Submitted by: Andrea Nachman
School: Virginia Randolph Education Center
Summary
Our school was having an assembly to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each class was asked to bring a contribution to share with the school. My homeroom students wanted to make an electronic presentation that enabled them all to contribute to its development. They decided to use Google Presentation because it gave each student that opportunity. Each student was given free rein as to what they wanted to research and report about Dr. King. They discussed their findings with the teacher to prevent duplication of information. Their presentation was well received by the student body.
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Students discuss and brainstormed information they knew about Dr. King and decided that they would research and create a presentation about his life and philosophy. They decided that each person would be responsible for at least two slides of information. The students used the Internet to research the information they wanted to include in their presentation. They assembled related information on their pages and in some cases created their own drawing and letters to express the impact Dr. King made.
Students used Google Presentation as tool to create a presentation for a school assembly on Dr. Martin Luther King. Each student defined his/her contributions that would be made in the presentation. Although students were assigned 2 slides, most of them used additional slides to present information about Dr. King’s life. Students instructed their peers if there was a task that they were unable or unsure how to complete. For example, one student quickly learned how to insert pictures into the presentation. He emerged as the technical helper and took the lead to provide his classmates with the skill to troubleshoot that issue. The students also proofread each other’s slides and advised each other as to what they thought was inappropriate for the presentation. They worked together to design both the title and end pages. The students presentation was well received by the student body in an assembly honor Dr. King.
Students had to work together to establish what information is necessary in the creation of a presentation document on Martin Luther King. Student made decisions what information should be included and how it should be organized. Students decided what images and pictures they would use to help communicate their thoughts and ideas and in some instances, drew their own pictures or wrote their own interpretation of his life’s contribution. Students were able to collaborate despite varying skill levels, from very concrete to those able to grasp more abstract concepts.
Students decided that they wanted to work together to create a presentation to show to the school about the life of Martin Luther King. They decided that by using Google presentation, they could all have an opportunity to make their own unique contribution to the final product. Students selected and created the images and text to tell the story they wanted to convey with the student body about the life and impact of Dr. King’s life.
