Hyper Linked Power Point Stories

Step One: Students write a short story (can be fiction or non-fiction depending on the vocabulary words to be emphasized). For example following a science unit on solar systems you are wanting students to demonstrate knowledge of the words "lunar eclipse", "rotation", and "revolve". The students write a short story including these words either using a text box on slide two of their Power Point presentation or first in Word to be copy and pasted later into Power Point.

Step Two: The students then build one slide for each featured vocabulary word. These slides should include an image to illustrate the word, a text box with the definition of the word, and a WordArt of the actual word.

Step Three: Back on slide two the students highlight and right click the vocabulary words within their story. They select HYPERLINK and link their word to the appropriate slide within their slideshow.

The slideshows can be customized as much or little as time and level appropriateness allows. Students should be given the opportunity to share their slideshows with peers after completion.