Page 1 of 3

Vocabulary Multimedia Presentation Activity

Plan: (1) What do we need to know?

Objective: I canuse appropriate technology tools and other resources for the purpose of accessing, gathering, organizing, and sharing information effectively (for example, multimedia presentation).

Do: (2) How will we learn it?

Directions: From the vocabulary list, select 10 or moreterms.

Follow the checklist of instructionsat #11 below to design and complete your 12-slide vocabulary multimedia presentation about the assigned category or topic.

Also, enhance your presentation with your unique creativity.

You may use Keynote for Mac, Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Prezi.

If you use Prezi and since it is non-linear, please number each frame or part 1-12.

Study: (3) How will we know if we’ve learned it?

Setting Up Your Presentation and What You Need to Know

  1. Open a newmultimedia presentationdocument.
  2. Save on Google Drive or online at Prezi.
  3. Give the file a simple name.
  4. Continue to save early and often.
  5. Select or create a design.
  6. Apply one design or background for each slide.
  7. You may select a design/layout template or you may create your own background colors and design scheme.
  8. Use one font for the main titles and a different font for the other text on each slide.
  9. Appropriate text fonts/background color contrast should be applied.
  10. To set up the presentation, click the New Slide button until you see 12 slides (or frames on Prezi).
  11. Insertor manually type slide numbers on each slide or frame in Prezi.
  12. Royalty-free images used will follow the copyright law and fair use guidelines.
  13. Include one example of a clip art graphic or picture on each and every slide.
  14. Graphics created in Paint or Print Screen may also be used.
  15. On the title slide, key a caption with your picture.
  16. Captions are optional with pictures on your vocabulary slides.
  17. Sources used for information, graphics, and sound are correctly cited on the credits slide in MLA format and in alphabetical order (similar to Works Cited for a report or term paper in a word processing document).
  18. Key the title of the vocabulary list to cite where you got your words and definitions.
  19. Providespecific website citations in MLA format, not Google or Google images.
  20. If you use the Insert Image function in Google Slides, cite it as Google Drive Images and similarly in Prezi, cite Prezi Images.
  21. Here is an example of a website citation in MLA format:

"Free Computer Terms, Dictionary, and Glossary." Free Computer Terms, Dictionary, and Glossary.

Web. 27 May 2016. <

  1. Please use to correctly enter and copy/paste each citation.
  1. Animations and transitions (or effects) – and audio (sound) are optional.
  2. Animation refers to animation or digital effects for different items that belong on a slide.
  3. Transition effects specify how the display changes (such as fading) as a user moves from one slide to another.
  4. If you use audio or sound, first complete the information and graphics.
  5. Then use your earphones or a pair of headphones.
  6. Remember that sound is to creatively enhance the topic of your slide show and not be a distraction.
  7. Show control of grammar (like subject and verb agreement), sentence formation, standard usage, and mechanics (including capitalization, punctuation, and spelling).
  8. Titles are to be capitalized correctly in title case.

Instructions for Your 12 Slides or Prezi Frames

  1. Follow these specific directions. Design a total of 12 or more slides (or frames in Prezi).
  2. The first slide is your title slide, which includes the main title of your presentation, a subtitle, your name, and an image (clip art or picture).
  3. Key a caption for your picture.
  4. Create a new and separate slide for each vocabulary word on slides two through eleven.
  5. For each vocabulary slide, provide all of the following:

Type the word as the main title of its slide.

Then in a three-bullet list:

Type the word’s definition.

Type your personal definition – rewrite the definition in your own words.

Compose an effective sentence, using the word in a specific way that also applies or exemplifies the term or concept.

In your sentence, include something aboutIB in your sentence, such as:

  • IB Learner Profile
  • Approaches to Learning
  • International mindedness
  • Service as Action (Community Service)
  • Your IB experiences (clubs, learning activities, projects, etc.)

For example, “I like technology” is a weak sentence because it doesn’t exemplify the word, technology’s meaning enough; but the sentence, “As a principled and caring IB learner, I am examining how people develop technology to meet individual needs and wants so I may learn to help others,” provides stronger context clues.

Insert a picture (a caption is optional; this would be in addition to your sentence).

Find a royalty free image (clip art or picture), create a graphic in Paint, or create a Print Screen image that illustrates the word or provides an example of the term.

You may insert more than one graphic on a slide.

c. The last slide is your credits slide.

  1. Sources used for information, graphics, and sound are correctly cited on the credits slide in alphabetical order.
  2. Key the title of the vocabulary list to cite where you got your words and definitions.
  3. Provide specific website citations in MLA format, not Google or Google images.
  4. Please review #7 above for more details and an example.
  5. Please use to create and copy/paste each citation.

What To Do Before Sharing Your Presentation to the Teacher

11. Review the credits slide to make sure that all citations (every source for text, graphics, and audio are listed in alphabetical order and in MLA style).

12. Proofread and edit each slide, both with and without spell check, to make corrections for spelling, capitalization, punctuation, spacing, typos, etc.

  1. Are your titles typed correctly in title case?

13. Review the directions for this activity to make sure they were thoroughly followed.

14.Before you share your vocabulary multimedia presentation, please complete thisVocabulary Multimedia Presentation Self Evaluation Formto ensure that you followed instructions thoroughly and as needed to add, revise, and fix anything in your presentation to improve your learning and to earn your highest grade possible.

15. Then please raise your hand to share your presentation with your teacher.

It is preferable not to print, but if you must print, first get teacher’s permission and follow instructions for #16.

16. Optional: If you want to print DO NOT PRINT THE SLIDE SHOW IN SLIDE VIEW. Obtain permission from the teacher to print in handout view only; if you don’t know how – please ask. Repeating: do not print in slide view. Thank you. 

Reflection

Act: (4) What will we do if we haven’t learned it?

(5) What will we do if we already know it?

17. Reflect upon what you did.

a. What was successful?

b. What contributed towards learning?

c. What needed to be improved?