Hola amigos,
Today was an interesting day at school. We are having our students do PowerPoint presentations on countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The first class did not do so well, but the second class rocked it. Are their any suggestions for how to set up a PowerPoint presentation assignment like this one so they turn out like the second class?
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I think having kids create presentations is a good way to help them take ownership over material that is being studied in class. While I haven't used this strategy yet, I worked with a teacher who did this a few years ago. I think expectation setting is important, such as going through the process of creating an example presentation step-by-step as a class, assuming there is a computer with a projector.
ResponderBorrarStructure, structure, structure! Present your expectations early on, and show an example. Students always need an example! And yet they'll still have questions. I don't think there is an exact formula for presentations to turn out like class number two. At the end of the day, some classes, and students, just don't seem to care!
ResponderBorrarAnother suggestion is to pick the groups so you can control who works with who. I have found with group presentations from my last placement that usually one student will do most of the work and the others just go along for the ride. If you have any groups without a "go-getter" then they won't get anything done. To add to what Brandy said, they not only need structure, but each student should have their own "job." It makes grading the group project easier since each student is graded for their own job and not the collective result. It takes a lot of set up on your part especially for the first presentation but once you have the jobs and grading system in place it can be used for future projects.
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