Title – Mac World Research Paper Presentations

By – Ian Taggart

Primary Subject – Computers / Internet

Secondary Subjects – Any Subject

Grade Level – 7-8

Standards Addressed:

Arizona State Standards:
• Various Social Studies, Science and
  Writing standards according to teacher’s desire.

Arizona Technology Standards:

• S1:C1:PO1
  
• S1:C4:PO1
  
• S3:C1:PO1-2
  
• S3:C2:PO1-5
  
• S5:C1:PO3

Projects:

1. 
   Research Paper Assignment
   
   :

   • 
     Select a topic
     
     of your choosing and research it on the internet
     using effective search techniques. All topics must be approved by the
     teacher and appropriate for school.
   • Before you begin writing, you must have at least
     
     five sources
     
     .
     You may use Wikipedia as one of your sources.
   • To help you organize your research, you may create a
     
     notes document
     
     where you may copy and paste your source information. However, you may
     not copy and paste the information into your final paper. All work must be
     in your own words.
   • Be sure to use
     
     Spell Check
     
     and have somebody else read your
     paper making sure your punctuation, capitalization, spacing, etc. are correct
     before you submit it.
   • You must use a “manual break” between the
     
     Title page
     
     and
     
     Body pages
     
     and the
     
     Sources page
     
     .
     
   • The paper must be
     
     formatted and organized
     
     in the following
     manner and will be
     
     graded
     
     following the guidelines below.

   Report Format:

   
   
   Title Page:
   
   • Name, class (Mac World) and topic centered at the top of the page.
     

   
   Body Pages:
   

   • 300-500 words with an introductory paragraph, informational paragraphs,
     and summary paragraph
     
   • Font and size – 12 pt. Times New Roman
     
   • Double Spaced
     
   • Indented paragraphs (five spaces)
     
   • Left Justify
     

   
   Sources Page:
   

   • “Sources” must be centered at the top of the page
     
   • Must have a minimum of 5 sources
     
   • You may use Wikipedia as one of your sources
     
   • 4 or more original/professional sites including news, educational,
     government, professional organizations, museums, cultural, religious, and others

     as appropriate.

2. 
   PowerPoint or Keynote Presentation
   
   :

   • Once the students have completed this assignment, they will then create
     a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation using the topic of the research paper.
   • The presentation must be formatted and organized in the following
     manner:

   Presentation Format:

   
   
   Title Slide:
   
   • Name, class (Mac World) and topic on the first slide.

   
   Body Slides:
   

   • Minimum of 10 slides containing text, pictures or a combination of both.
     
   • Create your own slide format or use a preset format.
     
   • Try different slide transitions, artwork and photos and appropriate
     sound effects.

   
   Sources Slide:
   

   • Slide must be titled “Sources”
     
   • Use the same (minimum of 5) sources as on your research paper and any
     additional if appropriate.
     
   • All sources must be bulleted.

3. 
   GarageBand Presentation
   
   :

   • On completion of the presentation, the students will create an
     audio/visual presentation using GarageBand or other similar software.

   Steps to Create Presentation:

   
   
   Step 1: Narrative
   
   • Create narrative or script: This should take 1 – 2 days.
     
   • Launch GarageBand
     
   • Select Podcast and “save as” to desktop
     
   • Record your narrative using either (male) or (female) tracks
     
   • This should be done in a quiet place such as in the media center or
     outside
     

   
   Step 2: Photos
   

   • Collect your photos in iPhoto
     
   • Listen to your voice and drop the photos in where you want them
     
   • Some photos will work if you drag and drop from the desktop

   
   Step 3:
   
   Music and Jingle

   • For jingles, select the “Eyeball” and audio to find the sound or music
     you want
     
   • You may also use music from your own collection
     
   • Be sure your music is not louder than your voice over
     
   • Music should be appropriate to be played at school
     

   
   Step 4:
   
   Save it and Share it

   • After your have added all your elements and reviewed it and your
     podcast is how you want it to be, save it. To save: Go to File (save), then go
     to
     Share (Export Podcast to Disk) then export to desktop
     
   • To play, use QuickTime player

Final Note:

• On completion of this assignment, the students will have created and
  presented their original research in three different formats utilizing
  internet research techniques and various software appropriate for developing
  strong
  and effective 21st Century technology skills.
• Teachers may assign
  these back to back or space them out over the school year.

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Ian Taggart

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