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__PA Standards-__
 * NETS.1.6-8: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * NETS.2.6-8: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * NETS.3.6-8: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
 * NETS.4.3-5: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
 * NETS.5.3-5: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
 * NETS.6.6-8: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.

__Objectives__ - Students will use presentation software (PowerPoint) to create a slideshow about their families. The presentation will begin with an overview slide of the student's family members that are included in the presentation. Buttons on the **overview slide will link to slides** that contain more information about the specific person. Ø Students will be able to create a new presentation document Ø Students will be able to document family connections through text content and navigational buttons in their presentation Ø Students will be able to use Hyperlink tools Ø Students will be able to give a “slideshow” of their presentation

__Tech lab # 9__

__Evidence of best practice__ – students will be able to refer to the video and helpful tips on my wiki at anytime they get stuck and Model lesson before students are allowed to complete task.

Activity - Students will... //Create a Family tree PowerPoint which will include the following...//


 * Each slide will have the family members **name**, **birth date**, their **relationship**, & a **historical event** that occurred on the birth date (not year the same year) - a total of **7 slides**
 * Each slide will have a **picture** of the person
 * **each slide will link to home page** (scroll down to using hyperlinks) - except the home page which will link each picture to the prespective page of that person
 * **transition** are to be included as well as **animations** (one per page on the facts section - not title or picture)

STEPS for completetion
 * 1) think of your six people
 * 2) open power point
 * 3) on slide one put in new text boxes with each person name
 * 4) put in 6 new bulleted list slides
 * 5) on each slide, in the title, add the persons name for that slide
 * 6) ***when you're** home** gather your pictures and birth dates and birth place
 * 7) when you have your pictures add them to the first slide
 * 8) on slide 2 enter the birth date and research the historical info for their birth date.
 * 9) find a picture for that birth date
 * 10) repeat for each slide after - 3 thru 7
 * 11) find a home button to put on each slide 2-7
 * 12) once all the facts and pictures are in add transitions
 * 13) add animations - one or two per slide
 * 14) now add hyperlinks - do it in an organized manner or you will for get something - start with slide one then two etc
 * 15) check scoring guide - you should have everything for an A++

Scoring...
 * PowerPoint – **minimum of 7 slides** (including title slide and 6 family members)
 * *Title Slide (slide 1) must include working links to all people and a background – 10 pts.
 * *6 information slides must include: (15pts each slide, total 90 points)
 * Birthday, Birth Place, Historical event of interest
 * Pictures - example: of historical event or person on the slide– extra points
 * All hyperlinks //working correctly (home button)//
 * Background

Extra points for using your own family pictures.

You have 5 class periods to work on this assignment

This is a sample of my slides, unfortunately I could not show the hyperlinks in action :( but each name on th ehome page is linked to the persons page and each home button is linked to the first page. media type="file" key="8th sample family ME.mov" width="300" height="300"