Facilitating Student Use of PowerPoint

Participants will:
*create a powerpoint template for student use in a lesson of their choice,
*develop a lesson which incorporates the template, and includes a plan for the appropriate use and citation of copyrighted material gathered from the web,
*develop a rubric for scoring which includes content and technology objectives.

  1. Participate in Discussion Board topic, "Many new users of PowerPoint are excited about incorporating special effects into their presentations. How can these special effects enhance or detract from the content of the presentations? What can teachers do to ensure that students are making proper choices in the design of their presentation?"
  2. Create a rubric for the students'multimedia presentation using Rubistar. Click on the multimedia button near the top of the page, then click on Multimedia Project. Read the directions on how to build a rubric, then create one you will use for your project. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
    (5 points)
  3. Complete Module 5 Assessment which asks you to create a multimedia template for your student's use and to plan for the implementation of this project.