Directions for Creating Concept slide shows with Powerpoint to teach students functional skills

1. Directions
Creating PowerPoint slides
for training concepts.
Dr. Cheryl A. Wissick
2001

2. What is on this CD-Rom?
• Use the slide shows on this CD-ROM for examples of
the possibilities.
• Use the directions as easy steps to create simple
activities.
• Enlist the support of older students in the school to
assist.
• Have fun.

3. Comparing Concepts
• This presentation provides directions to create one
photo, two photo and independent practice with
feedback.
• You can use the appropriate instructional prompts for
your students.
– Compare one concept to not examples of that same concept.
(in front versus NOT in front)
– Compare two concepts (in front versus in back)
• You can modify slide shows to create levels of learning.
• You can use many photos to provide multiple examples
of each concept.

4. • Introduction Types of Slide Shows
The boy is ON the path.
•Discrimination
Which one shows the boys ON the bench?
•Independent Practice
As the boys got
ready to leave
they stood in
front
of the bench.
Click on the
picture that
shows the boys
in FRONT

5. Descriptions of slide types
1 Introducing the concepts :
one photo on each slide.
Use example and not example or examples and
opposite.
2 Discriminating & testing the concepts
- one photo asking for a yes/no response
- two photos comparing concepts on each slide.
3 Practicing the concepts independently
- two photos on each slide with buttons to provide
feedback on response.

6. Steps for One Photo slides
• Create a new presentation.
• Begin with a title slide, label your show.
• Click new slide
• Choose the slide with title only.

7. Adding one picture to a slide
• Insert
• Picture, From File
instead of clip art
• Locate photo in your
file list. Remember to
choose the disk drive,
if you are using
photos you saved on
disk.

8. Finishing your picture on the slide
• Center photo on page
• Use the crop tool to take out parts of
the photo you might not want.
• Label photo The boy is ON the path.

9. Final Example: Introducing Concepts
The boys are sitting on the bench.

10. Example with one photo:
Understanding of one concept.
Are the boys OFF the bench?

11. Steps for Two Photos - Comparison
• To create a new slide show easily you can
repurpose the slide show you completed
using one photo.
• Open the slide show for one photo
• Remember to Rename the slide show, so
that you do not rewrite that show you
just finished
– example: zoocepts and zoocepts2

12. Repurposing slides
• Start with the first slide with a photo.
• Resize the photo to fix on half the slide.
1. 2.
Are the boys OFF the bench?

13. Locate an opposite photo and copy or insert the photo on that page.
At this point you have two
photos on the slide but they
probably do not fit nicely!
Resize the pasted or
inserted photo to fit.
Add a new caption.
Which one shows the boys on the bench?

14. Final Example: Testing concepts
Comparing two concepts
Which one shows the boys ON the bench?

15. Creating Independent Practice
• Use your slide show with two pictures on
each slide to create an activity for
independent practice.
• Be aware that this process is not
foolproof or kidproof.
– You can accidentally have an invisible
button in the wrong place!!
– Your students can still find ways to click in
the wrong place to make the slide show go to
the next page!!

16. Independent Practice
The slides for independent practice look
similar to slides with two pictures. The
difference is that these slides have
invisible buttons over the pictures. When
a student clicks on the correct picture,
the student receives the appropriate
feedback.
Click on the underlined word
“invisible”
Click here for an
to hear another sound.
example of button for sound

17. Example: Independent Practice
click on the pictures
As the boys got
ready to leave
they stood in
front
of the bench.
Click on the
picture that
shows the boys
in FRONT

18. Creating Buttons
• Before you start creating invisible
buttons, try to create a few buttons that
add sounds or have some effect.
• From the AutoShapes menu:
Select Action Buttons and
then choose the first
option: the blank button

19. Adding Effects to Buttons
• Resize your
button
• Select the Action
settings

20. Changing the color of the button
Double click on
the button to
change format
the autoshape.
To make a clear
button, select
NO Fill and
NO Line

21. Create clear,
invisible
buttons on
top of each
picture. Where is the sign in the middle?
Create “no effect” buttons
to have spaces where
students might click so the
show will not advance.

22. GREAT you got the right answer!
Yes the sign is in the middle.
Now you can add buttons to all the pages.

23. Remember to have fun.
• This presentation will get you starting in the
creation of slide shows for concepts.
• Have students take pictures.
• If you do not want to create your own, feel
free to use the slide shows on this CD.

24. Slide Shows to Use
• Zooconcepts- Introducing concepts A day
at the Zoo.
• Zoocepts2- Discriminating two concepts
• Zoo- Practicing concepts independently
• Concepts - Introducing concepts: A Day
at the Park.
• Concepts2 - Discriminating concepts: A
Day at the Park.

25. Additional Slide Shows
Sequencing & Cooking
• Cocoa- Ms Jackson’s class makes cocoa
• Makecoa - making cocoa at home
• Makingoatswater - task analysis with
boiling water and then adding to the oats
• Makingoatmicro - task analysis with
mixing water with oats and then in micro