Rubric for the Powerpoint Presentation

This assignment must be e-mailed to me by May 18th.

Use it in your Prac teaching if at all possible

CREATE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM

CONTENT:

The purpose of this PPP is to introduce a topic you would like the class to do further research on.

This is the basic information about the topic – so if, for example, you are going to get them to research Water Shortages in South Africa, this PPP might be about the Water Cycle, or if you are going to get them to research Healthy Eating, you might want to make a Powerpoint about the Food Pyramid and food groups.

The slides should contain HEADINGS about which you will talk – most of the information is in your head – the writing on the slides needs to be KEY WORDS only.

PRESENTATION

A Powerpoint should be clear and easy to read.  Distracting fonts and backgrounds are annoying and stop the learner from concentrating on the content, which is what it is all about.

You should never READ from a Powerpoint – you should SPEAK about the points on the slides.

Making the points on the slide appear one at a time (animation) is an effective way to keep learners engaged

Transitions and animations can add interest, but if they are too wild or wacky, learners spend most of their time thinking about what is coming next, and not listening to the important information you are giving them.

MAKING A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

1.    PLAN what you want to say

2.    OPEN the Powerpoint programme – it is part of the MS Office suite

 

3.    LAYOUT

            When you open a NEW slideshow, the Opening slide will always be a  TITLE slide

Subsequent slides are always TITLE and CONTENT slides

You can change the LAYOUT of the slide by clicking on the LAYOUT button

 

4.    NEW SLIDES

You can create your new slide from scratch, but you might like to add a slide you have already saved somewhere else – part of another lesson, for example.  Or you may wish to duplicate a slide you have already put in – especially useful in Foundation Phase for repetition.

On the NEW SLIDE menu, look for USE SLIDE FROM OUTLINE and DUPLICATE SLIDE

 

5.    DESIGN

This tab allows you to change the theme and background of your slide.  If you wish to use your own background on all the slides, select a background or even a picture.

In the VIEW menu, you can use SLIDE MASTER view to add the picture to all the slides.

I would suggest that you lighten the picture so that it doesn’t overpower the text.

6.    INSERT

This tab has all the same options as the other OFFICE applications. 

CALL OUTS are really useful.  If you don’t like the colour that the programme gives you, right click and FORMAT the shape – this allows you to change the fill and the line colour

The other useful tool is ARROWS – again, right click and FORMAT SHAPE to make them thicker and change the colour.  You can also ROTATE them so you can use them to point to your headings or diagrams

See the Blog Post about INSERTING PICTURES from the INTERNET

7.    ANIMATIONS AND TRANSITIONS

TRANSITIONS are the way you move from one slide to another.  This is most useful if you have the show running on its own.  If you are moving from one slide to another by clicking (best for teaching) this can be a bit of a non-event.

ANIMATIONS allow you to control the way text and pictures appear on a slide.

Watch this VIDEO on Animations

Using Animations in Powerpoint

 

8.    MUSIC AND VIDEO

Adding music and video to a slide show is always interesting and adds a different dimension to the presentation.

MUSIC

Add this from the INSERT menu – you can add any music that is in digital format.  It will show as a little speaker that you can click on when you get to that slide.

To make the music play on more than one slide, once you have inserted the music, click on the ICON and open the PLAYBACK tab.  In the AUDIO OPTIONS group, look under AUDIO TOOLS.  This will allow you to decide which slides you want it to play on, whether you want it to start automatically and how long it should play

VIDEO

On the NEW SLIDE, you can click on the VIDEO icon, or you can use the INSERT menu.  The video will be embedded into the slide show, but you will need to click on the controls to start it playing.

9.    SLIDE SHOW

If you want the slide show to run on its own, you will need to set the TIMINGS for each slide on the SLIDE SHOW menu.

Play around with it until you are happy with what you see.

How to make an OHP

MAKING AN OHP

• Use a programme like WORD to create your page
• PLAN first
• Think how you will teach using this OHP – you may want to add labels as you go along.
• If you write on it, use a WASHABLE pen

Important DESIGN Tips

• The OHP is burned with BLACK ink.
   Don’t use pictures that rely on colour unless you are going to use a coloured koki on it
• Pictures need to be clear – use line drawings rather than photos
• Make sure there is a difference in SIZE between headings and text
• Leaving space to write answers works well

Tips for using WORD

INSERT OBJECTS

• Objects are any types of text, pictures, etc, that are not letters or numbers
• Wordprocessing programmes are not designed to work with objects
• It treats all objects as TEXT
• To make the objects stay in the place you want them you have to “tell” the programme that they are not letters

• Click on the object – a DRAWING TOOLS menu will open
• Select TEXT WRAPPING
• Choose THROUGH
• Now you can move the
object anywhere you want it


Word Art

 On the INSERT Menu, select WORD ART
 Choose a colour and style
 You can edit the text and change the angle by double clicking on the box
 If it is not at the top of the page, use the TEXT WRAP option

Text Boxes

 Text boxes mean you can use any part of the page without having to stick to straight lines
 On the INSERT Menu, select TEXT BOX
 Click and drag a text box where you want it
 Write in the box and format the text as normal

Auto Shapes

• These allow you to add any sort of shapes – smiley faces, arrows, call outs, etc.
• Click and Drag to the place
you want it
• You can format Auto shapes – right click and then you can change colours, etc

Pictures

• Use simple pictures or they will be too blurry
• There is very little CLIPART on most modern computers
• You can find good clipart on Google Images
• On Google Images type in the picture you want – add Clipart or Line drawing if you like
• When you have found a picture, click on it
• You need to save the picture in as high a definition as possible – check it is FULL SIZE

• Save your picture or copy
• Insert it into your document and WRAP TEXT so that it  doesn’t move your other objects and text


How to make the OHP

• Print the final OHP on paper
• On a PHOTOCOPIER, burn the OHP onto a HEAT QUALITY transparency

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