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__**Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007**__ This PowerPoint is a brief lecture that introduces students to the PowerPoint 2007 environment. It highlights basic features and identifies proper terminology for frequently used toolbars, buttons, etc. This PDF is the student note guide that accompanies the PowerPoint presentation above. Students can follow along and fill in the vocabulary terms as they are presented in the lecture. This activity should be used after students have been introduced to the PowerPoint environment. Students will need to open Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 on their computers. They can work individually or with a partner to locate or describe the items presented on the "scavenger hunt". This Word document contains both the student note guide and the scavenger hunt activity for the Introduction to PPT 2007 lesson.

__**PowerPoint Design**__ or This worksheet can be used as a bell ringer or introductory activity to get students thinking about the way PowerPoint presentations are designed. Students either work alone or with a partner to complete a chart divided into three columns: Good, Bad, Ugly. Tell your students to think about PowerPoint presentations they have seen recently, maybe even ones that their other teachers have used (maybe don't name names...) Once students have completed their charts, have the class discuss their observations and compile a class list of "Do's" and "Don't's". or This half-sheet assignment can be done individually or with a partner. Students visit slideshare.net or authorstream.com to look at PowerPoint presentations publicly posted on the web. The assignment is to print a total of three slides: one good, one bad, one ugly. For each slide, students should write an explanation that justifies why it is good/bad/ugly as well as how it can be improved. or --> This is a small project, and it may be the first time your students actually create their own PowerPoint presentation. The directions provide students with a list of general tips for PowerPoint design. Students will go online to research other common tips & tricks. Using what they find, students will create their own 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation that summarizes what they believe are the most important DOs and DON'Ts of PowerPoint design.

__**Basic Skills - Formatting**__ or with  and This is a quick assignment for most students. Upload the PowerPoint file to your Global drive where students can access it. Using the PowerPoint presentation as a starter file, students will follow step-by-step directions to accomplish various formatting tasks (apply a theme, change slide layout, add entrance effect, etc). Have students submit the assignment to your Inbox folder where you can grade it electronically. Use the rubric to check for completion.

__**Basic Skills - Using Tables, Charts, and Diagrams**__ or with Upload the Using Charts PowerPoint to your Global drive for students to access as a starter file. Students will open the PowerPoint presentation and move at their own pace through the lesson. Students should read the content of each slide AND pay special attention to any additional information in the Notes Pane. Some slides describe tips & tricks. Others ask the student to complete a task by following step-by-step directions. As a result of the lesson, students create a table, line graph, column graph, pie chart, and two different SmartArt graphics within the PowerPoint. The last slide allows students the opportunity to provide feedback about the assignment. For most students, this assignment takes a full 90-minute class period... or more.

__**Basic Skills - Sounds & Transition Effects**__ or with Upload the Sounds PowerPoint to your Global drive for students to access as a starter file. You will also need to provide a WAV sound file or some type of sound file that will work with PowerPoint (I happen to use Michael Jackson's Thriller). Students will move through the lesson at their own pace to read about sound files, transition effects, and so on. Slides 6, 11, and 13 provide directions in the Notes Pane for students to complete a task. The end product will be a PowerPoint that automatically transitions on a timer while continuously playing a music file across slides.

__**Basic Skills - Creating Presentation Elements (Master Slides)**__ or with  and  and This lesson includes a PowerPoint presentation for lecture accompanied by a note guide for students. Following teacher-led instruction, students can practice by completing the following step-by-step assignment (which tells them to use any PowerPoint presentation they have already created in the past). You will need to provide students with graphics - I used one of our school logos. or

or This is a short PowerPoint project in which students are asked to create a PowerPoint as a visual for a persuasive presentation. Their goal is to persuade their parents that they have earned a Spring Break vacation with their friends. This project can be done in conjunction with or immediately following basic skills exercises in formatting and transitions. The PDF and Word document contain directions for the student and a grading rubric. I printed them front/back to save trees. I had students write their name on the rubric and turn in the blank rubric when their project was completed. Because I had students submit their PowerPoint presentations electronically, the rubric was a signal to me that a submission had been made and was ready for grading. I graded based on content (the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the argument) and on demonstration of skill (use of various slide layouts, incorporation of a picture file, clipart, Smartart, table or chart, transitions, etc). Contact me, Christine Donovan - BRHS, if you would like to see samples of student projects!
 * __Project - Spring Break PowerPoint__**

__**Project - How To**__ or This is a short PowerPoint project in which students are asked to create an informative PowerPoint presentation. Their goal is to teach an audience how to do something. This project can be completed along with the basic skills exercises. Some of the requirements include: apply a theme to the presentation, add a footer, include a table, include a chart, include a digital image, include a hyperlink, apply one slide transition to the entire presentation, etc. Students are graded on the PowerPoint as well as on the actual presentation to the class. Contact me, Christine Donovan - BRHS, if you would like to see samples of student projects!

Students assume the role of the high school principal, and they must present a school policy reform issue to the school board for approval. (Interestingly enough, a LOT of my students chose to change from block scheduling to a seven-period day!) This project is very similar to the "How To" project in terms of requirements, but it is worth more points. The document contains directions for the students as well as a grading rubric. I was easier with grading the HowTo, which was more of a practice run, and then I used this assignment as a "for real" kind of assessment. Contact me, Christine Donovan - BRHS, if you would like to see samples of student projects!
 * __Project - School Policy__**

or with  or This is more of a cumulative project for the PowerPoint unit. Students have the freedom to create a PowerPoint presentation that represents them (their personality, their interests, a recap of their school year, etc). The final product is a PowerPoint presentation that automatically runs on a timer and that is accompanied by music throughout. This was an extremely enjoyable project for them! Many students created a sort of scrapbook of their senior year. Contact me, Christine Donovan - BRHS, if you would like to see samples of student projects.
 * __Project - Music Video PowerPoint__**


 * __Other PowerPoint Projects__** - These have not been used recently. They may need to be updated!
 * [[file:Project_College.docx]]- Students create a PowerPoint about the college they will be attending (or hope to attend).
 * [[file:PowerPoint Project Photo Album.doc]]- Similar to Music Video project listed above
 * [[file:Car PowerPoint Project.doc]]- Dream Car PowerPoint
 * [[file:COUNTRY PRESENTATION.doc]]- Foreign Country PowerPoint
 * [[file:Project for PowerPoint-ConsumerProduct.doc]] - Students assume the role of CEO and create a consumer product to be sold in stores.

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> Memo to students to design motivational certificates for club members
 * [|certificate design memo fbla motivation.docx]

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