My Learning Web site Jesse Barnett EDTE 506

How to start? After looking at and joining many page creation sites I found Zunal.net and was very happy with what it had to offer. I started by making a teacher homepage which had templates designed with teachers in mind. After this was finished I started on a web quest from Zunal.net, which I was able to link to my teacher homepage.

My Webquest I decided to have the students learn to use power point. My students have all used computers but have little experience with presentation software. My students do many presentations during the year.

Title page Title: How to use PowerPoint for Pacific Johnson students Description: In this Web quest you will learn how Mr. Barnett would like you to use PowerPoint this year for you in class presentations. Author: Barnett, Jesse Grade Level: 9-12 Curriculum: Technology Keywords: slides, transitions, importing, saving, template

Introduction Doctors, Lawyers, and the president use it. Teachers teach with it, students present their learning with it, sales representatives sell with it, and Microsoft makes money with it. What are we talking about? By now you should know that this web quest is about using PowerPoint. This year as a class we will all be using PowerPoint to present our projects and much of our group work. I expect all of you to learn the basics from this web quest and to become more advanced as the year progresses. Thank you. -Mr. Barnett

Process I gave the students 8 steps with many sub- steps to complete a power point. I also included links to tutorials found on the internet for specific skills, such as transitions. I required students to focus on 5 aspects of their live and to makes slides about them with graphics and transitions. I am using this as a first week project and for the students to introduce themselves to each other.

Assessment Rubric Category & Score Beginning 1 Developing 2 Very Good 3 Exemplary 4 Have proper amount of slides. Student has 1-2 slides. Student has 3-5 slides. Student has 6-11 slides. Student has 12 or more slides. %30 Student has picked at least 5 interests in their life to share about and has given ample detail. Student shares 1-4 areas of their life with minimal detail and information. Student shares 1-4 areas of their life with a ample detail. Student shares 5 to 7 areas of their life with ample detail. Student shares 8 or more areas of their life with extra detail. %30 Student has used graphics and design template and transitions. Student uses 1-3 graphics, no design template and no transitions. Student has used 4-5 graphics with a design template and transitions. Student has used 6 to 7 graphics, a design template and transitions. Student has used 8 or more graphics, a design template and all transitions flow smoothly and fit the presentation well. %30 Presentation Student is hard to understand during the presentation, makes little eye contact and does not follow any transitions. Student is understandable, makes some eye contact and follow some transitions. Student is clear and understandable, makes eye contact and follows all transitions. Student is clear, loud and understandable, makes eye contact and follows all transitions perfectly. %10 Total Score: %100

Conclusion Hopefully you have learned some of the basics of PowerPoint and have some familiarity with using PowerPoint now. We will be using PowerPoint for many presentations this year, so if you do not feel like you have it figured out yet do not worry. You will soon!

Teacher Page I created this page to give my students an introduction to using web quest and making power point presentations and as a beginning of the year assignment to get to know everyone. I expect it to take about 5 class periods to complete.

Standards Specific applications of Writing Strategies and Applications standards (grades eleven and twelve): Follow the conventional style for that type of document (e.g., résumé, memorandum) and use page formats, fonts, and spacing that contribute to the readability and impact of the document. (2.6) Deliver multimedia presentations: a. Combine text, images, and sound and draw information from many sources (e.g., television broadcasts, videos, films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMs, the Internet, electronic media-generated images). b. Select an appropriate medium for each element of the presentation. c. Use the selected media skillfully, editing appropriately and monitoring for quality. d. Test the audience’s response and revise the presentation accordingly.