Students will present a "How to..." speech from an Inspiration created outline.

Objectives

• Students will use knowledge and experience to tell about events.
• Students will use multimedia to tell about events.
• Students will use effective speaking strategies.

Procedure

• Each student will pick a how to topic that can be descibed in 6 - 25 discrete steps. (examples include how to make a paper airplane, how to make a bologna sandwich)
• Using Inspiration, create a flowchart of the sequential steps of the process.
• Working in pairs, have students take pictures of each step in the process.
• Import the pictures into the Inspiration symbol palette at each step.
• Have each student present their "How to..." in the form of a speech, giving exact step by step directions describing the sequence of the activity as outlined in the Inspiration document.

Sunshine State Standards

• LA.B.2.3.2
• LA.C.3.3.1
• LA.B.2.3.4
• LA.D.2.4.4
• LA.D.2.3.5

NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students

• Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum
• Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.
• Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, Web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Materials

• Inspiration software
• Digital cameras
• iMovie or Presentation software (optional)

Alternatives/Extensions

• Presentations may be filmed and imported into an iMovie.
• Students may use the digital snapshots to create a slide show to present to the class.

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