Using Power Point to Display Student Activities on a Web Page

Objectives:  To display students' class work or special activities, in a fun and easy way, on a web site.

Requirements:

• computers equipped with Microsoft Power Point  

• computers equipped with Microsoft Front Page or other web authoring software

• digital camera

• special event

• Teacher proficient in Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Front Page

Grade Level: All

Interdisciplinary Subjects: All

Procedure:

1. Use a digital camera to take pictures of a special event such as Book Character Day, a Field Trip or a Special Visitor. 

2. You can create a slide show with just pictures or you can create a slide show with pictures and text.

3. For a slide show with just pictures: Open Microsoft Power Point.  On the menu bard go to FORMAT---SLIDE LAYOUT and select the blank slide.  (Pointing your mouse on the slide tells you what type of slide it is.)

4. On the menu bar, select INSERT---PICTURE---FROM FILE.  Locate where you have saved your pictures (example. floppy disk or folder on the computer).  Select the first picture and click INSERT.  Position the picture on the page by clicking it one time and moving it where you want it.

5. To create the second slide, go to INSERT on the menu bar and select NEW SLIDE.  Select the blank slide again and repeat step 4 again.  Continue with these steps until all of the pictures have been inserted. 

6. For a slide show with pictures and text:  Open Microsoft Power Point.  Go to FORMAT---SLIDE LAYOUT and select the slide with Title, Text and Clipart.  (Remember, pointing your mouse on the slide tells you what type of slide it is.)  Then follow steps 4 and 5.

7. After all of the slides have been created, a background color can be selected as well as font size and color.  To select a background color, go to FORMAT---BACKGROUND on the menu bar.  Click the arrow and scroll down to either "MORE COLORS" or "FILL EFFECTS".  Here, you can select the color you would like for your background.  In "FILL EFFECTS" you have the option of one color, two colors or preset colors.   You can select a variety of shading styles as wells as textures and patterns. 

8. After selecting the color you want for the background, you have the choice of applying it to one slide or to all slides.  If you apply it to one slide you will have to go through the above steps again to apply a background color to each slide.

9. To change the font color and size, you can simply highlight your text, go to the formatting tool bar to select the font, size and color.

10. To finish the project, add transitions.  This determines how your slides flow in when viewing the slide show.  On the menu bar, select "SLIDE SHOW" and scroll down to "TRANSITIONS".   Go down the list and select the transition you like.  You can "apply to all slides", do each slide individually or you can select "RANDOM TRANSITION"  which displays different transitions when viewing the slide show. 

11. When it's time to save the slideshow, you must give it a filename that does not contain any spaces or special characters.  Underscores can be used in filenames.  For example: acceptable filenames: fieldtrip or field_trip, unacceptable filenames:  field trip, of field/trip. 

12. The next step is to save it as a web page.  Under "file name" where it says, "Save as type:" You must change it from "presentation" to web page".  After doing this, you simply link it to a web site you have created.  Samples:  Click this "Activities" link to see  samples of Power Point presentations for, "First Grade New Orleans Day", "First Grade Book Character Day" and "Kindergarten Visits Computer".