Sunday, November 4, 2007

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:



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.