TECHNOHERO TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
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Teacher Guide - Student Workbook -
Resource Files
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Are you studying an
important person?
Integrate technology into your social studies or
language curriculum. In this technology project, students create a presentation.
They research a prominent figure and summarize
accomplishments using detailed PowerPoint Lesson Plans.
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My Hero
In TechnoHero, students present
information about a personal hero. This person should be someone who has
made a significant contribution.
Using the Internet students research facts about their hero. This
information is then arranged on slides to produce a multimedia
presentation.
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Hero NOT Celebrity
Students complete activities to distinguish between a hero
and celebrity.
Research Sheet
Students use a research sheet to organize their facts.
CLICK TO VIEW A SAMPLE
RESEARCH SHEET |
PowerPoint Slides
Learn how to use different slide
layouts to organize information.
Real Life Heroes
In addition to the
instructions about how to create a PowerPoint
presentation,
this technology project also offers excellent
activities to learn about people who have made
significant contributions such as:
- David Suzuki -
environmentalist
- Martin Luther King -civil rights
activist
- Mother Teresa - humanitarian
- Charles E. Yeager - first
person to break the sound barrier
Have FUN with your Hero
The TechnoHero technology project
has fun extension activities your students will enjoy:
- Super Hero: Use
Microsoft Paint to transform a photo of your hero into a comic
book hero. Have fun writing about your super hero's powers,
weaknesses, and
foes.
- Hero Trading Cards:
Learn how to turn a simple PowerPoint slide into a cool trading
card. Trade with your friends for a complete set of hero cards.
Presentation Technology Skills
In the TechnoHero
technology project, emphasis is placed on
selecting a slide layout best suited to the purpose. Students learn the following
presentation technology
skills:
- organize information using
various slide layouts
- apply a slide design that
represents the hero
- create an organization chart
to list events chronologically
- create a table to compare hero
and student attributes
- format the appearance of cells
in a table
- embed a video file onto a
slide (optional)
- add notes to a slide
- use slide sorter to organize
slides
- print notes and use them as an
aid when giving a presentation about the hero
- view a presentation
TechnoHero is
Affordable
The TechnoHero
technology project is great value
for your money. When you order TechnoHero, you will receive a teacher guide,
student workbook, and customizable resource files
for a
price that is affordable.
Software: Microsoft
PowerPoint, Internet Explorer
Version: Microsoft Office
2000, XP, 2003, and 2007
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