ecific point in mind that does not require a chronological treatment of his/her/their career(s). My observation has also been that students will choose their favorite artist or group, about which they are incapable of being objective. It ends up sounding more like a commercial than an academic assignment.
Teach the teacher
Along the same lines as the point above, I am most impressed when I can grade a project that makes me think. The fact that Joe Rock Star's third album went triple platinum does not make me think. Find and gather all of the details you like about your topic, but your conclusion should be based upon your own critical thinking skills, taking that information, thinking about it, and drawing your own conclusions (not paraphrasing someone else's conclusion).
How to rip CDs into MP3s
These instructions use Windows Media Player, but other players use a similar process
Right-click along the top of the window.
Click the Rip Music tab.
Choose MP3 as the format.
Note: Do not save as .wav files as these are huge memory hogs (40 megs per song instead of 1 or 2, for example)
How to use MP3 audio files with PowerPoint
Save your PowerPoint file in a new FOLDER and name it Powerpoint_yourname
Copy all of the mp3 files that you plan to use into the same FOLDER (do this first, before you link them to the slides)
Note: your Powerpoint is a file!
You must put your PowerPoint plus the mp3s in a FOLDER.
FOLDERS look like this: When you open the folder, you should be able to see your PowerPoint and the mp3's that you intend to use in your project. Below is an example of what your folder should contain:
After you have placed the mp3's in the folder, on each slide in which you wish to insert an audio file, click insert - movies and sounds - sound from file and choose the mp3 from the folder containing your PowerPoint and mp3 files. This will link the mp3 to the PowerPoint slide.
When you are finished with your PowerPoint and ready to submit, zip the folder (See below for instructions).
Submit the zipped file in the assig