Brief description of the activity/assessment
Students apply what they have learned about copyright/creative commons and accessibility to create PowerPoint/Google Slides in groups – using copyright-free images, and using alt-text. They then have to present another group’s slide deck spontaneously without having seen the slides beforehand.
Ways to assess student work
Formative (ungraded)
Step by step instructions for the students and rubric
- Find copyright-free images (instructor can show students how to find creative commons images on Google, Flickr, or sites that are copyright free like Unsplash, Pixabay, Wikimedia commons)
- Show students how to create alt-text for Google slides or PowerPoint presentations
- Ask students to work in groups and create slides that have just images. If they work in groups of four, ask them to create four copyright-free images on one slide, taken from different sites, and include the reference and ALT text
- Surprise students by asking each group to “present” spontaneously the slides of another group.
As for the rubric, I just give 2% for this. 1% for following instructions in the choice of images (+ referencing them), 1% for presenting.
Sample/model explanation for students about how this activity develops their digital literacies
While this is a fun and light activity, you are also practicing your awareness of copyright and creative commons licenses and learning to reference images accurately. You are also learning how to make your slides accessible to people with visual disabilities by using alternative text for images.
Faculty support material
Watch this video demoing PowerPoint Karaoke.
Websites to help explain different copyright licenses include: Creative Commons and Licensing.
Average preparation time for faculty
10 minutes
Average time it takes students to complete this activity
Varies according to class size. It can take one class session for 20 students working in trios.
Necessary tools/technologies
Internet, Google Slides or PowerPoint.
Possible adaptations
Faculty can modify the prompt to focus on something related to their discipline in some way.