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Creating Slide Shows and Related Teaching Materials Lesson PlanCreating Slide Shows and Related Teaching Materials Lesson Plan
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3rd - 12th
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21 Century Skills
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2013
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Creating Slide Shows and Related Teaching Materials

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Everything you need to know on creating a PowerPoint is provided here From how to build the presentation, to adding "bells and whistles," and printing handouts from a PowerPoint, is the focus of the lesson. 

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Concepts

multimedia presentations, technology resources

Instructional Ideas

  • Give as independent practice, or as guided practice for younger students
  • Spread the lesson out over the course of a couple of days

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson is designed for creating slides on a specific topic; however, any topic can replace it
  • Microsoft PowerPoint is necessary to teach this lesson

Pros

  • PowerPoint vocabulary is used and explained throughout the lesson

Cons

  • None

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