Assessing Student's PowerPoints

Students will put a lot of time into their PowerPoint presentations and it is only fair for them to know what the teacher expects before they start their assignment. It is most easily done by showing them the rubric that will be used for grading their PowerPoint.

Here are some sample PowerPoint rubrics already created on line:

A+ Rubric

Rubric For Multimedia Presentation

Rubric for Peer Evaluation

If none of the above work for your expectations then the site Rubistar is perfect for creating your own personal rubric.

Student PowerPoint Project Ideas

Students can show off their newly acquired knowledge with creative presentations using PowerPoints. They are appropriate for all subjects and students respond well to the media presentation format. The students can include photos, text and sounds.

Student Presentation Ideas

• Field Trip Slide Shows - Develop field trip slide shows to review and apply knowledge learned on a field trip. Students can work together to make a slide show that presents what they saw, as well as what they learned.



• Autobiographical Stories - Students can create short autobiographical stories about themselves. Scanned photos can be inserted for interest. Once the slides are complete, you can put them together in a presentation to show an audience, such as an open house or parent night.



• Interactive Book Reports - Have students create a PowerPoint presentation about books they read.



• Group Slide Shows - Give your students a topic (such as zoo animals) and tell them to choose parts of the topic to focus on (such as specific zoo animals). Have students research their assigned portions of the topic and develop slides to serve as a part of a group presentation about the topic.



• Poetry Readings - Students can create slides exhibiting their personal poetry along with a voice recording.

Teachers' Classroom Uses

Teachers can spice up their lesson plans and presentations with PowerPoints. They are appropriate for all subjects and all learning styles for students.

• Creative Presentation Ideas
  Flash Cards - Flashcard presentations for individual and group reinforcement. You can create a template and choose whether you or your students will insert the words or phrases. Topics may include: reinforcing math concepts; practicing parts of speech; practicing spelling; reinforcing story problems; and reinforcing numbers, letters, or colors.


• Science Presentations - Use PowerPoint to teach processes and how things work. Teachers or students can add additional items to a diagram to illustrate how a process grows and changes. Science principles work well using this format.


• Student Portfolios - PowerPoint can be used to create portfolios of student work.


• Jeopardy - The teacher can download one of many templates on line and create Review Games for any subject. http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm

How PowerPoint Can Enhance Classroom Instruction

Use PowerPoint presentations to enhance the effectiveness of classroom instruction in many ways in every subject area.
· Main points can be emphasized and the presentation itself can be enhanced by using graphics, animation, or sound.
· Add flair to presentations with slide and bullet transitions and animated effects.
· Presentations can be used to make lessons more organized and flexible.
· Text on a PowerPoint presentation is much easier for students to read than trying to read notes that are written on an overhead projector or chalkboard.
· Student interest can be stimulated through the use of graphics and cartoons.
· Variety is the key to keeping the attention of students.
· Many tools are available for use with PowerPoint, so experiment to see what works best for you and your students.

Why use PowerPoint In the Classroom?

PowerPoint is a wonderful tool for learning in both a student and teacher-directed situation. It can add a new dimension to learning allowing teachers to explain abstract concepts, while accommodating all learning styles. Used properly, PowerPoint can be one of the most powerful tools for presenting new and old information ever known. Students of the new age technology are more tuned into the media presentations and pay attention longer therefore learn more information in a non lecture setting.