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English Project – Second Semester – Mario and Dario 9B

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For their main English project for the second semester. Mario and Dario of class 9B looked into the current state of electronics and technology. Together they have researched what is in the front end of todays ‘must have’ toys for the ‘grown ups’. Mostly based on communications and phones the boys have covered the ‘toys for the boys’ well.

They used the PowerPoint to support their oral presentation rather than the other way around – well done. The information was well presented and interesting to follow.

But gentlemen… where is my Nokia E90? Surely it should be in with the front runners?

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May 2, 2008 at 19:01

Robotics – English PPT Project (Year 9)

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The following PowerPoint is from Arber and James for their end of semester English project. They chose Robotics as their theme and created this powerful and well constructed PowerPoint to support their presentation.

An interesting and well researched project which enables us to understand the impact of Robotics on our day to day life as well as a glimpse of the possibilities for the future. Good teamwork was observed throughout the project time period. Well done to both boys. (Grade 5+)

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April 30, 2008 at 06:09

Merchant of Venice – Iris Y 11

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Iris created her PowerPoint presentation on the main characters and them of ‘Merchant of Venice’. Click on the photo to go to Google Docs and see the slideshow presentation.

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April 21, 2008 at 06:27

Merchant of Venice – Iris Y 11

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Iris created her PowerPoint presentation on the main characters and them of ‘Merchant of Venice’. Click on the photo to go to Google Docs and see the slideshow presentation.

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April 21, 2008 at 06:27

Merchant of Venice – Iris Y 11

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Iris created her PowerPoint presentation on the main characters and them of ‘Merchant of Venice’. Click on the photo to go to Google Docs and see the slideshow presentation.

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April 21, 2008 at 06:27

Macbeth by Kristi T. (Y 10)

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The following presentation is from Kristi’s PowerPoint of the story behind Shakespeare’s Macbeth after watching the 2006 version on video. Kristi has done a good job in capturing the essence of the play in his presentation.

Project well done!

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April 12, 2008 at 22:34

How do I make a presentation?

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PowerPoint Tutorials
Follow one of the links listed below to access tutorials for PowerPoint. Make note on the versions of software you will be using as there may be slight variations in the location of particular options you are looking for when the software is up and running on your own machine.

Basic Tutorials

  • Interactive Tutorials – these tutorials are completely online and activity based. They were created by OLC staff specifically for the teacher or student new to the use of PowerPoint. Please be patient. These files may take a few seconds to load.

    • Starting a new slideshow – steps to starting a new show including choosing its look and feel.
    • Inserting Content – this activity takes you through the steps to adding text and graphics.
    • Animating the Content – once you have placed text and graphics into the show, it’s time to give it a visual impact. This lesson walks you through the steps to animating the content.
    • Quick Tips – 5 handy tips to completing common tasks including changing the background image and using sound

    PowerPoint in the Classroom – This fun, eight-unit tutorial shows K-12 teachers how to use PowerPoint to present many different forms of information. You’ll learn the basics on using PowerPoint’s toolbars, laying out your information, saving, moving your information to the place you’ll be presenting it – and much more. – You can also print the units out so that you can work through your first PowerPoint Presentation with a mini-guide nearby. Thorough but slower paced. Best suited for someone unfamiliar with using products such as Word.

  • Learn Some Basics about Designing Your First Show – This PowerPoint presentation contains useful information about several design considerations.
  • PowerPoint Tutorials – This site, designed for a class in Educational Technology, contains very useful tutorials (complete with screen shots to show you what to do) for several different options you may wish to use in your PowerPoint presentations (inserting images, applying design, using templates and so forth).
  • Electric Teacher – This site provides step by step directions in using this program. It also contain a list of project ideas where you can view examples of PowerPoint presentations that were created by teachers in the Oswego City School District. Some of these examples were linked above as well.
  • Creating Online Presentations
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=PPTTutorial
    An excellent step by step guide

Written by drrodsenglish

April 5, 2008 at 04:36

How do I make a presentation?

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PowerPoint Tutorials
Follow one of the links listed below to access tutorials for PowerPoint. Make note on the versions of software you will be using as there may be slight variations in the location of particular options you are looking for when the software is up and running on your own machine.

Basic Tutorials

  • Interactive Tutorials – these tutorials are completely online and activity based. They were created by OLC staff specifically for the teacher or student new to the use of PowerPoint. Please be patient. These files may take a few seconds to load.

    • Starting a new slideshow – steps to starting a new show including choosing its look and feel.
    • Inserting Content – this activity takes you through the steps to adding text and graphics.
    • Animating the Content – once you have placed text and graphics into the show, it’s time to give it a visual impact. This lesson walks you through the steps to animating the content.
    • Quick Tips – 5 handy tips to completing common tasks including changing the background image and using sound

    PowerPoint in the Classroom – This fun, eight-unit tutorial shows K-12 teachers how to use PowerPoint to present many different forms of information. You’ll learn the basics on using PowerPoint’s toolbars, laying out your information, saving, moving your information to the place you’ll be presenting it – and much more. – You can also print the units out so that you can work through your first PowerPoint Presentation with a mini-guide nearby. Thorough but slower paced. Best suited for someone unfamiliar with using products such as Word.

  • Learn Some Basics about Designing Your First Show – This PowerPoint presentation contains useful information about several design considerations.
  • PowerPoint Tutorials – This site, designed for a class in Educational Technology, contains very useful tutorials (complete with screen shots to show you what to do) for several different options you may wish to use in your PowerPoint presentations (inserting images, applying design, using templates and so forth).
  • Electric Teacher – This site provides step by step directions in using this program. It also contain a list of project ideas where you can view examples of PowerPoint presentations that were created by teachers in the Oswego City School District. Some of these examples were linked above as well.
  • Creating Online Presentations
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=PPTTutorial
    An excellent step by step guide

Written by drrodsenglish

April 5, 2008 at 04:36

How do I make a presentation?

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PowerPoint Tutorials
Follow one of the links listed below to access tutorials for PowerPoint. Make note on the versions of software you will be using as there may be slight variations in the location of particular options you are looking for when the software is up and running on your own machine.

Basic Tutorials

  • Interactive Tutorials – these tutorials are completely online and activity based. They were created by OLC staff specifically for the teacher or student new to the use of PowerPoint. Please be patient. These files may take a few seconds to load.

    • Starting a new slideshow – steps to starting a new show including choosing its look and feel.
    • Inserting Content – this activity takes you through the steps to adding text and graphics.
    • Animating the Content – once you have placed text and graphics into the show, it’s time to give it a visual impact. This lesson walks you through the steps to animating the content.
    • Quick Tips – 5 handy tips to completing common tasks including changing the background image and using sound

    PowerPoint in the Classroom – This fun, eight-unit tutorial shows K-12 teachers how to use PowerPoint to present many different forms of information. You’ll learn the basics on using PowerPoint’s toolbars, laying out your information, saving, moving your information to the place you’ll be presenting it – and much more. – You can also print the units out so that you can work through your first PowerPoint Presentation with a mini-guide nearby. Thorough but slower paced. Best suited for someone unfamiliar with using products such as Word.

  • Learn Some Basics about Designing Your First Show – This PowerPoint presentation contains useful information about several design considerations.
  • PowerPoint Tutorials – This site, designed for a class in Educational Technology, contains very useful tutorials (complete with screen shots to show you what to do) for several different options you may wish to use in your PowerPoint presentations (inserting images, applying design, using templates and so forth).
  • Electric Teacher – This site provides step by step directions in using this program. It also contain a list of project ideas where you can view examples of PowerPoint presentations that were created by teachers in the Oswego City School District. Some of these examples were linked above as well.
  • Creating Online Presentations
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=PPTTutorial
    An excellent step by step guide

Written by drrodsenglish

April 5, 2008 at 04:36

Research Project Guidelines

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Since we are all undertaking a major English Project for the academic fair here are some simple guidelines and rules to follow. Watch the PowerPoint carefully and make sure you meet the requirements.

Written by drrodsenglish

April 3, 2008 at 08:19