Customized Themes

EQ - How can I create a customized theme?

1. Activator: Chalk Talk - Elements of PPT
2. *Introduction to Customizing Themes*
1. Step by Step Project
3. Create a customized theme for your presentation
4. Finalize your Project 1
5. Collaborative Pairs
1.  What do you like about your partner's PPT?
2. What could they do to make it look better?
6. Make adjustments
7. TOD - Answer the EQ

Today's PowerPoint

Slide Design Elements

EQ - How can I change the design elements of a PowerPoint slide?

1. Activator - Collaborative Pairs:  Avoid Being PowerPointless
2. Introduction to Slide Design Elements
1. Slide Layout
2. Tables
3. Charts
4. SmartArt
5. Pictures From File
3. Outline View
4. Your Turn - Is a Hybrid Car Right For You?
1. Together - What is important to you when choosing a car?
2. Search the web to find content to help you make your decision. (AO Foldable)
3. Create a PowerPoint using the Outline Pane
1. Slide 1 - Title Slide
2. Slide 2 - Intro/Agenda Slide
3. Slide 3 - Defining Hybrid Cars
4. Slide 4 - Factor 1
5. Slide 5 - Factor 2 
6. Slide 6 - Factor 3
7. Slide 7 - Summary/Conclusion (try to think of a more creative slide title)
4. Make the PPT attractive using the slide design elements presented in class
5. TOD 
1. Which design element do you expect to use the most as we move forward?
2. In what class(es) will you most likely use each design element? How will you use it?

PowerPoint Logic

EQ - How can thinking logically about the Tabs of PowerPoint, help me use the features of the software? 

1. Activator - Worst Case Scenario: Bear Grylls
1. Video - HERE
2. Why does this escape plan make sense?
2. Test Your Might - Registration
1. Start Menu
2. Find gmetrix
3. Create a profile
3. Test Your Might - Show me what you can do
1. Log in
2. Click Take A Test
3. Enter Access Code (On whiteboard)
4. Select PowerPoint
5. Select Training
6. Select PowerPoint 2014 Test 1 Training
4. Discussion - How can logical thinking help us improve our accuracy?
5. A closer look at Tabs, Groups, and Commands
1. Advanced Organizer
2. Together - Spotting Trends of the Home Tab
3. Collaborative Pairs
6. Class Discussion - Logic and Using PowerPoint
7. TOD - Answer the EQ

Signs of Being PowerPointless

EQ - How can I avoid being PowerPointless?

1. Activator -  PowerPoint Standup
2. Worst PowerPoint EVER
3. Class Activity - How can we make this better?
4. Avoid Being PowerPointless - PPT
5.  Error Analysis
1. What areas in your Favorite Things PPT can you modify to avoid being PowerPointless?
2. Make adjustments to remedy these errors
6. Small group presentations

Welcome to PowerPoint

 EQ - How does the use of PowerPoint require an understanding of the communications model?

1. Activator - Whisper Down The Lane
1. Class Brainstorm - How does the lesson of this game relate to PowerPoint?
2. Communications Model 
3. Identifying Noise
1. External
2. Internal
3. Symmantic
4. Self-Assessment
1. In what situations do you find yourself most distracted?
2. What are your worries/concerns (if any) when presenting to a group of people?
3. Did you experience noise during the Whisper Down The Lane game?  Explain why or why not?
5. Know your Audience - Partnership Activity
1. Class discussion
2. Jot notes about your fellow classmates to keep in your notebook
6. TOD Part 1
1. Briefly summarize the communications model
2. How will understanding this model help me use PowerPoint more effectively? 
7. Syllabus Review, Classroom Procedures, Expectations
8. TOD Part 2
1. What are you most looking forward to during your time in PowerPoint?

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Charts

EQ - How are chart types differentiated in PPT?

1. Activator - Did You Know
2. Previous Class Assessment
3. Introduction to Webquest **
1. Webquest information link
4. Partner Review
5. Muddy Points
6. Bowl Prognosticators
1. Alabama vs. Oklahoma
2. Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
3. Clemson vs. Ohio State
4. Florida State vs. Auburn
7. Create a PowerPoint to show the class’s prediction and chart our vote results