Student Presentations

By Elaine HeineLockmar Elementary

How to have students use OpenOffice Impress or Microsoft Office PowerPoint to create slide shows for presentation or review.

Student Presentations

● Program Basics● Content● Assignment Structure● Class Organization

New Presentation

Additional Screens

● Choose Design (2 choices or none)● Choose Transition Effect and Speed● KISS ● Choose later if you need it● Create

Working Screen

Views

● Normal● Outline (slide titles and bullets● Notes (You can add notes that the viewer will

not see. Print them out for yourself.)● Handout● Slide Sorter

Slide Sorter

Inserts

Inserts

● New Slide● Picture from file● Chart● Spreadsheet

Content

● Review● Research Report● Class Project

Assignment

● How many slides● Information included● Graphics or photos● Rubric for grading

Class Organization

● How many computers are available● Group or Individual● How many in a group● If group, how is each responsible● When will they work on computers● What will others do when some are on the

computers● Allowed time on computers

More Class Organization

● How will they name their file so that you can sequence them later?

● Where will they save the file so you can get them onto one computer?

● Where do their names appear so you can give them a grade?

● Does it save to .ppt for presentation from teacher computer to projector?

Save Formats

Photos

● Digital photos from class● Permission● Where will they be saved so students can

access● Or add later on main slide show● Download or copy● Copyright● Sources

– PowerMedia Plus

Questions?