Standards and Benchmarks
Digital Information Technology
- 05.0 Use technology to enhance communication skills utilizing presentation applications.
- 05.02 Create slide presentations utilizing various project development elements, including: adding and removing slides, slide layouts, format slide design, insert or format placeholders.
- 05.03 Locate, create and incorporate graphical and multimedia elements, including: shapes, graphics, images, bullets, hyperlinks, video, and audio into a slide presentation appropriate for the project.
- 05.04 Explore and apply design and color theory to create dynamic and appealing visuals.
- 05.07 Apply slide transitions and create custom animations to slide presentations appropriate for the target audience.
Background Info.
NASA created The Golden Record to provide information about life on Earth to potential intelligent life outside of the Solar System. It was installed on the Voyager spacecrafts which were launched in 1977. You can read more information about them in this Wikipedia Article on The Golden Record.
Student Product
For this project students will:
- Create a PowerPoint version of their own Golden Record.
- Export that PowerPoint into a video file.
Content Rubric
- First slide contains FIRST NAME and LAST INITIAL and the phrase "My Golden Record". [5 Points]
- Second slide contains a minimum of ten school-appropriate images that demonstrate what you consider important about Earth, humanity, or the universe as a whole. [5 Points]
- Third slide contains a list of your Top 10 songs. [5 Points / +10 Points Extra if you include audio samples of each song.]
- Fourth slide contains a minimum of ten school-appropriate sounds that demonstrate what you consider important about Earth, humanity, or the universe as a whole. [5 Points]
- Fifth slide contains a 60-second audio or video recording of yourself providing a "greeting" to any lifeforms that may find this Golden Record. [5 Points / +10 Points Extra for Video]
- Slide show uses a DESIGN THEME to enhance the visual appearance of the presentation. [5 Points]
- Slide show uses TRANSITIONS between slides to enhance the visual appearance of the presentation. [5 Points]
- Second slide uses ANIMATIONS to modify the way images appear on the slide. [5 Points]
- Slide show uses TIMING to automatically progress through the slide show. [10 Points]
Process Rubric
- File name is: lastname_firstname_golden_record [5 Points]
- File format is PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) [5 Points]
- When you are finished, export your presentation as a video. [10 Points]
- You must use the desktop app version of PowerPoint.
- Click "File" --> "Export" --> "Create a Video".
- Use "Presentation Quality" and "Use Recorded Timings and Narrations".
- Click "Create Video" when ready. THIS MAY TAKE 10-15 MINUTES OR MORE. Don't wait until the end of class to export the video.
- Submit the PowerPoint file to Focus. Upload the video to OneDrive and share it with me (kelleyr@duvalschools.org).
- Due Date: Friday, October 02, 2020 at 11:59PM. [25 Points]
