Step Five: Interactive PowerPoint Quiz

To further increase students’ personal interaction with technology, I created an internet quiz using PowerPoint. I learned several new skills while creating the quiz, such as how to create and manage hyperlinks in a logical sequence. I uploaded it to the school’s server and gave my students the web address.

The quiz was created for my Theater Arts II class. I used this quiz as in introduction to a unit on Greek Theatre. It tests students’ prior knowledge and provides them with new information. After taking the quiz, students had an idea what we would be talking about during the unit.

The quiz was a great success in my class. The students enjoyed working on the computer, and since there was no grade attached, they were able to answer honestly, without fear of losing points. Later, students could use the quiz to test their knowledge, and to remind them of what they had learned, from any computer.

I was very happy with how the quiz worked with my class. I often give pre-tests before a unit, but this was a new and—to my students—more fun way to achieve the same goals that a pre-test does.