Assignment PPT E: How to Evaluate PowerPoint Presentations (PPT)
1. Pick a historical figure, person of personal interest, or an event.
The person you pick should be school appropriate! If you are not sure, ‘ask me.’
2. Your task is to find three PPT presentations that are available on the web. You will
evaluate the three and decide which is best after filling out the spread sheet on the next
page. This may require going back to the first one or second after viewing the third to
help you decide.
3. Use Google.com to find PPTs and PPTXs. You will use the ‘Advanced Search’ feature and
limit your searches to PPT format.
Example: PPT+William Wallace or PPTX+William Wallace
4. Make sure you support why the one selected is the best of the three. Be thorough in
your answer. One or two sentences DOES NOT support your reasoning.
5. After you fill out the Spread sheet on the next page, completed the supporting
comment box, make sure your name and date data field is filled in on the spread sheet.
6. Save it to your documents or the desktop.
7. Send it to the conference via an email attachment.
8. Subject line should have your last name followed by PPT Eval.
Your Name
Today’s Date
Joe Mandigo
Answer questions for
each PPT.
Copy URL for each
PPT.
Who created this
PPT? (student,
teacher, other)
Does it say when it
was created? If so,
when?
How many slides
were used?
Were ‘real’ pictures
used or just clipart?
Tell me at least three
pictures that were
used.
Is there a works cited
page or bibliography?
Which PPT had the
best colors?
Which PPT had the
overall best look?
What did you like
most about this PPT?
Explain.
What did you like
least about this PPT?
Explain.
What did you learn
from this power
point?
1/15/13
PPT #1
PPT#2
PPT#3
http://www.slideshar
e.net/janetdiederich/
world-war-ii-powerpoint
http://www.slideshar
e.net/silcvil/tigerspowerpoint
Other
Other
http://www.slideshar
e.net/soldier0000002
7/dwight-deisenhower-powerpoint-week-8
Other
March 31, 2009
August 25, 2011
June 21, 2012
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18
Kids in Germany,
Josef Stalin, Hideki
Tojo-real pictures
White tiger, baby
tigers, tigers fightingreal pictures
Dwight D.
Eisenhower, military
soldier, political
cartoon
No
No
yes
Not this one
Not this one
>This one<
>This one<
Not this one
Not this one
I liked the display of
pictures and the
portraits of important
people in WWII they
provide
Almost too long of a
PowerPoint (but good
information)
I learned the amounts
of debt and the costs
of lives of WWII
I liked the quality of
the pictures and the
design of the slides
I liked how there
were lots and lots of
facts on this
PowerPoint
Very general
information
Good pictures, but
not the best quality of
pictures
Dwight D. Eisenhower
was a great war
veteran before
becoming a president
I learned different
species of tigers in
the world
In the box provided and based on your answers from above, list the best PPT and explain why?
Be thorough in your explanation as to why. One or two sentences is NOT enough to fully
support your reasoning. Write a paragraph explaining. Paragraphs usually are at a minimum of
seven (7) sentences in length.
My favorite PowerPoint was the one about WWII. I liked the usage of photos and portraits in
this awesomely-designed PowerPoint. I also liked how it was a very long PowerPoint. More than
enough is always better than not enough! It was also very useful information, such as the costs
of the war and the amounts of lives lost. This PowerPoint was also very detailed in visual ways
and information wise. In conclusion, I really like this PowerPoint and would recommend it to
people wanting to learn about WWII.