Slideshow Biz "Slide Presentations"

My Target

At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in developing and utilizing materials (slide presentations) which involve students in meaningful learning.

My Map

An effective teacher makes it her/his business to create slide presentations that really enhance instruction.

My Tools

As you prepare your slide presentations, use the activity form below. Include an electronic copy of the presentation when you submit it to your FS teacher.

Title of My Presentation:

USA in World War II

Objectives:

At the end of the 50-minute lesson students must have:

         📍Analyzed the main cause of Germany's defeat in World War II

         📍Recognized and discussed the significant contributions of USA to Germany's defeat in World War II

         📍Written a four-paragraph essay on how USA contributed to Germany’s 

                 defeat in World War II 

Subject Matter/ Topic:

Involvement of USA in Germany’s Defeat in World War II

Enhancements (check appropriate box)

        Graphics         ✅           Music               ✅        Hyperlink

        Animation                     Voice Narration  ✅        Others  _________

        Sound Effects  ✅           Stylish Fonts    ✅      

Description of appropriate use:

The power point presentation is appropriate for Social Studies topic because it allows spontaneous discussions in the class. Students can visibly read what is written on the screen while the teacher explains those facts. For students where English is not their primary language, using this application if a lot more effective. They see, hear, and feel what the whole concept is all about. Also, PPT allows its users to insert videos in the slide.

Presentation Storyboard:

My slide presentation for Social Studies. 

My Analysis

After working on your slide presentation, answer the following questions:

What are the good features of a slide presentation?

Having a slide show presentation is not enough for an effective instructional material. The slide show itself must have good features for it to be appropriate and supplemental medium of transferring knowledge to the learners. Here are the following good features of a slide show presentation

     ✅Slides should be well designed.

     ✅Keep the background simple.

     ✅Fonts should be legible from 10 feet away. 

     ✅Graph labels and photo captions should be legible as well.

     ✅Use bold-face fonts to emphasize important facts.

     ✅Use appropriate graphs, photos, and videos. 

     ✅Keep sentences short and simple.

     ✅Organize the presentation logically.

     ✅Avoid using light colors for texts as they are not visible in room lighting conditions. 

Which of these features are present in the slide presentation you made?

My slide presentation contains most of the good features, if not all. My main concern as I was making this slide presentation was the content itself. I see to it that only the important facts are included and statements are concise, simple, and easy to understand. The videos also supported the given facts. In general, the slide presentation is consistent to the lesson topic.

Which features are not present in the slide presentation you made?

My slide presentation do not have hyperlink and animation features.

My Reflections

What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the slide presentations? How did you overcome them?

Slide presentations are easy to make as long as the materials that needed to be added on each page are already prepared. I did not encounter any difficulties while making this presentation.  

Just a tip: One can also save the slide presentation as photo (jpeg format) when using smart television.