Introduction to Presentation… · JHS1 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Locate and use the alignment buttons (Align Left, Center, Align Right, Justify) in the Paragraph group of the Home ribbon to position text in a slide.
Apply paragraph indentation using the Increase Indent and Decrease Indent buttons to create levels of text.
Add borders to text boxes or paragraphs and apply shading (fill colour) to highlight important text.
Use the Spelling & Grammar, Thesaurus, and Language tools under the Review ribbon to check and improve a presentation.
Build a short slide that uses alignment, indentation, borders, and shading together with proofing tools to present information clearly.

Indicator: B7.2.2.2.2

This lesson follows your work in Weeks 4 to 6. Learners already know how to create slides, insert text, and change font size, colour, and decoration. Today they will learn to arrange that text neatly and check their work with the Review tools.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Productivity Software (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Introduction to Presentation Software (2.2)
Content standard: B7.2.2.2 - Demonstrate how to use Microsoft PowerPoint (Formatting)
Indicator: B7.2.2.2.2 - Demonstrate how to align text, indent paragraphs, borders and shades.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.12: code printed B7.2.2.1.2, which printed p.11 already uses for a different indicator; filed as B7.2.2.2.2, this page's own standard cell reading B7.2.2.2 and its first indicator B7.2.2.2.1
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 12
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Explore the use of the Proofing and Language Sections under the Review ribbon.
2. Use the Language, Spelling & Grammar, Thesaurus and other buttons in MS-PowerPoint under the Review ribbon.