The Earth is Round

"So early the next morning, Jeremy set out. He packed a tuna fish sandwich, water, and sunscreen. When he got to the beach, he sat in front of the lifeguard tower. It was made with two different shapes."

The above is an excerpt from a story I created using powerpoint. The assignment was pretty simple, it just required a good chunk of time. Compared to the Flat Stanley project that I created using Microsoft Word, this assignment was a lot more interesting. Power Point was a lot easier to navigate and create the story. It allowed me to add transitions and I was also able to create a multiple choice test at the end of the story. This was the focus of the project.

After the story finished, I created a power point slide that contained three different hyperlinks. One hyperlink leads the user to the beginning of the test, while the other two are separate word documents that are supposed to be downloaded in order to complete. The concept of creating a story using power point is a useful educational tool. The students are able to read the story on their own or the teacher is able to show the entire class the story and do the multiple choice questions as a group.

To give you an overview, my story is about a cat named Jeremy who loves to travel to different places each season. During his travels, he takes pictures and records how many different types of shapes he can find. The story was supposed to be reflective of the subject area that I wanted to teach in the future. Using my own pictures, this was the best idea I could come up with. It teaches the students about different shapes and how to math can be viewed in our everyday lives, wherever we go. If you have time, take a look at The Earth is Round!