Tech Integration Project
Lesson Accelerator: Project Overview

Math Links
Software Type: Presentation
The example project created in this Lesson Accelerator addresses NETS Performance Indicators for middle grades as used in a(n) Math curriculum. It could also be used with older learners or adapted for lower grades. See the section on Extending and Adapting at the bottom of this page for ideas on how to use this same project for different subjects, grades, and skill levels.
Project Launchers
Lesson Accelerator Project Launcher pages contain video tutorials that show you, step-by-step, how to create this project using specific software applications, as well as a movie showing you what the finished project looks like. They also provide a download of all the example files used in the project, so you can recreate it.
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Description
Students will be creating a 3-slide presentation that links slides in a non-linear fashion. The project demonstrated in the tutorial movies uses the topic of solving a math story problem, with links to the correct and incorrect response slides, as the example. However, this project can be easily adapted and applied to any subject that might incorporate non-linear linking in a presentation. Students will learn how to add content and navigation buttons to their presentation slides, and then will troubleshoot the navigational links in their presentation to determine if buttons are properly configured. Individual presentations could be linked together to form a complex presentation used by the entire class.
Goals
To provide students with the opportunity to create non-linear, user-directed presentations in a presentation software application.
Objectives
The student will be able to:
  • Open a presentation template and create new slides.
  • Add text to each of the slides.
  • Add navigational buttons to each slide.
  • Troubleshoot the navigational elements.
Preparation and Skill Mastery
Students should have mastered basic computer skills, such as opening and saving documents, and using input devices (mouse, keyboard, and/or tablet). Students may benefit from having a printed copy of the text used in the example project, if they will following along with the tutorial movies. Additional or different content may be used for this project to fit the topic of discussion in the classroom.
Materials
  • Computer with presentation software installed.
  • Access to the template file provided in the resource packet.
  • Student resource materials provided with this document.
Task List
The tasks to be completed for this project include:
  • Creating a new presentation document from a template.
  • Adding more slides to the presentation.
  • Adding text to each of the slides.
  • Adding navigational buttons to each of the slides.
  • Testing the navigational elements of the presentation.
Assessment
Assessment can be based on the following:
  • Was the student able to open the template and save it for their own use?
  • Was the student able to create new slides in their presentation?
  • Was the student able to add content to their slides?
  • Was the student able to demonstrate an understanding of non-linear linking by properly linking buttons to response slides?
  • Was the student able to troubleshoot and fix navigational elements in their presentation?
Extending or Adapting
Here are some possible ways that this lesson plan might be extended or adapted for different timeframes, grade levels, and skill/ability levels:
  • This project can be easily adapted to suit any topic of discussion in the classroom. Students can be instructed to construct text questions or scenarios that have at least two possible outcomes. Response slide content would be appropriate to the topic and linked accordingly.
  • Complex presentations can be created with more than 3 slides and multiple navigation buttons on each page. The user can be provided with numerous pathways through the presentation, depending on which buttons they click.
  • Classroom discussion might include diagramming appropriate flow through a complex presentation. Where does the user need navigation back to a main slide or index? Should the user be given total navigational control (access to control buttons, arrow key control, etc.) or does the presentation call for limiting some user access?