Powerpoint Presentation

[Raptor]

Hey folks. I have to do a short, ten slide powerpoint presentation for english on something we love. I've chosen ball pythons. I haven't figured out exactly the layout of my presentation yet. However, I'd like to use some pictures to make it more interesting. I'd be more than happy to let everyone see the presentation and credit (on the picture) whoever's pictures I use.

Here's the basic idea that I have so far (the pictures that are set in stone are the first two slides).

Slide one: Basic information on BPs. Size, where they're from, life span, diet, etc. Picture of an adult normal on the floor/stretched out or perhaps one stretched out in a tab/tank.

Slide two: Talk about how popular the bp is and mention how many BPs are in captivity/owners. Picture of a recently hatched BP being held, preferably a morph that can't be confused with a normal, maybe an albino or pinstripe.

Slide three: Go "What was that snake on the previous slide?!" Start talking about different colors "morphs" and where they came from. Have another morph.

Slide four: From here start talking about breeding. How long it takes for eggs to hatch. Maybe a picture of hatching eggs?

That's all I have so far. I'm open to suggestions for the last six slides. If anyone posts pictures and wants to be credited, post what you want put on the images. I'd prefer large pictures so that I can resize/crop them to fit the slides.

Thanks everyone.

[Vypyrz]

Maybe include a few statements of their general docile nature and show one or two pics of kids holding them...

[Wh00h0069]

I suggest including: title page, table of contents / introduction, conclusion, and reference slides. Good luck.

[Raptor]

Maybe include a few statements of their general docile nature and show one or two pics of kids holding them...

I'm not really wanting images with people in them besides hands. I was going to include information about their calm nature.

I suggest including: title page, table of contents / introduction, conclusion, and reference slides. Good luck.

That'd take up too many slides. We're only allowed ten and the teacher said that since we're not going to sell/make a profit off the powerpoint there's no need for works cited/reference slides.

[mr. s]

Personally, I would start out with some interesting fact, like......(this is made up, but) "There are currently about 20 million snakes in captivity in the united states. The most common of these snakes is the Ball Python" When you start out with something that grabs attention, people are more likely to listen. You don't have to read that from the slide, but have a map of the states maybe?
Then I would also split up the husbandry information onto several slides and have pictures of their natural habitat, then what they need in captivity, their tank set up etc. Talk about how their natural habitat and the tank set up relate to one another.
Just some ideas! Sounds like you have a pretty good plan of how it is going to be. Maybe show us how it turns out after!
Good luck.

As far as work cited goes, it does not have to do with making a profit and she needs to seriously question his/her understanding of plagerism, although it is probably not a huge deal depending on what grade you are in.

[Raptor]

Personally, I would start out with some interesting fact, like......(this is made up, but) "There are currently about 20 million snakes in captivity in the united states. The most common of these snakes is the Ball Python" When you start out with something that grabs attention, people are more likely to listen. You don't have to read that from the slide, but have a map of the states maybe?
Then I would also split up the husbandry information onto several slides and have pictures of their natural habitat, then what they need in captivity, their tank set up etc. Talk about how their natural habitat and the tank set up relate to one another.
Just some ideas! Sounds like you have a pretty good plan of how it is going to be. Maybe show us how it turns out after!
Good luck.

As far as work cited goes, it does not have to do with making a profit and she needs to seriously question his/her understanding of plagerism, although it is probably not a huge deal depending on what grade you are in.

I'm in college. This is a teacher that's been teaching for several decades.

[cinderbird]

I'm in college. This is a teacher that's been teaching for several decades.

a college professor told you it was unnecessary to cite references?

I'd stick your credits on each slide, in small font (10pt text even) on the bottom. JUST so you have them there.

Citing references and resources isn't just about making profit. its acknowledging that the information you're using didn't come from you -- it came from someone elses work.

As for the presentation itself... Most presentations include VERY few words, and more pictures. Have 9 slides worth of images and your title slide. Or maybe a bullet point or 3 on each one, plus an image or 2.

I can't help you out with any images really until you ask for something a bit more specific. I've got a few gigs of bp pictures that i can sort though.

[Raptor]

a college professor told you it was unnecessary to cite references?

I'd stick your credits on each slide, in small font (10pt text even) on the bottom. JUST so you have them there.

Citing references and resources isn't just about making profit. its acknowledging that the information you're using didn't come from you -- it came from someone elses work.

As for the presentation itself... Most presentations include VERY few words, and more pictures. Have 9 slides worth of images and your title slide. Or maybe a bullet point or 3 on each one, plus an image or 2.

I can't help you out with any images really until you ask for something a bit more specific. I've got a few gigs of bp pictures that i can sort though.

Technically instructor. Professors have PHDs, according to her. She has us cite things on essays, but said for powerpoints it's not needed.

I've made powerpoints before. I had the displeasure of making a 60 slides one last semester. The picture descriptions I have up are pretty much what I want now. I need to decide what I want on the next slides.

[kc261]

What grade you are in, or how long the teacher has been teaching, or whether or not you'll be making a profit off of it, has nothing to do with whether or not using someone else's with without citing the references is plagiarism. It is. Period.

Personally, I'd go talk to the professor and/or someone above him (department head maybe?) and tell them that you are offended that you are being instructed to plagiarize, and concerned that the students are being taught that it is ok to do so.

As far as your presentation, it sounds like you are off to a good start. I'd caution you to remember that most likely, your professor and the other students know NOTHING about snakes, and make sure you start out at a low level. You happened to mention something about a pinstripe not being able to be confused with a normal. Sure, to us, it can't be. But to an average person, it is a brownish snake, and they are likely to think it is normal. Albinos and pieds (as long as they aren't very low white) and any of the various white snakes are pretty much the only ones you can be sure will catch the attention of the clueless that hey, there is something different here.

[Raptor]

What grade you are in, or how long the teacher has been teaching, or whether or not you'll be making a profit off of it, has nothing to do with whether or not using someone else's with without citing the references is plagiarism. It is. Period.

Personally, I'd go talk to the professor and/or someone above him (department head maybe?) and tell them that you are offended that you are being instructed to plagiarize, and concerned that the students are being taught that it is ok to do so.

Freshman composition II and she's in her 60s, so several decades.