Planet PowerPoints

In third grade we spend time learning how to do research and write a research report. This year I decided to teach the children how to use Microsoft PowerPoint and we put our planet research into a PowerPoint presentation. It's amazing how quickly the children pick up on the ins and outs of a new program. All I had to do is show them something once and they knew what to do. What was even more exciting is that the children, through trial and error, found so many more of the capabilities PowerPoint has to offer by experimenting on their own. A third bonus was that more than half the children asked if they could do another PowerPoint in their "free time." They were so excited with this project, as well as presenting their PowerPoint to their classmates. Another added bonus was that in our Houghton-Mifflin core reading program one of the study skills is internet research, which is also a tested skill on their Theme 4 test. We got first hand practice with so many of the skills the children were expected to know by doing this project. The link below goes to the story board we used to record our notes.
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