Monday, October 22, 2012

PowerPoint Exercise

The key to completing the assignment is to FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS.

Click HERE for project directions

Fossil
Winter
Astronomy 

Water Lillies
Use ClipArt to find the Beaker Picture



Friday, October 12, 2012

SMART Art, Text Boxes, and Hyperlinks, oh my

EQ - How can I use modified SMART Art and Text Boxes as hyperlinks throughout a slideshow?
  1. Activator - You Tube Phenoms
  2. SMART Art review
  3. Textboxes
  4. Hyperlinks
  5. Guided Practice - Combining 2-4 into a slideshow
  6. Project Directions
  7. Ex. The Hill Family Tree
  8. Project Work Time

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Phinally Phininshing the Photo Album

EQ - How do I effectively present a PowerPoint?
  1. Activator - Hot Seat Questionnaire: "Avoid Being PowerPointless"
  2. Finalize and Prepare your Photo Album Presentation
  3. Presentations

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Transitions and Music

EQ - How do I add transitions and music to a PPT photo album?
  1. Activator: Chalk Talk - What song(s) would make your photo album even more amazing?
    1. Class investigation - Find a site that includes music files for your PPT
  2. Demo - Adding sounds to PPT
  3. Try it
  4. New Command - Setup Slideshow
  5. Update your Photo Album Project
  6. Museum Walk

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Modifying Photos

EQ - How are photo albums created in PowerPoint?
  1. Error Analysis
    1. Return Quiz
    2. Your Choice
      1. Revise
      2. Community Reading
  2. Activator: Recap Avoid Being Powerpointless
  3. Inserting Photos
  4. Modifying Photos
  5. Creating Photo Album
  6. Introduction to Transitions
  7. Create a automatic photo album
HOMEWORK - Bring 15-20 digital photos to our next meeting

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Putting It All Together

EQ - How can I customize a PowerPoint to avoid being "PowerPointless"?
  1. Activator - Hot Seat
    1. Ways to avoid being PPTless
    2. Design Elements
    3. Customizing Themes
  2. Graded Project Introduction
  3. Project Work Time

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Customizing Themes

EQ - How can I create a customized theme?
  1. Activator: Chalk Talk - Elements of PPT
  2. *Introduction to Customizing Themes*
  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