Student Congress Workdays

Please use the following links everyday that we are in the lab.

Student Congress Links

• Updated list of Student Congress Groups and Bill Topics.  Use the tabs at the bottom to see your class.
• Student Congress Bill with Notes.  This shows students how to fill out the bill.
• Bibliography Template.  Log into Google, Make a Copy (File>Make a Copy).  Retitle the document with your class number, then your team members' last names, and the type of document.  For example, If I were in first hour, I would retitle my bibliography: 1.Davis.Bibliography.  Then, share with me (and your partner(s)).  Remember, you need three sources for this speech.
• Bill Template.  Log into Google, Make a Copy (File>Make a Copy).  Retitle the document with your class number, then your team members' last names, and the type of document.  For example, If I were in first hour, I would retitle my bill: 1.Davis.Bill. Then, share with me (and your partner(s)).  
• Authorship Speech Outline.  Log into Google, Make a Copy (File>Make a Copy). Retitle the document with your class number, then your team members' last names, and the type of document.  For example, If I were in first hour, I would retitle my bill outline: 1.Davis.Bill Outline.   Then, share with me (and your partner(s)).  This should be filled out after the bill has been completed.  Divide the outline evenly among group members.
• There is no visual for this speech.  No visuals are allowed.
• Rubrics
• Bibliography
• BIll
• Outline & Speech
• Student examples
• Bibliography
• Bill

Please fill out the objective below at the beginning of each class, and fill out the reflection at the end of each class.  Remember, this is how you will be getting points during this class period.

Directions for Thursday, April 4

There are two parts to today's assignment.

1. Complete the survey (with glue in the background) about how your group worked together on this project.  This part is focusing on the entire workweek, not just the presentation.
2. Follow the directions below about the Visual Fix Assignment.

Today, we are going to focus on creating effective and purposeful visual slides. 

Check out this video called Death By PowerPoint to see some of the worst mistakes people make when creating multimedia visual aids. 

There are several things to remember when creating a visual; consider these suggestions from George Mason University. 

• Effective Slides
• Use design templates
• Standardize position, colors, and styles
• Include only the necessary information
• Use contrasting colors
• Be consistent with effects, transitions, and animation
• Text Guidelines
• No more than 20 words on a slide
• No more than 6 words per line.
• Avoid full sentences
• Large font means important information
• Text color should contrast with background
• Some fancy fonts are difficult to read
• Limit punctuation marks
• Clip Art, Images, and Graphics
• Should balance the slide
• Should enhance and complement the text

After reviewing these guidelines, please open the following Google Presentation document.  This is a bad example of a visual.  Please follow the directions:

1. Sign into Gmail.
2. Click the link for the presentation, and make a copy of it.
3. Rename the document from “Copy of #.Last name.Visual Fix”
1. It should read, your class period, last name, then Visual Fix
2. For example. If my last name were Smith and had first hour, mine would read 1.Smith.VIsual Fix
4. Now, share the document with me.
1. Make sure it has a title first, and make sure that you are sharing your copy with me.
2. Click share in the top right corner of the document, and under add people, type RHS.OCFD@gmail.com.
5. Then, review the document. Look for errors that you could change.
6. At the bottom of each slide under notes, there are some questions for you to answer individually.  Please answer those.
7. When you are finished, you may quietly work on other assignments.