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Show Your Ideas: Creating a Simple Digital Presentation

Overview

Students explore how computers can be used to organise and present information visually.

Learning Objective
Students understand how to create a simple digital presentation using slides to communicate ideas.

Resources needed

  • Computers or tablets with presentation software

Lesson stages

0 / 10 done
  1. 1 Introduce presentation tools (slides).
  2. 2 Demonstrate creating a slide.
  3. 3 Students create a title slide.
  4. 4 Add one or two content slides.
  5. 5 Encourage simple text and images.
  6. 6 Discuss readability.
  7. 7 Midway check: is it clear?
  8. 8 Students refine slides.
  9. 9 Present to a partner.
  10. 10 Discuss: what made presentations effective?

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Variations

  • Add images or drawings.
  • Create group presentations.
  • Use different topics.
More information

Teach: slide, title, present, text, image. Use frames: 'This slide shows…'.

Use shared devices or teacher demo.

Can students create simple slides? Can they present clearly?

Use paper slides instead.

Students may overload slides with text.

Presentation tools are widely used for communication.

Activity details
Primary Medium 30 minutes no prep Solo, Pairs Indoor
Topics
Presentation Software Communication Digital Tools Organisation