This is the most thorough slide show I have ever undertaken! Whew!! First, I must say that since I only have Office 7 Starter, I do not have PowerPoint!! After searching for applicable freeware slide programs, I tried SlideRocket. I found it very difficult to use, and exceedingly slow!
I next tried Google Presentation, and found it very user-friendly!! It has an especially nice "cross-hairs" feature for centering your text box/slide on the page! Although, in trying to make my slides creative, I used a lot of different layout techniques, and also a great deal of images from free to use/non-copyright sources.
I found those images by using the Advanced Search setting on Google Images. It allows the user to narrow their search for images based upon usage rights.
In planning my slideshow presentation, I read the required reading selections for the activity and viewed the videos on John Cleese, (being a longtime (uh, older individual) Monte Python fan, I thought this was so interesting & cool!) I used a mind-mapping technique for brainstorming.
When I finally knew the direction I wanted to take my viewer, I began to put together my content. I chose baseball and the World Series, because I love MLB & it is that time of year, and I feel it is a natural selection for a teacher of Social Studies to present to their students.
The NETS-T standard my slide show presentation represents is:
1. Facilitate & Inspire Student Learning and Creativity.
Here is the link to my Slideshow. Enjoy!
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
