Brief Description

Students will create a 5 slide PowerPoint Presentation as the culmination of our study and research of different countries.

Standards and Frameworks

Technology Standards

5T-F1. Recognize electronic information sources?
4T-E2. Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communication
and publishing activities to create curricular related products for audiences inside and
outside the classroom

R-F8. Recognize the historical and cultural perspectives of literary selections,
W-F1. Use the writing process, including generating topics, drafting, revising ideas
and editing, to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks,
 W-F2. Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and word usage,
and good penmanship to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks
W-F4. Gather, organize and accurately, clearly and sequentially report information
gained from personal observations and experiences such as science experiments,
field trips and classroom visitors,
W-F5. Locate, acknowledge and use several sources to write an informational
report in their own words,
LS-F3. Prepare and deliver information by generating topics; identifying the audience;
and organizing ideas, facts or opinions for a variety of speaking purposes such as giving
directions, relating personal experiences, telling a story or presenting a report,
VP-F2. Plan and present a report, using two or more visual media,
3SS-F2. Identify natural and human characteristics of places and how people
interact with and modify their environment, with emphasis?

Academic

• Students will identify similarities and differences relating to theme, plot, setting, character and point of view in literature from different cultures
• Students will compare real-life experiences to events, characters and conflicts in literary selections from different cultures
• Students will generate topics through prewriting activities
• Students will use resources (e.g., video tapes, magazines, informational books, reference materials, interviews, guest speakers, Internet) and report information in their own words
• Students will determine the importance of the information they gather and decide what will be presented to parents?
• Students will plan and present a report using a PowerPoint program to the class and parents

• Students will plan, design, and present a PowerPoint Presentation to our class and parents.

Students must be able to use mouse and keyboard.  They must know how to copy and paste. Students must understand terminology - menu, tool bar, elevator and click.

Materials

• Report notes and information gathered
• Computer with PP program for each student or buddy students up

Work in a group, give special part of the presentation for completion (eg. find graphics to incorporate on report.

Procedures

• Students brainstorm ideas about countries they may want to research.
• Students talk to parents about what artifacts they may have from another country.
• Students talk about possible countries in their heritage.
• Using the data collected, students decide what country they would like to study.
• Students brainstorm possible information they would like to learn about their country
• Teacher creates a packet including the questions students feel are important to the study of their country.

• Bibliography
• Recipe
• Food and Drink/People
• Country Information
• Interesting Facts
• Introduction
• Question 1
• Question 2
• Clothing of children in country
• Title Page



• Students begin to gather data and record data in packet.
• Students create a bibliography. (Format included in the packet.)
• Students create a PP presentation to share their information with the class and parents.

Procedures for teaching PowerPoint
This activity may take as many as 4 lab times - 45 minutes per lab.

1.  Open PowerPoint Program
             Click on   Start, Programs, Microsoft PowerPoint
2.  Click on Blank Presentation
3.  Choose a Layout - Title Page
4.  Click on Format
                Click on Apply Design Layout
                         Students should go through possible layout designs and choose a design
                         Discussion of smart choices for a good presentation such as good
                                background colors, print size happens here.
5.  Students create the title page - adding the name of country and their name to title page
          in the text boxes
6. Students insert a picture:
          Click on "Insert" in the menu bar
               Go down to "Picture"
                Slide over to "Clip art"
                Choose a category.  Each category has many different pictures.
                 When you decide on the picture that you want, click on it once.  A small menu
                        box will appear.  Click on the top icon - with a little blue arrow that will
                       "insert clip" for you.

Students do not save their work at this time.

Have students exit PowerPoint and re-enter the information from the desktop.(Starting from the desktop, recreate the slide.) Check for understanding.  Students may need help creating their slide again. Go through the steps where necessary.

Once students are back with their slide created, have students add a slide.

In the menu bar, click on "Insert"
                     Click on "New Slide"   OR
                     Click on the New slide icon in the menu
                          bar.  It looks like a white box.
                      Pick a layout - click OK (Choose the layout with a title box  and a text box.)

You will notice that the design that you chose for your first slide will automatically be on your next slide.

Click inside the Title box.  Enter the title of your first slide.
             Click in the text box.  Be sure the "bullets" icon is clicked.
              Add three facts about the title
               Insert a picture about the topic on the page.

Complete at least 5 slides using the above instructions.  Be sure the information is the most important information about your country.

View your slides in the different views located at the bottom left of the screen.
           Click on the white box icon for the slide view
            Click on the icon with lines for Outline view
            Click on the icon with the 4 little boxes for Slide Sorter View
            Click on the icon with the box  that has the lines below it for Notes Pages View
            Click on the icon  with the little screen to view your slide show.

Moving a Slide in Your Presentation
          From Slide Sorter View
                  1. Click and hold down the left mouse button on the slide you want to move.
                  2. Drag the slide to where you want it to go.
Deleting a Slide
     From Slide Sorter View
          1. Click on the slide you want to delete to select it.
          2. Press the delete key on the keyboard.

Transitions
    Adding transitions to a PowerPoint Presentation is the part that the students have a great deal of fun with.  Advise students to use transitions as accents.  Caution students to be careful with the sounds.  Too many sounds detract from the presentation.
To add transitions to your slides:

1. Click on Slide Show in the menu bar
2. Click on Slide Transition
3. Choose a transition under the picture of the dog
4. Choose a speed
5. Click on apply


Slide transitions can be quicker by following steps 1 and 2 above and then
     3.  Choose "Random Transition"
     4.  Choose a speed
     5.  Click on Apply to All

This will give you different transitions to your slides and save you time.

To add transitions to text and clip art:
     1. Go to Slide View.
     2. Be on the slide where you want to apply the transition and/or sound.
     3. Click on Slide Show in the menu bar
     4. Click on Custom Animation
                   (You can also find this icon in the menu bar - Click the yellow star icon. Then
                     click custom animation.)
     5. Click  on the Timing Tab

Click on one of the items in the box
Click on animate
Click on  another item in the box
Click on animate
Repeat until the box is empty
Click on Preview  box  located to the right of the slide
Adding Sound
     While you are in the Custom Animation Screen
          Click on the Effects Tab
          Where it says "No Sound"  - Choose a sound effect if you would like one

To View you Slide Show
     1.  Click on View
     2.  Click on Slide Show
                Your slide will cover your screen  Click on the mouse to advance your slide show.

Prepare for presentation:
     1.  Complete PowerPoint Slide Show
     2.  Practice what you will say as you go through the slides

Observation of Presentation - The Slide Shows will be observed by teacher and critiqued using the rubric.
Rubric - Brainstorm with the students what they feel are important parts in the creation of their Slide Show.  Create a rubric using these parts along with your expectations.
Report Booklet - Check the booklet that the students used to collect data.  Compare data collected to data used in the PowerPoint Presentation.
Bibliography - The last slide show of each presentation will be the bibliography of information collected during their research.

Teacher Name: Jan Horetski
Site: Wilson K-8
Date Submitted: November 28, 2001