Introduction to Presentation · JHS2 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.2.2.1.2 - Demonstrate how to add a drawing canvas, shapes, and also edit, format and add text to shapes.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Add a drawing canvas to a PowerPoint slide using the Insert tab.
Insert at least three different shapes from the Shapes gallery onto a drawing canvas.
Add text to a shape and edit the text content.
Format a shape by changing its fill colour, outline colour and applying a shape style or effect.
Explain the purpose of the drawing canvas, specifically how it helps group and move shapes together as one unit.

Note: Text formatting of shapes (font, size, bold, etc.) belongs to Term 2, Week 3. This lesson focuses on inserting, editing and formatting shapes and their text, not on arranging or layering shapes.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Productivity Software (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Introduction to Presentation (2.2)
Content standard: B8.2.2.1 - Demonstrate how to use Microsoft PowerPoint (Multimedia)
Indicator: B8.2.2.1.2 - Demonstrate how to add a drawing canvas, shapes, and also edit, format and add text to shapes
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 2 (Week 14 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 29
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Explore the use of the Illustrations group under the Insert tab
2. Illustrate the use of Shapes and SmartArt
3. Explore the use of the drawing canvas to group shapes.