Power Point - a versatile program!
Power Point can be an awesome resource but not when used as an unnecessary or unreadable talk accessory...
Ideas for Power Point
Power Point - What's the Point
- Display information - Use maps and diagrams (bullet points not required)
- How to - these can be created for individual tutorials
- Slide show of vacation photos
- Vector drawing tool
- Animation
- Claymation
- Games
- Flash cards
Vector Drawing Tool
There are a couple of great sites that show how to use the drawing tools in Power Point.
- VISI Science Using Curve tool to draw - http://visiscience.com/blog/16
- Microsoft Office Power Point Drawing - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101962731033.aspx
Animation
Claymation
- Claymation with Powerpoint
- Fractions - Warning this is a huge file!
Power Point Resources
- How to... http://www.presentersonline.com/tutorials/power point/
- The Power Point FAQ - http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/ - This is a great web site. It has just about everything Power Point...
- Sounds- http://www.stormii.com/wavsone.htm - wav files to use in Power Point
It’s All About Me!
Power Point Project
This project will be a Power Point presentation about yourself. Yes, it is all about you!
Specs
- Slide #1 is your title slide
- Give this page a title that includes your name.
The subtitle needs to include the date and the class you did it for.
Ex: Friday, August 22, 2004 Ms. Daniel’s Technology Applications Class, Period 1.
- Give this page a title that includes your name.
- Slide #2 is your Table of Contents
- Create links from your table of contents page to the related slides.
- Create an action button on your other pages that links back to your table of contents.
- Suggestions for additional
slides…
- Birth
- Family
- Best Friend
- Favorite Things
- School
- Vacation
- Computer Games
- Things I like
- Fun
- Each page should have a theme and art or photos related to that theme.
- Your Slide show should have at least 10 Pages.
- Each page should have a footer with slide number, author, and date.
- Use a unifying theme.
- Add animations, sounds, and transitions.
- Once you are finished, save this Power Point to the completed projects
folder.
You will present your Power Point to the class.
It's All About Me Rubric
Content - Writing
Full Credit 10 Points
All material is publishable; that is, it
is proof-read and has no overlooked mistakes.
Full Credit 10 Points
Presentation shows a clear understanding of major ideas
and displays critical thinking in placement of text and slide composition.My Score ___________ Teacher's Score___________
Full Credit 10 Points
All flaws pointed out by the instructor and/or
peer editors in drafts have been corrected.
Full Credit 5 Points
Presentation has a title slide that creatively
conveys topic.
Content - Technical
Full Credit 10 Points
The presentation includes a minimum of 10 slides. The presentation includes
a variety of text fields, graphics, transitions, and builds.
Full Credit 10 Points
The presentation has a professional look with
an overall graphic theme that appeals to the audience, compliments information,
and each slide is visually neat incorporating a variety of layouts.
Technical Organization
Full Credit 5 Points You can access the Rice server and have saved your presentation
in your personal folder. You have also made a backup copy of your presentation
to assure against any disaster.
Full Credit 5 Points
You have created a handout of your presentation
which includes an area to take notes.
Full Credit 5 Points
Presentation has a table of contents that successfully
links to relevant pages.
Adding up your Points
Content Writing 35
My Score ___________ Teacher's Score___________Content Technical 30 My Score ___________ Teacher's Score___________
Technical Organization 15
My Score ___________ Teacher's Score___________
Total Points Possible 80
My Total ___________ Teacher's Total___________