Classroom Assignment 1
My Family
The Italian Stallions!
L to R:
Jill, Nancy, Me, Will, Jessy, Sandy, Bob
and Tyler
• Your assignment is to Build A
Family Power Point Presentation
• Include in your presentation what
you consider important
• I consider my children ,In-Laws
and wife important, therefore
they are included in my
presentation!
• You need to explain to me the
toolbars you have used.
• The presentation should be as long
as it takes to explain your family
and the use of tool bars.
• Include all the members of your
family both nuclear and extended.
Notice this slide color is different then the rest. I have changed the font color. I
have changed the background color of the text box. I changed the bullet color.
Do you know how to do this?
My Father: Alfred Anthony Toto
• My father was born in
Revere, MA. He moved to
Lawrence when he was 6
years old. He graduated from
the Oliver Elementary. He
worked in the mills until he
enlisted in the Army during
WWII. He continued to
serve in the Army until his
retirement. He loved sports,
food and most of all his
family. He married my
mother in 1945.
This is my shape with a shadow
My Mother: Pauline Rita DeGuglielmo
• My mother was born on
Elm Street in a house
that is no longer there.
She graduated with
Distinction from LHS in
1939 with a Degree in
Business. She worked in
the mills as a seamstress
for most of her life. She
loved to travel. Most of
all she loved her family.
I changed the background color within the text box
My Brother: Robert Alfred Toto
• My brother was born at
the Lawrence General
Hospital in 1946. He is
married with two
daughters. He was the first
person on both sides of the
family to graduate from
college! He lives in North
Attleboro, MA. He loves
all sports and has season
tickets to the Patriots!
I changed the color of the bullet, added an arrow and changed the colors
Me: David Alfred Toto
• I was born at the Holy
family Hospital in
Methuen in 1952. I
attended elementary
school in Methuen, went
to CCHS in Lawrence
and graduated from the
University of
Massachusetts at Lowell
in 1974. I love all sports
and the outdoors. I am
married and have four
children.
Numbers
My Wife: Nancy
1. Nancy is a school
nurse who use to
work at LHS.
2. She currently works
in Methuen.
3. She cares for special
needs students.
4. She has two
children.
My Daughter Caitlin
Caitlin lives in Sedona,
AZ. She is single and
works as a message
therapist. She also
teaches yoga. She
loves to mountain bike
and be outside doing
fun things. She has a
dog named Panda.
My Daughter Jillian & Son-in-Law Cliff
• My daughter Jillian is
currently serving with the US
Air Force in Moody, GA. With
her husband Cliff Fuls. She
lives in Valdosta, GA and has
three dogs. She is expecting
her first child in either late
October or early November
2014!
My Son and Daughter-in-Law:
William & Jessy
• My son William married
Jessy last June 23rd.
They live in Rockville.
MD. Will works for an
IT company and Jessy is
a PE teacher. They have
one dog…Sena
A Chart of my family ages
The beginning!
Where do you start?!”
1. Open up a new document by either going to File > New
or “click” on the New page icon, which is located
above and to the left of File.
2.
“Click” on Design and select a design that you like
3. Type in My Family as your title and give yourself a
sub-title.
4. Now insert a new slide and title that as each member
of your family. Write something on each member of
your family.
5. You may insert pictures or anything else you may like
to your presentation
•You will need to explain to the viewer the tool bars
you have used to create the slide.
•You will also need to be creative in your design.
•Have fun and explore the tool bar section.
•Remember…anything we do we
can do better!
Next
When you have completed your first PowerPoint,
please e-mail it to me at:
david.toto@lawrence.k12.ma.us
Then
go to www.actden.com and click on PowerPoint
then PowerPoint 2007
Next make a copy of your original PowerPoint
and save it in your PowerPoint folder.
Open up your copy and rename it COPY.
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Please Read ,Review and Complete each tutorial including the self assessment
quizzes. When you learn a new trick from the tutorial, incorporate that trick into
your COPY not your original. You should be able to complete at least one tutorial
per class. The following is a list of techniques (tricks) by Unit that you should
incorporate into your Copy:
Unit 3:
Create a text box
Move a text box
Re-size a text box
Copy a text box
Add color to a text box Outline a text box
Remove the lines from a text box
Change the size of a line around a text box
Change the font
Change font color
Add bullets
Add numbers
Add color for a bullet
Change your background color
Change your background pattern
Activate spell check
Unit 4
Add a shape
Move a shape
Re-size a shape
Add color to a shape
Add texture to a shape
Add clip art
Re-size clip art
Crop clip art
Add an image (picture)
Layer an image
Changing the order of pictures and texts
Add shadows to images
Add a chart
Add a table
Unit 5:
Add a transition
Add Custom animation
Time a transition
Animate your text
Unit 6:
Add sounds to your animation
Add a video clip
Unit 7:
Time your presentation
Creating a self-run kiosk presentation
This is a texture
Remember the last page of
your presentation should
contain all the tools that
you used to create this
presentation.
Tools I used
• I clicked on the
new file icon.
• Insert a new slide.
• I changed the font
to comic sans.
• I changed the text
color to white.
• I inserted a photo
of my children
from a file.
• I selected a design
template.
• I selected a blue
background color.
Now view your presentation by going to Slide
Show > View Show.