My Oscar Winning Slide Show Evelyn Shipman Introduction Standards  Objectives Activities Assessment  Results Resources
		Introduction Students will produce  slide shows interweaving original art work, text, clipart, digital pictures, sound  and animation.  Topic for this multimedia presentation will be an award winning book or any book by a well recognized children's author which students have read.   Subject: Multimedia Presentations Topic:  Award-winning book or book by recognized children's author Grade Level: Fourth  Student Lesson name and URL:  My Oscar Winning Slide Show Standards Addressed Fifth  Grade English Language Arts:  Writing Strand  Research and Technology 1.4 Create simple documents by using electronic media and employing organizational features (e.g., passwords, entry and pull-down menus, word searches, the thesaurus, spell checks). 1.6 Edit and revise manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences. Instructional Objectives 1.   Using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, students will create a multimedia presentation  which effectively combines text and graphics (including original graphics) in an informative and attractive layout determined by scoring a  6 or above on a teacher/student produced rubric. 2.  Students will demonstrate skill in using graphic production tools available in Kid Pix program demonstrated by original illustrations produced and measured by pre and post "treasure hunt" checklist. 3.  Students will increase skills in using pull-down menu features (i.e. save, edit,  font changes) and word processing aspects of this software as determined by teacher observation. 4.  Students will demonstrate skill in summarizing significant events and details of their selected book and will articulate clearly the situations, setting, characters and plots using descriptive language in the limited space available on each slide. top  Student Activities Introductory Activity Poll students regarding the format usually used to make book reports (handwritten report, oral report, electronically produced, etc.).  Record their responses and tally frequency for each category.   Show demo of a Kid Pix Slide Show (can be teacher/student made) and suggest this option as a method of expanding their sense of narrative from static images to storytelling sequences. Enabling Activities 1.   Assess student skill with Kid Pix tools using Treasure Hunt format. 2.  Explore 20 Kid Pix tools and  options and give practice with each one. 3.  Explore "Top 10" ways to enhance projects with graphics (include tools, backgrounds, clip art, cutouts, maps, and pull-down menu items). 4.  Students will  select topics and begin planning process for slide show. Students will find use internet search skills to find lists of  Newbery  and ALA award winning books and select book to present. 5.  Introduce Script Worksheet, Storyboard and Rubric to be used for final assessment 6.  Have students view "How To Make A SlideShow" from Kid Pix Resource disk. 7.  Develop plan for slide shows using storyboard and script worksheet. Begin producing slides.  Have "mini shows" where students can demo their successes. 8.  Add sound to productions.  Explore using sounds included in the program, student recorded sound clips, text read alouds, background music, and student recorded text options. Culminating Activity Slide shows produced by each student will be presented to the class, to other classes and to parents in an Open House format. top    Assessment PREPARATION CONTENT PRESENTATION Poor use of computer time Storyboard incomplete Did not fulfill requirements                    1 Many errors in structure No clear story line Many spelling errors                     1 Little originality in graphics Little integration of graphics and text No sound or transitions                       1 Fair use of computer time Storyboard needs more detail Partially fulfilled requirements                     2 Understandable/interesting Some use of colorful language Few errors                     2 Good quality graphics Graphics support text Adequate use of sound & transitions                      2 Efficient use of computer time Storyboard organized-actually plans presentation All requirements fulfilled                      3 Coherent/logical Creative, appropriate use of language No spelling/style errors                      3 Excellent quality graphics Creative graphics support text Outstanding ueE of sound & transitions                       3               ___              ___              ___             TOTAL _____                  top    Results Click here to see how student skills using the Kid Pix tools improved during this activity .   Click here to see the results of our final assessment.   top    Web Resources & Supplementary Materials Introductory Activity  I used Slide Shows prepared by previous students for sample shows. Learning Co. has excellent resources available at their site http://www.learningcompanyschool.com  You will need to make copies of the "Treasure Hunt" Pre and Post Test Tool. Enabling Activities If you have the Kid Pix Studio Deluxe available, be sure to access the Resource CD.  Look particularly for tutorials for teacher and students.  You will want to make copies of the storyboard and script worksheet.   Culminating Activity You will need copies of the scoring rubric for each student's finished product.   To extend this activity, please see shapebooks which can be used for themed writing activities or math journals http://www.mississippi.net/~lamarelm/shapeboo.htm top    Click here to view my Power Point presentation. Ben Hulse Elementary School 303 South D Street, Imperial, CA 92251 Evelyn Shipman  eshipman@icoe.k12.ca.us Last Revised 06/6/01