied design rules
• audience appropriateness--target audience understood and appreciated instructional message
• presentation--eye contact, voice quality, appropriate nonverbal communication, length of presentation
• use of additional peripheral devices (optional)--ie scanner, digital camera, digital video camera

Student Outcomes:

1. Students will utilize the Microsoft PowerPoint to create an instructional presentation
2. Student will utilize digital camera, scanner, or digital video recorder to create input for PowerPoint presentation
3. Students will provide instruction to the class given an oral presentation aided by prepared PowerPoint presentation
4. Student should be able to apply hardware, software, and design information presented for future subject area projects (ie senior project).

Procedures:

Day 1

Handout PowerPoint: Design Tips

Present corresponding PowerPoint emphasizing importance of--simplicity, white space, organization, eye path, Rule of Seven, color and contrast, typography, and content

As a class, discuss and evaluate information presented.

Day 2

Present second PowerPoint--emphasizes importance and effect of color, and presents PowerPoint menu selections.

As a class, discuss and evaluate information presented.

Day 3

Continue PowerPoint instruction addressing sound, pictures, and movies.

As a class, discuss and evaluate information presented.

Day 4

Hands on class activity using PowerPoint tools and accomplish teacher directed activities using PowerPoint tools.

Day 5-12

Provide students with criteria to create and present a 5 minute instructional PowerPoint.

Day 13-15

Students present PowerPoint to class.

Student will also complete a self-graded rubric

Instructional Modifications:

There are no instructional modifications for this unit.

Time Requirements:

Fifteen class periods of 48-minutes are allocated for the completion of all parts of this assignment.

Of the fifteen days—five days are used for lecture and discussion of information relevant to the completion of student presentation, eight days will be utilized for presentation construction, and three days will used for presentation and evaluation. Additional out-of-class time can be utilized by students to complete assignment, as needed.

Resources:

All students will have a computer with internet capabilities.

Software—

Microsoft PowerPoint & Word

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer or Apple Safari

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Projection equipment will be used for teacher and student presentations/discussion of assignment information

Handouts for each assignment part

Scanner (optional)

Digital camera (optional)

Digital video camcorder (optional)

Assignment rubric

Websites:

This list is subject to change each year according to site availability, and according to software used to create web pages.

http://bio.ltsn.ac.uk/journal/beej-2-3.pdf

http://www.google.com

http://www.barrysclipart.com

http://www.soniacoleman.com/index.htm

http://www.websiteestates.com/ppoint.html

http://www.inzones.com/powerpoint/ 

Reflections:

Teaching time would increase for inclusion of scanning, and use of digital camera and digital video camera equipment only if additional software instruction was required (ie Adobe Photoshop Elements and iMovie). Simple inclusion of scanned documents and pictures would be included as part of day 3 instruction for sounds, pictures, and movies.

Overall, students enjoy the creative aspect of this unit. Many of them will put many hours of additional time in beyond the allotted class time. In addition, some students will utilize additional software not required, such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements.

It is extremely important that students understand that the PowerPoint is only an aid in the presentation process. Their speaking role must be constantly emphasis. Although instructed in the use of sound, graphics, and customized animation, they much be repeated reminded that they often hinder the process and many times must be avoided. Consistency and simplicity!