Grade Levels: 7,8

Subjects: Language Arts,  Social Studies, Mathematics

Learner Outcomes:

• The student will use data/information collected and organized from previous lessons to create a Power Point presentation about the college that they have researched.
• The student will give a presentation about their college by using Power Point.

Materials:

• Data from Lessons 2 and 3
• paper/pencils
• Multimedia Project Rubric Sheet

• Office 2000/Power Point and Word
• Multi-Media Computer
• LCD Panel, Overhead Projector, and Large Screen

1. Students must have their data from Lessons 2 and 3.
2. Students should have prior knowledge of using Power Point.
3. Students should plan out their presentation on paper before creating it on Power Point.
4. The teacher needs to print out the multimedia rubric self-evaluation/teacher evaluation form for each student prior to the presentations.
5. Each student should print a hard copy of their presentation as well as save the presentation onto disk so that the teacher can evaluate the presentation.

1. Review with students the process of organizing and outlining a presentation.
2. The teacher will pass out the multimedia rubric to the the students and discuss the rubric components with the class.
3. The students will then begin to  develop a paper draft/outline of their Power Point presentations.

1. the students are to complete their paper draft/outline of their Power Point presentations.
2. Review with students the Power Point program.
3. The students are then to begin working on their Power Point presentations, using their paper outline as a guide.

1. The students will complete their Power Point presentations.
2. The students will then preview their Power Point presentation, making note of any errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, organization, as well as errors in slide timing, transition, etc.
3. The students will then edit and revise their presentations, correcting all errors.
4. The students will then practice running their Power Point presentations, to ensure that they are in working order.
5. The students will save their presentations to floppy disk and will print out a hard copy of the presentation to be submitted to the teacher following their presentation.

1. The students will present their College Power Point production to the class.
2. The student will use the multimedia presentation evaluation rubric to self-assess the completeness of their Power Point presentation.
3. The students will turn in their floppy disk, printout, and self evaluation rubric to the teacher following their in-class presentation.

1. The students will  continue to present their College Power Point production to the class.
2. Student  self evaluations of Power Point presentations will continue.
3. The students will turn in their floppy disk, printout, and self evaluation rubric to the teacher following their in-class presentation.

• Instruction will be adapted/modified to meet the needs of students of varying cognitive and motor skill levels.
• Peer tutors will be used for instructional assistance.

1. Students may add sounds, animations, etc. to their presentations.

• Teacher evaluation of Power Point presentations.
• Student  self-evaluations of Power Point presentations.

    Social Studies: 7.61, 7.62, 8.61, 8.62, 8.63, 8.64

    Math: 7.30, 7.54, 7.55, 7.56, 8.26, 8.57, 8.58
 
 

National Standards:
    English/Language Arts:

1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
2. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions.

1. Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns.

1. Understands and applies the basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis.

References:
Fairmont State College GEAR-UP
American Universities
U.S. News Online
Midlink Magazine  (multimedia rubric sheet)
 
 

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