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=Week 6: Educational Uses of PowerPoint=

__Gaining Students' Attention__
Show some of the Sample PowerPoint activities posted in OC for this week. You may want to have a different student for each one come up to the front and manipulate the presentation on the SMARTboard.

__Objectives and NETS-T Standards Addressed__

 * **2.** || **Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments** ||
 * || Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: ||
 * a. || design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. ||  ||   ||
 * b. || develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress. ||
 * c. || customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. ||
 * d. || provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching. ||  ||

__Recall of Prior Learning__
Last week we learned so much about digital citizenship! This week, we're really going to put it into practice as we design and develop a powerpoint presentation. Here's a ppt I made to review the quiz materials taken in the last few weeks and to show an example of a PowerPoint game (Susan):

__Presentation of Material__
Thanks. I have quite a few examples that I can show of PowerPoints that I have used at work for Board and Principal presentations. I have also created a "Millionare" example from the past few weeks lessons. I can post if anyone is interested. (Todd) Powerpoint Composition and Design VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/#u37504.b66557.i344179

Useful Links: Powerpoint Games http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/ Powerpoint Templates for Teachers http://www.vickiblackwell.com/ppttemplates.html Powerpoint Cool Stuff http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/cool/index.html (This one appears to be a dead link.) (Gungoll)

Pixel Magic: I have Aarond Graham come and guest lecture about digital photography, pixels, etc.. The corresponding website and survey may be found at, <[]>. (Gungoll)

__Discovery Learning and Performance__
In-class Assessment - Educational uses of PowerPoint This is an in-class assessment activity. You will complete the [|Educational Uses of PowerPoint] worksheet and submit it to the Dropbox. (I changed this to a Discussion and am having them work in groups. Gungoll)

__Assignments and Assessment__
Based on our discussion of educational uses of PowerPoint, you will design a linear or nonlinear PowerPoint presentation. Your presentation should include a) a menu screen, b) links between slides with navigation buttons or links, and c) at least one slde that uses animation of objects for an instructional purpose. Students are encouraged to incorporate audio recordings of their own voice. Students save the project as a PowerPoint Show file (.pps). Your project will be graded on the following criteria:
 * Assignment 1:** Educational PowerPoint Project
 * Appropriate use of images, shapes, objects, and text in a way that would effectively supplement instruction
 * Use of internal hyperlinks between slides (both from Menu to subtopic, and from subtopic back to the Menu)
 * Use of animations on at least one slide to enhance instructional effectiveness
 * Selection of an appropriate design template
 * Information is accurate and sources are cited (where did you obtain images and information?)
 * No grammar or spelling errors
 * Saved correctly as a PowerPoint Show and posted on time

Here is a rubric which I created for this: (Todd G.)

This would be a good project to include in your Lesson Plan 1, which will due after week 6. If you choose to design a lesson plan using this PowerPoint activity, make sure you create the PowerPoint as a learner, not as the teacher. See the syllabus for more details on the lesson plan assignment.


 * Assignment 2:** Chapter 4 Quiz

For this assignment, you will complete one of the MyLabSchool skillsbuilders, Flash Cards. You may modify the content of the activity to make it more meaningful to your particular subject of study, but all of the PowerPoint functions covered in the skillsbuilder must be completed. To access this activity:
 * Assignment 3:** Skillsbuilder: Flashcards
 * 1) Go to http://www.mylabschool.com,
 * 2) Under "Returning Users" (on the bottom left), select "MyLabSchool",
 * 3) Select "E-book Version",
 * 4) Select "Teaching and Learning with Technology, 3/e"
 * 5) Select "Skills Builders",
 * 6) Click the word "here",
 * 7) Select "Software Skills Builders",
 * 8) Select "PowerPoint (PC and Mac)" on the left,
 * 9) The flashcards activity is the third (last) activity listed.
 * 10) Follow the Skills Builder instructions.
 * 11) Save the final PowerPoint file and post it to the Dropbox.

__Additional Items For Online Sections__
Online Discussion: As we've discussed already, there is no single perfect technology for every learning situation. This especially applies to the tools presented in Chapter 4. If your principal (or supervisor) came to you and told you that you could use any ONE of the tools discussed in Chapter 4, as long as you could explain to the School Board (or CEO) how you would use the tool to enhance learning in your classroom, what would you choose? Explain how you would use your choice. Assume that you already have a teacher computer and a digital projector in your classroom (or training area).

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