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Software

Internet Explorer
Microsoft PowerPoint

Office Version

2010, 2010, 2007, 2007, XP/03, XP/03, 2000

Subject

Drama
Language Arts
Social Studies

Technology Skills

Internet
Presentation

Topic

Biography

Product Category

Junior-Projects:TechnoHero

Level

Elementary


Samples
Planning Sheet
PowerPoint Timeline
Trading Card Instructions


Contents
Teacher Guide
Student Workbook
Presentation Sample File
Review Questions
Skill Reviews
Extension Activities
Marking Sheet
Summary of Skills
Parent Letter
Certificate


TechnoHero


Microsoft PowerPoint Lesson Plans

TechnoHero Icon Elementary students create a PowerPoint presentation about a prominent figure. They research to make a list of accomplishments and then organize the facts into a slide show.

Session 1 My Hero

The PowerPoint lesson plans in TechnoHero are suitable for beginners as well as students who have some experience with PowerPoint. The project begins with a study of the concept of a hero. Students examine the difference between a hero and a celebrity. They are introduced to categories of heroes, such as explorers, earth keepers, peacemakers, or scientists.

In TechnoHero is a sample Microsoft PowerPoint presentation about a significant person. Provided with TechnoHero is a sample presentation about Dr. David Suzuki.

Students view the slide show and then answer questions about the content.

Students then select a personal hero. They research information about their hero using the Internet or books. The list of facts and achievements are recorded on a planning sheet, provided with the TechnoHero project.

Students then gather two pictures of their hero using the Internet, scanner, or digital photographs.
A planning sheet is provided with the TechnoHero lesson plans for students to record facts about their personal hero.
View Planning Sheet

Session 2 Hero for a Day

One of the slides in the PowerPoint presentation will contain a brief video clip. In preparation, students record a video in this session. Some suggested scenarios are:

  • Be the Hero: Dress, behave, and speak like the hero.
  • Young Hero: Pretend you are the hero at your age.
  • Hero Connection: Speak like you are the hero’s mother.
  • Interview: Film a mock interview with your hero.
  • Be Yourself: Talk about your admiration for this person.


Session 3 Biography

Now that the resources have been gathered, the slide show is ready to be created. The PowerPoint lesson plans contain detailed instructions showing students how to:

  • create slides
  • add text
  • apply a slide design
  • select a slide layout
  • insert a picture
  • format a picture
  • add a video
  • set video properties
PowerPoint lesson plans guide students through making a presentation about a personal hero.


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Learning Objectives
  • gather information about a hero
  • use a search engine
  • organize researched facts into chronological order
  • identify ways in which people are similar and different
  • record a short video clip
  • insert a new slide and select the layout
  • add text, pictures, and video to a slide
  • add an organization chart and a table to a slide
  • write speaker notes for each slide
  • give an oral presentation using PowerPoint

Session 4 Make a Timeline

Use the detailed PowerPoint lesson plans to teach your students how to use the organization chart feature to create a timeline. Students can choose colors and styles to make a unique organized list of important events in the life of the hero.

PowerPoint lesson plans explain how to create a timeline of important events using a graphic organizer.
Create a timeline in PowerPoint

Session 5 Me and My Hero

Next your students complete a planning sheet, listing similarities and differences between the hero and themselves. They use this information to create a comparison chart. The detailed PowerPoint lesson plans show students how to insert a table onto a slide and format it to show the comparisons.


Session 6 Hero Presentation

In the final session, students proofread and edit the presentation and get it ready to show to their peers. They learn how to rearrange slides and print speaker notes. After some coaching on how to give a successful oral presentation, students show the slide show to their classmates.


Optional PowerPoint Lesson Plans

Challenge your students with PowerPoint lesson plans:

  • Character Traits: Make a mind map.
  • Charles E. Yeager: Practice skills to create a timeline.
  • Post It to the Web: Share your show on the Internet.
  • Trading Card: Turn a slide to a wallet size trading card.
PowerPoint lesson plans explain how to create wallet size trading cards from a slide. PowerPoint lesson plans explain how to create wallet size trading cards from a slide.
View Trading Card Instructions

Testimonials

I had a very productive number of lessons in the summer term with my Year 6 (age 10-11). The TechnoHero pack fits in very well with the history topic on 'Britain since the 1930's' in which students research a hero from this period. Thank you again for a useful resource.

K. Chaventre, St Catherine's Prep School, Surrey, England




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