Brief Description

Students will use Inspiration to brainstorm and organize the information they have learned about Ancient Egypt to create a web document, and then use the Inspiration document to plan and create a presentation in PowerPoint. Students may use the Internet to find pictures for the PP slide show. Each student will present final products to the class.  (This lesson presupposes that students have been studying Ancient Egypt and have a good base of knowledge on the topic.)

Standards and Frameworks

Technology Standards

• 3T-E1. Use formatting capabilities of technology tools for communicating and illustrating
• 3T-E3. Publish and present information using technology tools
• 3T-E4. Use technology tools to support system analysis and modeling

• VP-E2. Plan, develop and produce a visual presentation, using a variety of media such as videos, films, newspapers, magazines and computer images
• W-E1. Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, along with varied sentence structure and paragraph organization, to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks

Academic

• Students will synthesize information about Ancient Egypt.
• Students will prepare and present a PP slide show to an audience.
• Students will use correct conventions in the written portions of the presentation.

• Students will learn and use two software programs: Inspiration and MS PowerPoint.
• Students will use the Internet to locate pictures and then insert them into their PP shows.

The students will be able to:

• Open/Close programs
• Save to the server/disc
• Do basic keyboarding
• Use Spell Check

Computer lab with the following:

• Inspiration software
• PowerPoint software
• Internet access

Accommodations for Special Needs

Seat SEI students next to bilingual students who can assist them when necessary.

Procedures
(This lesson presupposes that students have been studying Ancient Egypt and have a good base of knowledge on the topic.)

Day One:

• Explain the 2 parts of the assignment (Inspiration and PowerPoint).
• Have students brainstorm topics related to Ancient Egypt –write their suggestions on the board, the overhead, or the computer/averkey.
• Model the use of Inspiration. Use the categories students came up with during the brainstorming.
• Distribute the Inspiration Handout. Have students take turns reading the directions aloud.
• Have students begin Inspiration Webs.

• Review use of Inspiration. Have students continue with their webs.
• By the end of class, they should be ready to print.

• Distribute the PowerPoint Handout. Have students take turns reading the directions aloud.
• Model the use of PowerPoint. Use the students’ categories from their webs, and refer to the directions on the students’ PP handout as you model.
• Tell them that they must first complete ALL text on their slides before they create backgrounds, insert pictures, or add animation and transitions.
• Distribute and explain the PP Rubric for their presentations.
• Have students begin PowerPoint slide shows.

• Most students will have completed the text portion of their slides. Demonstrate again how to create backgrounds, insert pictures, or add animation and transitions.
• Go to the URLs on the handout and demonstrate how to copy/paste the images.

• http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/
• http://www.animalmummies.com/
• http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/egypt/Main.html
• http://images.google.com

• Complete slide shows.
• Carefully edit for proper conventions.

• Discuss proper presentation style.
• Distribute and discuss the PowerPoint Presentation rubric.
• Students will present their slide shows to the class. Use the PowerPoint Presentation rubric to assess their presentations.

PowerPoint Presentation assessed by attached Rubric

Teacher Name: Cynthia Rolewski
Site: La Cima Middle School
Date Submitted: November 12, 2003