Assignment PPT E: How to Evaluate PowerPoint Presentations (PPT)

1. Pick a historical figure, person of personal interest, or an event. The person you pick should be school appropriate! If you are not sure, ask me. 2. Your task is to find three PPT presentations that are available on the web. You will evaluate the three and decide which is best after filling out the spread sheet on the next page. This may require going back to the first one or second after viewing the third to help you decide. 3. Use Google.com to find PPTs. You will use the Advanced Search feature and limit your searches to PPT format. Example: PPT+William Wallace or PowerPoint+William Wallace 4. Make sure you support why the one selected is the best of the three. Be thorough in your answer. One or two sentences DOES NOT support your reasoning. 5. After you fill out the Spread sheet on the next page, completed the supporting comment box, make sure your name and date data field is filled in on the spread sheet. 6. Save it to your documents your Integrated Tech 8 on your H: drive. 7. Send it to the conference via an email attachment. 8. Subject line should have your last name followed by PPT Eval.

Your Name Cameron Buzhardt

Todays Date 11/5/13

Answer questions for PPT #1 PPT#2 PPT#3 each PPT. Copy URL for each 1. www.myteacherpages terpconnect.umd.edu/ core.ecu.edu/engl/hac .com/.../files/DrSeuss ~sberry/team2_files/te kettt/Odell.ppt PPT.
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Who created this PPT? (student, teacher, other, or unknown?) What date was this created? Or unknown? Were real pictures used, or just clipart, or both? Is there a works cited page or bibliography? Were there any video clips in the PPT? Which PPT had the best look? Did they have transitions? If so, what did they use? Did they vary it? How many slides were in this powerpoint? Did you learn anything new from this PPT?

The author is unknown

The author is unknown

The author is a student named Katie Odell It was created summer of 2008 Real pictures and clip art were used in this Yes, on the very last slide There are no video clips This PPT had the second best look There are no transitions

The date is unknown

The date is unknown

Real pictures and clip art were used in this There is not a works cited page or bibliography There were no video clips This PPT had the best look There are no transitions

Real pictures and clip art were used in this Yes, on the very last slide There are no video clips This PPT did not look very good There are some transitions between slides, but many that present the text There are 12 slides

There are 38 slides

There are 21 slides

Yes, I learned he was still righting the day before he died

Yes, I learned his real name is Theodor

Yes, I learned that most of his book had a lot to do with his own life

In the box provided and based on your answers from above, list the best PPT and explain why? Be thorough in your explanation as to why. One or two sentences DOES NOT support your reasoning. Write a paragraph explaining. Paragraphs usually are at a minimum of seven (7) sentences in length.

The best power point, in my opinion, was PPT #1. Even though it did not have any transitions, it went along smoothly and didnt jump from one topic to another. The actual look of it was nice too. It had a nice background with outlines, and the pictures were clear, easy to see, and went with the text. It also had good sentences that were clear, to the point, and easy to understand. It gave me lots of good information in a quick and easy to understand way. The only bad thing about this was that it did not have a bibliography.