Dakota State University
College of Education  

LESSON PLAN FOR INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS PERIOD 1

 

Name: Jayne Peterson Leusink       

Grade Level: 9th – 12th

School: Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls School District

Date: 11/13/12

Time: 8:10 am – 9:00 am

 

Reflection from prior lesson: We just finished the Microsoft Excel Unit, and we are starting PowerPoint on Tuesday, November 13th.  On Friday, the students had classroom time to make up missing work, re-do work that they want a better grade on, or work on extra credit.  Most every student took advantage of the available time and made up missing work or improved previous grades.  We wanted to start the new unit on the first day of the week (which is Tuesday), because we had Monday off for Veteran’s Day. 

 

Lesson Goal(s) / Standards: 

CA4.1 Create a presentation using presentation software.
CA4.2 Modify a presentation.

CA4.3 Format the slides in a presentation.

From Sioux Falls School District Computer Science Curriculum

 

Lesson Objectives:

Students will view a presentation, enter text on a slide, format text, add a text box, create SmartArt, add a header and footer, and print handouts.  This will be accomplished as a whole class, and with 100% accuracy, after appropriate assisting and guiding.


Materials Needed: 

Each student will need their individual desktop PCs, and Microsoft PowerPoint to complete these objectives.  Students also have their own Microsoft textbook, although on the first day of a new lesson it is usually not referred to as much.

 

Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics:

The classroom is made up of 13 students.  7 are female, and 6 are male.  8 students are white (non-Hispanic), 3 students are Hispanic/Latino, 1 student is Asian, and 1 student is Black or African American.  There are multiple students on IEPs, and there are also a number of students with behavioral issues and flags that were listed on Infinite Campus parent/teacher portal.  Only 2 of the total 13 students did not have any behavior issues that were named.  Most of the time, when students are working on classwork, there are a substantial amount of students that will listen to headphones.  Some of the students are very slow to understand content, or have trouble absorbing information.  The main problem in this classroom is the lack of attendance.  When students are here, they have the opportunity to earn good grades.  When students are absent, it is hard for them to catch up and get missing work done. 

 

A.  The Lesson 

 

1.       Introduction (6 minutes)  

a.       I will get the students’ attention by explaining that the Microsoft Excel Unit is complete and that we will be starting Microsoft PowerPoint today, which will help them in the future for school or business presentations.

b.       I will introduce the lesson by putting the video on broadcast (with SmartSync technology), so that every student may watch the video on his or her own screens, allowing for a better opportunity to understand the narrator. 

c.        The video is a nice introduction to PowerPoint and is approximately 5 minutes long.

 

2.       Content Delivery (approximately 30-40 minutes)  

a.       After the video, I will take the students step by step on how to enter text on a slide, format text, add a text box, create SmartArt, add a header and footer, and how to print handouts by using PowerPoint.

b.       These steps will be thoroughly explained and described in detail, and also be repeated frequently.

c.        My cooperating teacher and I will make sure students are staying on-task and are getting the above steps done without falling behind or making errors.

    

3.       Closure (3-4 minutes)  

a.       After the objectives are meant, I will look at each student’s screens and make sure that their PowerPoint presentation looks like the one I have created.

b.       I will answer any questions that students may have.

c.        I will close class with explaining that the students did well, and that it is very important to know and understand how to use Microsoft PowerPoint.

 

B. Assessments Used

                Students will view a presentation, enter text on a slide, format text, add a text box, create SmartArt, add a header and footer, and print handouts.  This will be accomplished as a whole class, and with 100% accuracy, after appropriate assisting and guiding.

 

C. Differentiated Instruction 

                Students will be able to watch a video, and see exactly what the narrator is doing and applying to the PowerPoint.  The narrator visually explains the process, while also verbally explaining the same process.  While I am teaching, the students will produce the same results on their own, while I guide them visually and verbally.  This will be hands-on, and they also have the opportunity to ask questions, as I will explain in detail, and repeat steps frequently.

 

D.  Resources

                Standards: http://essentialsguides.sfinstructionalresources.wikispaces.net/Intro+to+Personal+Computing+Quarter+1

Textbook: Illustrated Series Microsoft Office 2010 Fundamentals

 

E.  Reflection from Lesson

                Students did a great job on this chapter of Microsoft PowerPoint.  We had a lot of information to get across, and it became challenging to explain everything as thoroughly as it needed to be.  I need to always remember to explain into detail why we do things we do.  For example, I explained how to put in a shape to a slide – but I did not explain why you might need a shape on a slide.  Tomorrow, I am guessing some students will need more guidance when working on the PowerPoint assignment.  Next time, I will break this section up into two days so that one day doesn’t have so many steps and procedures – and students can have more time to absorb the new information.