PowerPoint for Formative Assessment and Game Design
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Using MS PowerPoint for Interactive Assessments and Game Design Jason Siko Assistant Professor of Educational Technology Grand Valley State University
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Slide deck for the following presentations: Siko, J.P. (2014, February). Using PowerPoint for interactive quizzes and student designed games. Presentation at Mercy Tech Talk, Farmington, MI. Siko, J.P. (2013, November). Beyond Lectures: Using PowerPoint for Formative Assessment, Interactive Quizzes, and Student Designed Games. Presentation at the Grand Valley State University Regional Math and Science Center 29th Fall Science Update, Grand Rapids, MI. Siko, J.P. (2013, October). Using PowerPoint for Interactive Quizzes and Student Designed Games. Presentation at the Indiana Computer Educators Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Siko, J.P. (2013, March). Beyond lectures: Using PowerPoint for formative assessment, interactive quizzes, and student designed games. Presentation at the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning Conference, Detroit, MI. Siko, J.P. (2013, March). Using MS PowerPoint for interactive assessments and game design. Presentation at the Michigan Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Ypsilanti, MI.
Transcript of PowerPoint for Formative Assessment and Game Design
Using MS PowerPoint for
Interactive Assessments
and Game Design Jason Siko
Assistant Professor of Educational Technology
Grand Valley State University
What I’ll be doing
Briefly Discuss PowerPoint’s History & PowerPoint
lecture tips (http://tinyurl.com/howtoteachppt)
Show how to embed formative assessment using mobile
devices into PowerPoint (i.e., PollEverywhere)
Show how to use the Action Button feature in
PowerPoint
Show how to create interactive quizzes
Build on quiz idea for student created artifacts
Remember
Microsoft PowerPoint was originally (and still is)
developed as BUSINESS PRESENTATION SOFTWARE
Entertain clients
Close the deal
Bias data with graphs and images
For education
No bells, whistles, animations
Dark Sans Serif fonts on lighter backgrounds
Only necessary images
Limit bullet points
Embedding Formative Assessment
PollEverywhere (http://www.polleverywhere.com)
Allows for you to create questions that students can
respond with mobile devices (cell phone, smart phone,
tablet/iPad)
Various Student Response Systems (i.e., “clickers”)
accomplish same result; instructions vary.
Action Buttons
Inserted shape that, when pressed,
sends you to a predetermined slide
Presentation is no longer linear!
PowerPoint 97-2004
PowerPoint 2007-
Examples
Tutorials
Create downloadable tutorials for students to work
through. Buttons can act as pathways to different
sections.
GENETICS
Replication Translation Transcription
Interactive Quizzes
Create quizzes for
students to self-assess
Multiple choice questions
True/False questions
“Save As…” slideshow to
prevent access to
answers.
Feedback
Incorporate corrective feedback into the
questions themselves
Instead of “Wrong!” “Wrong, because…”
Now…Turn it around
Games
Add elements of stories/narratives to quizzes
Incorporate Writing-Across-Curriculum strategies
Add challenges/inefficiencies/game elements
Move from Drill-&-Practice to Choose-Your-Own-
Adventure
Homemade PowerPoint Game
Student-generated game using MS
PowerPoint
Can be self-contained within .ppt file or
have a printable game board and pieces
Download at http://tinyurl.com/ugappt
Template can be found at: http://it.coe.uga.edu/wwild/pptgames/
Justifications for use
Constructionism
Learning by building
Creation of meaningful artifact
Microtheme narratives
Concise narratives focus thoughts and ideas
Question-writing
Process of writing questions, determining answer, &
creating plausible alternatives forces students to
analyze and synthesize content
With practice, students write higher-order questions
Examples
Tips
Discourage drill-and-practice for games
“Save the princess” games
Put limits on file sizes
If it can be done outside the lab, do it in
class
Give students unit objectives as a guide
Tips
Give students instruction on question
writing
Determining incorrect options
Corrective feedback
Moving up the taxonomy
Tying questions to story
Allow time for drafts and revisions
Questions?
Thanks for Coming!!!!
Jason Siko
Assistant Professor of Educational Technology
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI
[email protected] / [email protected]
http://jasonsiko.com
