Creating an online advent calendar

Nairn Computing Science Department

Happy Holidays

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Contents

Tasks 1 - 9o Aimso Exampleo Task 1o Task 2o Task 3o Task 4o Task 5.1o Task 5.2o Task 6o Task 7o Task 8

Tasks 10 - 20o Task 9o Task 10o Task 11o Task 12o Task 13o Task 14o Task 15o Task 16o Task 17o Task 18o Task 19o Task 20

Aim

To use a presentation package to create an interactive advent calendar containing:

TextSoundGraphicsHyperlinks (within the presentation)

Transitions (using appropriate settings)

Animations (using appropriate settings)

Let’s see an example

CLICK HERE

Task 1

• Open a new PowerPoint document

• Add another slide so there are 2 available (CTRL + M)

• Give SLIDE 2 the title: 1st December

• SAVE AS: Calendar2012

• Make sure this is saved in your ICT folder

5 minutes

Task 2

Search the web for a suitable front cover image, similar to the example.

Things to think about:

Make sure the image is clear when you resize it on the slide

Do not use images with watermarks on them

Do not use images with too much detail – you need to see your numbers

Add your image to the front cover

10 minutes

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 3

• Use the TEXT TOOL to add the number 1 to your homepage (slide 1)

1 minute

Task 4• Highlight the number 1 – it should look like this when selected

• Select the HYPERLINK option from the INSERT ribbon

1 minute

Task 5• Link to: PLACE IN THIS DOCUMENT• Select slide 2: 1st December• Click OK

1 minute

Task 5

• Press the F5 key on your keyboard to run the presentation

• Try clicking on the number

• You should go from the homepage to slide 2 with 1st December written on it

1 minute

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 6

• Add 23 new slides

• The titles of these slides should be:

o 2nd Decembero 3rd Decembero 4th Decembero …..o …..o 24th December

5 minutes

(CTRL + M) can be used to add new slides to the presentation

SHOW YOUR TEACHER ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 7

• Add numbers 2 24 randomly around the homepage

5 minutes

SHOW YOUR TEACHER ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 8

• Using the instructions from tasks 4/5, add hyperlinks to the correct slides:

• Number 3 to 3rd December• Number 24 to 24th December• Etc…

5-10 minutes

SHOW YOUR TEACHER ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 9• You are now going to add a HOME button to every slide of your

presentation

• Go to SLIDE 2 (1st December)

• Add the following image from Clip Art to the bottom right corner of your slide:

• Make this a HYPERLINK to Slide 1 (homepage) – see Tasks 4/5

SHOW YOUR TEACHER ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 9• Run the presentation using the F5 key on your keyboard

• Go to 1st December

• Click on the new link - your should now be taken to slide 1

• SELECT the and copy it (CTRL + C or right click your mouse)

• Go to 2nd December and PASTE (CTRL + V or right click your mouse)

• PASTE the on to every other slide (3rd December 24th December)

SHOW YOUR TEACHER ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS

5 -10 minutes

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 10

• You now have to stop the slides changing any time you click the mouse button

• Select the TRANSITIONS ribbon and UNTICK the ADVANCE ON MOUSE CLICK option

1 minute

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 11

• Now click APPLY TO ALL (Transitions ribbon)

• Now run your presentation (F5 key)

• Test your presentation – click on part of the image without a number on it

• If your slide does not change then everything is fine

1 minute

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 12

• You are now going to add a ‘door’ transition to your document

• Select the TRASNITIONS ribbon and find the DOORS transition then click APPLY TO ALL

2-3 minutes

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 13

• Run your presentation (F5 key)

• Each slide should now switch to the next choice using the doors transition.

• Problems? Speak to your teacher

30 seconds

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 14• Go to 1st December (slide 2)

• From the HOME ribbon, choose the ‘Two content’ option from the LAYOUT menu

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 15

• Search the World Wide Web for the lyrics to a famous Christmas song

• HIGHLIGHT and COPY the lyrics

• PASTE the lyrics into the LEFT COLUMN of your 1st December slide

2-3 minutes

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 16• In the RIGHT COLUMN of your 1st December slide, add a

Christmas/Winter themed Clip Art image

• Re-size the image to fit the column (click and drag the handles)

1-2 minutes

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 17

• You are now going to add animations to the text on your slide (content)

• Select the text in the LEFT COLUMN

• Go to the ANIMATIONS ribbon

• Add the FLY IN animation

2-3 minutes

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 18

• You are now going to add animations to the image on your slide (content)

• Select the IMAGE in the RIGHT COLUMN

• Go to the ANIMATIONS ribbon

• Add the SPLIT animation

2-3 minutes

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 19

• Press the F5 key to start your presentation

• Select the number 1 on your homepage

• When 1st December appears, hit the spacebar to start the text animation in the LEFT COLUMN

• When the text has completely appeared, hit the spacebar to start the image animation in the RIGHT COLUMN

• Click on the to take you back to the homepage

1-2 minutes

SHOW YOUR TEACHER ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS

SAVE your document

CTRL + SOr

FILE + Save

30 seconds

Task 20• Your task is to:

- Add Christmas/Winter related poems, song lyrics or other examples to the LEFT COLUMN of each slide

- Add Christmas/Winter related graphics (Clip Art, Photos etc) to the RIGHT COLUMN of each slide

- Add suitable animations so the text appears FIRST and the image appears SECOND

- SAVE YOUR SLIDESHOW EVERY 1-2 MINUTES (CTRL + S or go to FILE and click on SAVE)

SHOW YOUR TEACHER WHEN YOU ARE DONE!!!