Virtual Museum Assignment
Due: A: March 7, 2014; B: March 6, 2014
· Save project in PowerPoint Presentation and PowerPoint Show Mode
o 1.) Click on the Office Button to pull down the menu
o 2.) Click Save As
o 3.) Under the save as menu, save the presentation in ‘Presentation Mode’ (scroll until you see presentation…click this option and save)
o 4.) Under the save as menu, scroll until you see ‘PowerPoint Show’ (click this option and save)
o 5.) Email both versions (Presentation and Show Mode)
· Email:
o Subject in email: VM your name and partner’s name
§ Example: VM Shanard and Mark
o Email must be received by your due date at 11:59pm or the assignment is LATE
o LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE PENALIZED (ONLY ½ CREDIT WILL BE RECEIVED). ASSIGNMENTS TURNED IN AFTER TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
o Completed assignment=powerpoint and paper
· Requirements (75 points total)
o Museum Home Slide (10 points)
o Museum Exit Slide (Works Cited Page in MLA Format) (15 points)
§ Pictures and Text
§ Website for MLA Formatting: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
§ Use credible websites
· Pictures: Minimum 5 picture (work alone)/Minimum 7 pictures (work with a partner) (10 points)
§ Each slide must have a picture
§ Clarity
§ Quality
o Text (20 points)
§ Clearly Displayed (in students’ own words)
§ No Grammar Errors/Sentence Structure Errors
§ Slide for each picture in the 1st slide of the museum
§ Current Event: 1 or 2 Current Events
§ Information citation on each slide in addition to the works cited page
o Creativity (10 points)
§ Should be factual
§ Layout should not be distracting
o Navigation Buttons (10 points)
§ All links must work
· Presentation (10 points)
o The students will present their Virtual Museum assignment in a professional manner. They must also explain the slides/pictures and discuss what they learned while researching their topic.
· Summary/Reflection (15 points)
o The students must write a one page paper:
§ Typed in 12 point font, Times New Roman, No Spacing Style, Double-Spaced and in MLA Format
§ Website for MLA Formatting (Works Cited Page and Parenthetical Citations): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
· 1.) Summary
o Summary of the history of the school researched
· 2.) Reflection
§ Why did you choose this school?
§ Current Events (within the last 3 years)
· Why did you choose that current event?
o Explain the importance of the current event as it relates to the school (highlights accomplishments of the school).
§ What are two things that you learned/found interesting about the school? What did you already know about the school?
Topic you MUST DISCUSS
o Academics
§ Requirements for acceptance (GPA, SAT/ACT Scores, etc—find actual scores or median scores, cost, majors)
§ Deadlines for submitting information
o Current Events (Highlight the event-Summary)
§ 1-working alone
§ 2-working with a partner
Topics you may discuss
o History of the school
o Clubs
o Academic/Athletic
§ Financial Aid (specific examples)
o Athletics
o Summer Programs for Students
o Special Programs on Campus (teachers, first generation students, etc.)
o Unique Information about the school
o School Percentages (apply/accepted)
o General Info
§ Location, mascot, school colors, size
These are just a few ideas. You will generate additional ideas as you explore the school’s official website.
The PowerPoint Virtual Museum
Most of us are familiar with using PowerPoint to deliver a presentation. In this assignment, you will use PowerPoint to create one room of a virtual museum that gives nonlinear access to information about the pictures hanging on your museum wall.
What you will do:
1.) Select a topic, find (or take) 5 or 7 digital images related to your topic. You should also develop one paragraph of information to go along with each picture.
2.) Construct a museum room in PowerPoint per these instructions.
3.) Hang your pictures on the walls of your museum per these instructions.
4.) Add a detail slide for each picture. The slide will contain a larger version of the picture, a title, and the paragraph that you developed in step 1 above.
5.) Add navigation links:
a. Each picture hanging on the wall in your museum room must be turned into a clickable link that goes to the related detail slide.
b. Add a button that will allow the user to return to the museum room from each detail slide. This button should be placed on the Slide Master as explained in the instructions. (See last page of this document)
c. Create an exit slide that includes the works cited page (text and pictures) in MLA Format.
i. Website for MLA Formatting http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/