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=Year 7 Unit 1=

Unit Question: How can I make a game in Power Point?


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The first Unit for year 7 is an enjoyable unit for the students. Most of the students have experience in using power point but have mostly only used power point for presentation purposes before this. We are going to use power point in order to create a game which the students can then play on each other. There are a number of different objectives behind this Unit, they include
 * To use power point in completely different way
 * To manage their work in an orderly fashion, different folders etc for saving different parts of their work
 * To plan (using word) in advance what is going to on each slide
 * To use google images to search for pictures
 * To upload their work onto wiki spaces and to learn the skilld necessay to use wikispaces
 * To learn new vocabulary
 * To judge their game and to replan it and create a more dynamic version

The new vocablary the students are expected to learn include


 * Word
 * Word processing software
 * Table
 * Column
 * Rows
 * Power point
 * Presentation software
 * Slide
 * Auto shape
 * Fill an autoshape
 * Add an action
 * Animation
 * Entry
 * Onscreen
 * Exit
 * Motion path
 * Slide transition
 * Hyperlink

New words for 2011
 * Table
 * Merge Cells
 * Alignment
 * Folder
 * Sub folder

The students are required to =**Task 1 Investigation Stage**= 1) Set up your wiki page for Unit 1 buy using the __project template__. 2) Explain what the problem is that you are trying to solve. 3) Write a Design Brief ( A short statement of what you are going to do about the problem). "I am going to....." 4) A Design specification is the next step( A LIST of the things that your PowerPoint must have or must be in order for it to be a success.). 5) Create a set of tests to show how you can test you finished PowerPoint to check if you have done the thing you listed in your specification. DEAD LINE Friday 14th September
 * To manage their folder structure in an orderly fashion somthing like this containing the files below
 * Folder for **ICT**
 * Sub folder called **Unit 1 Who am I** which must contain the following files

=**Task 2 Design Stage**= You will need to design at least two games in PowerPoint. After having decided on the content for Your game you will design your PowerPoint game. This will be done using a table. The Table will follow the below table but does not have to be exactly the same. The details of what will be on every slide should be included here


 * =Slide Number= || =Description= || =Animation= || =Picture= || =Extra= ||

Chose one of the games you have designed and explain why you like that game and why you will make that one. DEAD LINE Friday 21st September

=**Task 3 Planing**= Describe how you are going to create the design. i.e. what software you will use, what stages or things you will need to do to create your PowerPoint. How long it will take you to do each of the things you need to do. DEAD LINE Friday 28th September

=**Task 4 Creating stage**= Create your game in PowerPoint. You must follow your plan as much as you can. DEAD LINE Friday 5th October

=**Task 5 Evaluation stage**= Carry out the tests that you created in your investigation. Use the results of the tests to compare the Game against the Design specifications you listed in your investigation. Say how well you think you did with your game. Suggest how you would improve the game if you were to do this unit again. DEAD LINE Friday 12th October

What to see on you childs wiki page
Your child should have filled in all the headings in the Project Template. They should follow the correct naming convention rules. If your child has not made an entry under each heading, then they have not completed the Unit. Please have a look a what you child has done. All feedback is welcome.

Joeblogs7Unit1task1investigation Joeblogs7Unit1task2design JoeBlogs7Unit1Task 3plan JoeBlogs7Unit1Task 4powerpoint JoeBlogs7unit1Task 7evaluation

For an example of last years work please click on the links below ( please note we have improved on the layout and presentation of the project. Last year we did not use a template.)