THE TASK

You have been studying units on Spain, Mexico, Texas and the Caribbean. You will now select a topic that you will develop in greater depth. Matching up with a classmate, you will do a PowerPoint presentation in the target language that you will be presented to the class. This project will be the oral part of your final examination.

THE PROCESS

1. You will select a topic that interests you, either from the list provided or in consultation with your teacher and present it according to the rubric.
2. You will use Internet resources to research your topic.
3. In your LAN account, you will create a document in Claris Works in which you make a notecard for each web sitewith appropriate annotations.
4. Once your research is complete, you will learn how to create a PowerPoint presentation.
5. You will create 10 slides, including an opening page and a bibliography. Each slide will contain graphics as well as text. The text will be summary points written in the target language to help you convey to your classmates the wealth of knowledge you have gained in your research. Remember, these summary points are not paragraphs, they are just an outline of your presentation.
6. To access graphics on the web, you will return to your note cards to find the address. Select the address and paste it into the location area of Netscape. When the graphic appears, click and hold the image and select "copy this image." You may then return to PowerPoint to paste it on your card.
7. You must gain permission to use copyrighted graphics by writing to the author or the artist. These permissions need to be part of your bibliography.
8. Your bibliography should be according to the MLA citation rules and hyperlinked to the source where appropriate.
9. You will use these slides to illustrate and summarize points you are making in your presentation.
10. Your presentation will be graded according to a rubric.

RESOURCES

The Historic Alhambra, Granada. http://tuspain.com/alhambra.htm.

What is Alhambra? http://alhambra.dif.um.es/Alhambra/WhatIsAlhambra.html.

Travel, Spain. http://www.wco.com/ ~books/br1.html.

Granada. http://www.red2000.com/ spain/granada/alhambra.html.

Travel Corner - Cuba http://www.travelcorner.com/Cuba/Cubaintro.htm

Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City, Cultural Tours Http://cult-fourseasons.com.mx/visitas2.html

Gray Line Mexico Http://www.greyline.com.mx/folklor.html

Folkloric Ballet-Xochimilco Floating Gardens Http://www.redstar-tours.com/146.htm

Floating Gardens of Mexico Http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/mg/schfloa.htm

Daddy-o Grande Guide to Mexico City Http://los.straitjackets.com/daddyo/xochi.html

Arizona Central http://www.azcentral.com

Olé! Down Mexico Way http://www.bpe.com/travel/nam/mexico/index.html

CONCLUSION

The purpose of the Power Point project was multiple.

It allows the students:

• to familiarize themselves with technology ( logging on to the server, working with Netscape and Claris Works, toggling between applications, using pictures or clip art, getting pictures from the Web, incorporating video clips, sound, etc...).
• to become proficient in multitasking.
• to work in PowerPoint to create a multimedia presentation.
• to practice their writing skills with slides and notes.
• to work on their speaking and communicative skills doing their presentation.
• to work on a cultural, environmental or historical topic.

This project was designed by Patrick David, for Germantown Academy Upper school Spanish with technical assistance from Carol Siwinski, Curricular Technology Specialist.

June, 1998