Cruising for Skills on MS PowerPoint - Middle School - Flex

This four-lesson flex class does not include face to face interaction. The class introduces introduces learners to: the use of PowerPoint to make a meaningful presentation that engages the audience.

How do the flex classes work?

At the beginning of each week I send a: 
        * link to a video that I have made specifically for the class
 	* Document that goes over the new skill sets step-by-step. 
 	* When complete the learner submits the lesson. 
 	* I review the lesson and send a detailed message with corrections if needed.
 	* The learner corrects the errors and re-submits.

During the week I am always available to answer any questions or schedule a brief meeting with them on Zoom if necessary.

This class includes teacher prepared videos, worksheets, quizzes and multiple projects. 

Learners will be presented with a sample PowerPoint each week and required to answer one or more of the following:
•	What’s missing?
•	Who’s the audience?
•	Change the audience.
•	Fix the overload
•	Make an improvement 
Learners will also engage in discussions with teacher and other students to analyze and critique each other’s presentations each week for the appropriate inclusion of new skills, quality and usefulness for the audience.

This is the PowerPoint portion of the technology applications class that I taught for 20 years. I wrote the curriculum based on skill requirements set by the state of Texas. 

Week 1
Screen, presentation structure, pictures, online pictures, 7x7 rule, header/footer, design ideas, slide size, printing, formatting background, intended audience
Week 2 
Animations, transitions, audio,  SmartArt, arrange objects,  reuse slides, notes
Week 3 
Charts, video, tables, hyperlink
Week 4
3d models, photo album, set timing, record slideshow
Needed for this class:  
Prerequisite: None
Computer with video, sound and document saving capability, newer version of Microsoft PowerPoint (2019 or Office 365) preferred