CT08_Power_Nelson_2009

Computer Technology Workshop (July 2009) Standard 08: Electronic Presentation Lesson Plan

D. Nelson, July 2009
 * Present to Persuade**


 * Purpose**: This lesson will give students an opportunity to create an electronic presentation (standard 08). The focus of this lesson is on using the features of PowerPoint to make a compelling presentation. It will include coverage of layouts (0801), actions (0802), content (0803), language (0804), views (0805), and design elements (0806).


 * Grading**: There are 100 points available for this assignment.
 * Artifact: The student’s products will represent 80 points. The topic document will represent 10 points. The draft presentation will represent 30 points. The final presentation will represent 40 points.
 * Assessment: There will also be a quiz worth 20 points. It will test how well the student understands the concepts illustrated during the lesson. The questions for the quiz are given with the assignment to reinforce their importance.


 * Materials**: To complete this lesson plan the following resources need to be available.
 * Have this lesson available to students.
 * The student must have access to a computer with MS-PowerPoint installed. (If you are using a different program then adapt the commands as needed.)
 * Enter the quiz questions into your test system.


 * Introduction**: People use presentation software to persuade others to change their actions or attitudes. The desire to persuade is why someone builds a presentation and then takes other peoples time to experience it. Students are required to build a presentation in PowerPoint. The objective is to persuade the teacher to change an attitude (about the student’s knowledge) and an action (about the student’s grade). This document will explain some terms you need to understand and the assignment you will need to complete.


 * Topic**: Students should select a topic that they can easily summarize. The presentation should be short with only the most critical information on the pages (slides). Keep it simple. Other relevant information is usually spoken by the presenter during the presentation. Do not prepare more than seven pages (one title page, about five information pages, and one reference page). Please limit each page to about five lines of information and each line to about five words. Use simple graphics that make your point without detracting from your message. Your audience will only remember a few things from your presentation. Craft pages and to improve your chance that they will remember the vital points. Write up a single page document with your topic and a rough outline of the vital points you intend to present. Save this document and submit a copy to the instructor by the topic deadline.


 * Draft**: Students will prepare the first draft of their entire presentation in PowerPoint. The intent is for the student to gain experience with the features of the software and demonstrate that knowledge to the instructor. We will discuss these features in class and the student should include examples of them in their draft. This includes layouts, transitions, views, graphics, and other design elements that support the topic. Language errors detract from the message and should be eliminated. Save your file and submit a copy to the instructor by the draft deadline.

Q. What is a PowerPoint presentation? A. Slide show. Q. What do you call a page in PowerPoint? A. Slide. Q. What do you call text and graphics? A. Content. Q. Where do you place text and graphics? A. Containers. Q. What are actions that occur between pages? A. Transitions. Q. What are actions that occur within a page? A. Animations. Q. What graphic is behind a whole page? A. Background. Q. What graphic is behind part of a page? A. Watermark. Q. What helps me setup the appearance of a page? A. Layout. Q. What helps me setup the appearance of a presentation? A. Template or Theme. Q. What view do I use to rearrange slides? A. Slide sorter.
 * Terms**: PowerPoint presentations are slide shows. A slide is a small page of information that supports part of the presentation. Content is the text and graphics that you place on a slide. Containers are boxes that hold the content and position it on a slide. Transitions are actions that occur between slides like a fading or timing. Animations are actions that occur on a slide like a video or moving text. A background is a graphic that appears behind the whole slide. A watermark is a graphic that appears behind part of a slide. Layouts control the appearance of slides including where containers will appear and how content will be formatted. Design templates control the style for presentations before PowerPoint 2007. Themes control the colors, fonts, and effects for presentations and replace templates in PowerPoint 2007. (Some layouts, templates and themes come within PowerPoint but you can define new ones or download others.) Views are ways of looking at your presentation. You can choose between normal view, slide show view, notes page view, and slide sorter view.


 * Final Steps**: Students are required to elicit feedback from others on their reaction to the draft presentation. They should speak with the instructor but also seek out family, friends, or other students in the class. Ask them what helped give your message, what detracted from your message, and what might improve your message. Make a final presentation that improves upon the delivery of your message. Make sure your final product is clear of any language errors. Save your work and turn in a final printed copy with your name on it. Before the deadline, you must complete your work, turn it in, and take the quiz.