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You have to:
Create a presentation to a chosen target audience on how a product has developed over time?
A presentation is not just created using PowerPoint. There are different ways to present information. A leaflet, a blog, a website, a poster...it is up to you. But first you must decide on your target audience. Who are you presenting information to? If it is Year 7 pupils, the presentation would be different compared to say a group of 50 year olds, and vice versa.
You can also chose any product. I would recommend chosing a product that interests you, this will make it easier and you may already know a lot about it.
CRITERIA A - INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS
LESSON 1 - My Product Research
Using Microsoft Word you need to begin to get some background information on the product you have chosen. The questions below should help you. It is important to use a wide range of sources, not just Wikipedia! You are in Year 10 now, so should be able to investigate thouroughly. Not just 5 words per question like you would in Year 7. The more work you do now in researching the product, the easier it will be when it comes to creating your presentation. Remember to save pictures in your Image Library, not just copy and paste them into a document. You may need them in the future, in fact, you will need them.
What product have you chosen?
Why?
When was the product first launched?
Who launched it? Write some history on the Company.
Who bought the product when it was first launched?
Who buys the product now?
Has the product made any changes?
Why have the changes been made?
How has technology effected the product?
How has culture effected the product?
Has the price changed a lot?
Is the product more popular now? Why?
What will happen in the future?
Add some pictures of the product
And anything else you think is important
LESSON 2 - Ways of presenting information
There are numerous ways of presenting information. What you use is normally defined by the target audience. In this lesson you must look at the different ways you can present information.
Here are a few example:
Computer generated presentation (PowerPoint...)
Website
Leaflet
Poster
Blog
Video
Podcast
Look at these example, and any others you think are suitable. Answer the following questions to help you decide:
Mode of presenting information?
What software could you use to present this information or edit it?
Who would this be aimed at? Target audience?
Advantage of this mode
Disadvantages of this mode
Could you share this presentation? How?
Lesson 3 - Your presentation
Now you have chosen and carried out some research on a product, it is time to think about your presentation. Before starting to create a presentation you must decide on the best way to present your information, and this demands on your target audience. Now you must decide who you want to present to; Primary students, Year 7 students, Year 10 students, Teenagers, Adults, Men, Women...the list could go on and on. It is for you to decide. In the previous lesson you analysed various ways of presenting, which one would best suit your target audience? Write a bit about your choice and why you came to believe that this will be the most suitable way of presenting your work.
So you have decide how you want to present your research and you could easily just start to create it. However, to ensure that the final presentation is as good as you could possibly make it, it would be a could idea to evaluate existing presentation. You need to find 3 examples of your chosen way of presenting information. This could be 3 posters, 3 leaflets, 3 websites...you can search for example on the internet, use example you may have created before, or use example a friend has created. You must discuss the following:
Who has created the presentation?
Who is the presentation for?
What is your opinion of the presentation?
What ideas could you possibly use for your presentation?
Use images/screenshots to help you. (This will be approximately 1 page per presentation, therefore 3 pages in total)
CRITERIA B - DEVELOPING IDEAS
Lesson 4 - Design Specification
Before you start to create a product it is important that you know what you require from that product. A Design Specification will help you with this. This where you list the criteria that your product must fulfil before it can be completed.
Here is an example of the Design Specification for the iPhone 10:
The main screen must be bigger than the iPhone 9
It must be attachable to your hand
Both cameras must be 8 megapixels or greater
It must be available in 5 colours or more
It must have a retina screen
It must be flexible
It must be suitable for both male and females
It must be cheaper than the iPhone 9
It must weight less than 100 grams
It must hold it´s charge for 48 hours
Obviously there will be more, but that is what Apple would do, create a list of criteria that the iPhone 10 must cover before they can even consider producing it.
You must do the same. Produce a list of 10 criteria your presentation must cover, include colours, size, images, audience, length, number of words, certain information it needs to contain, music, sounds...this all depends on your presentation and your product.
Once you know this, you can start to design you presentation. As always, a minimum of 3 designs is needed to ensure you can produce the best possible presentation possible. Use pencil and paper, this is not only quicker, but a lot easier for you to do. Do not worry about drawing pictures, just draw a box where the picture will go and make a note inside it of what the picture will be. Take your time designing, it is just as important, if not more important than the creation, because without a good design, you will struggle to have a good creation.
CRITERIA C - CREATING THE SOLUTION
Lesson 5 - Time to create your presentation
Now you have decided what form of presentation you want to create, and you know the criteria your presentation must meet, it is time to start.
Here are some tutorial videos that will help you;
A BLOG
A WEBSITE
A POSTER
A LEAFLET
A POWERPOINT
These are basic youtube videos, and there are hundreds more available. If one of these videos does not suit you presentation, search for another, or in class...ASK ME!
LESSON 6 - Improving your presentation
Once you think you have "finished" your presentation you can start to look at ways of improving it. The easiest way to do this is to ask a friend to look at it and give their opinion. Ask they to be honest, what do they think? What would they change? Why would they do it? Ask as many people as you can, both boys and girls, this will give you a range of opinions. Once you have some feedback, go back to your presentation and edit it. Then repeat the process again...the more you do it, the better the presentation will be.
CRITERIA D EVALUATING
LESSON 7 - Reflextion and Evaluation
You have now finished your presentation. It is now time to refect and evaluate the process of creating the final product. This is an important stage as it will help you improve future projects you will do. To help you do this, write a "story" about the process. Answer the following questions:
What did you do first?
Did you change your mind on what the Presentation would be about? Why?
Add text?
Add shapes?
Search for images?
Change the background?
Did anything go wrong?
Did you change something?
What did your friends say? What did you change?
Describe how you went from a blank page to a finished presentation
To finish, what was your opinion on the Unit...be honest please.
This document will be about 600 words in total.
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