Assigning PowerPoint
NCCS Professional Development
Eric Curts
Introduction Why assign PowerPoint? Examples of student work Before the project Teaching the students to use PowerPoint While students are working on the project During the presentation Grading rubrics
Reasons to Assign PowerPoint Force students to
organize Force students to prepare Easy to share with many
people in different locations
Increase a useful skill
Easy to transfer Quick to make compared
to other mediums Motivating for students Outlet for creativity Easy to incorporate info
from the Internet
Reasons to Assign PowerPoint
Good for students that are not gifted in art
Portability for grading Encourages research Presentations can be
very professional and enjoyable
Examples of student work
Examples from last year
Before the project
Evaluate the tech level of your students (and you) Use the “Technology Level Survey” You should feel comfortable with PowerPoint, but do
not need to be an expert
Grouping students Match high tech skill students with lower tech skill
students
Before the project
Showing them examples Helps them see what is expected and possible
Making storyboards Help to save time in lab Use “PowerPoint Storyboards”
Teaching the students to use PowerPoint
More students are proficient in this from our computer apps classes.
Students can be done in the lab. You should set aside one class period for this.
Our “Using PowerPoint” quick guide can be given to them. Let me know if you need more copies.
While students are working on the project
Suggestions for a good presentation Small amount of text on each slide Large font size (32 pt.) Background, sounds, animations, images should not
distract from content
Where and when? Lab, library, classroom, home Only 1 or 2 days used from class time
While students are working on the project
What might go wrong Floppy disks get damaged easily. Should save
copy to hard drive or file server. Can be limited access to lab, scanners, digital
cameras, etc. Need to plan ahead. Presentation may not fit on one disk. Use “Pack
and Go” to split it up onto several disks.
While students are working on the project
Deadlines Set several due dates
during process to keep them on track.
During their presentations
Equipment to use Data projector, laptop, file server
Concerns Students may rely on PowerPoint too much and
may not talk enough or make eye contact.
Grading rubrics
We have many examples we have collected We are creating a district-wide rubric Each rubric will have different items to match
your project Rubric needs to emphasize content Don’t be wowed by PowerPoint