Microsoft PowerPoint 2: Applications (365)

Phase: Learn & Practice

Unit 1: Creating Presentations

In this unit, students learn about best practices of developing effective presentations.

Lessons:

1. Making an Effective Presentation
2. Vacation Ideas Presentation

Unit 2: Links, Shapes, and Photo Albums

In this unit, students learn about adding interest and function to presentations using text boxes, WordArt, hyperlinks, action buttons, and photo albums with captions.

Lessons:

1. Game Show, Part 1
2. Game Show, Part 2
3. Company Photo Album

Unit 3: Tables, Charts, Graphs, and SmartArt

In this unit, students understand the benefits of using tables, charts, graphs, and SmartArt; recognize basic charts, such as pie, column, bar, and line charts; know when to use different types of charts, and create charts in PowerPoint.

Lessons:

1. Presenting Data Visually
2. Environmental Scenario 1.12
3. Daily Activity Scenario

Phase: Reinforce

Project: Who's Who - Show and Tell

In this activity, students choose one person from a list of well-known people in a specific profession. Students then research and create a presentation for the person. The presentation will have six slides. The first slide will be a Title Slide. Slides two through five, will present information about the person. The sixth and final slide in the presentation will be the Sources slide, listing the Internet sources of the information in the presentation.