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Presentation Software Model:
Linear & Poster Board
Presentations
Observing Complete Metamorphosis:
The Life Cycle of the Darkling Beetle
Beryl Rieke
6th Grade
Kimberly Middle School
Kimberly, ID
Project Timeframe: 6 weeks
Subject: Life Science
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Getting Started
Ms. Reike and her 6th grade students are studying the life cycle
of invertebrates. They will record their daily observations of
mealworms in a spreadsheet. Students will analyze their
observations and compare them with other groups’
observations to discover patterns and/or differences. Students
will create a presentation to present their results. Listen to Ms.
Reike’s introduction.
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SETUP
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appropriate for 6th graders
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Rieke’s lesson plan
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Guiding Project Design
Once students know what the project is, they begin to
gather information pertinent to their topic of study.
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Mealworm
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project requirements
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Teaching Students to Use
Technology to Present Information
Once students know what the project is, and have
gathered information pertinent to their topic of study,
Ms. Rieke must teach students how to use technology to
create their final product. The technology objectives for
this lesson were:
Create, modify, save and print data
tables
Locate information on the Internet
using Boolean search strategies
View virtual dissections on Internet
Create, modify and save electronic
presentations
Click here to learn how to
manage computers
in the classroom
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Teaching Students to
Organize Their Presentation
Once students have been trained to use technology, they
determine an organizational structure for their presentation.
Students will take notes and create a storyboard to organize
this information so that it effectively conveys their intended
message.
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Table
Click here to view the
storyboard template
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Other Appropriate Problems
for Intermediate Students
Students in this class used a variety of software tools
including a word processor, a spreadsheet, and the Internet to
compile their final presentations. Here are some other
intermediate-level projects that presentation software can help to
facilitate:
• Presentation of information on a current scientific research topic
• History presentation of wars and their causes
• Class web page, or even a school web page
• Presentation of hypothetical business plan (as if it were to a
group of investors)
• Presentation of the issues surrounding a current bill in the state
legislature
• Non-linear presentation of material that could be used by other
students as a test review or tutorial
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Managing Computers in the
Classroom
Ms. Rieke has strategies for managing her 4-computer
classroom and for accessing additional computers as
required for projects. Listen to her ideas.
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Comp
MANG and
other clip
if space
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Another Project with
Sample Steps
Earlier appropriate projects for students at intermediate
grade levels were discussed. Let’s take one of those
projects and break into parts so you can see how the
lesson might progress.
Project: Presentation of the issues surrounding a
current bill in the state legislature.
Students would spend time researching current issues
and bills being presented to the State Legislature.
They would choose a specific bill, and thoroughly
research its significance to the state, considering both
pros and cons. Information would be compiled in a
PowerPoint presentation, and presented to the group.
Following the presentation, the student would facilitate
a debate and discussion about the issues this
legislation brings forth.
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Presenting the Final Product
Students presented their final products at the College of
Southern Idaho (CSI) for parents, school teachers, district
school administration, and one special guest, the web
design instructor at CSI. This authentic audience motivated
students to produce a product of which they could be proud.
The web design instructor evaluated each student’s page
and offered suggestions in the areas of navigation, screen
design, and overall effectiveness.
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Student Products
To view some of the student products, please open this CD
in your windows explorer. Each web site is in a folder with
corresponding titles to the sites.
In a Mellow Tone – a website about the cello
Snowboarding – a website about, well, snowboarding
Harry Potter Mania - a website dedicated to aspiring witches
and wizards
How to Draw Animals - a website about drawing
techniques
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Review the Steps
Play
Getting Started
Play
Guiding Student Web Design
Play
Teaching Front Page™ Skill
Play
Teaching Students to Organize
Their Presentation
Play
Presenting the Publications
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Credits
Getting Started
Students in this class used presentation software
to create web pages. Here are some other
intermediate-level projects that presentation
software can help to facilitate:
•Presentation of information on a current
scientific research topic
•History presentation of wars and their causes
•Class web page, or even a school web page
•Presentation of hypothetical business plan
(as if it were to a group of investors)
•Presentation of the issues surrounding a
current bill in the state legislature
•Non-linear presentation of material that
could be used by other students as a test
review
© Building Bridges with Technology, 2001
Boise State University
Guiding Student Web Design
Once students know what the project is, they begin to
gather information pertinent to their topic of study.
Students will take notes and create a storyboard to
organize this information so that it effectively conveys their
intended message.
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Boise State University
Teaching Students to Use
Front Page™
Once students know what the project is, and have
gathered information pertinent to their topic of study, Ms.
Chapman & Ms. McFarlin must teach students how to use
Front Page™.
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Teaching Students to
Organize Their Presentation
Once students have been trained in Front Page™ skill,
students determine an organizational structure for their
presentation. Initially, this structure is linear and
documented as a storyboard. Ms. Chapman & Ms. McFarlin
must teach students to convert this information to the nonlinear (linking) environment of Front Page.™
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Presenting the Final Product
Students presented their final products at the College of
Southern Idaho (CSI) for parents, school teachers, district
school administration, and one special guest, the web
design instructor at CSI. This authentic audience motivated
students to produce a product of which they could be proud.
The web design instructor evaluated each student’s page
and offered suggestions in the areas of navigation, screen
design, and overall effectiveness.
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Boise State University
Credits
This tutorial was produced by Building
Bridges with Technology, a Preparing
Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology
(PT3) Grant. Funds for this project were
provided by the Federal Department of
Education and Boise State University.
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