This lesson plan requires university students to work in groups of 3 to create a PowerPoint presentation analyzing 3 different laptop models. Each student will present on a different laptop brand, discussing its technical specifications and providing their own opinion on its pros and cons. Students will find their own groups, or the instructor will assign groups. The goal is for students to learn about laptops through collaborative research and presentations. Groups will present and ask each other questions, and submit a self-evaluation form.

1. Instructor: Peng Liu
Targets: University students

2. Lesson Summary
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 This lesson plan requires students to create a Laptop
information presentation by Microsoft PowerPoint.
 Student are needed to work with two other students
to complete this Laptop presentation together.

3. Lesson Summary (continued)
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 Each group needs to present a project about
laptop, each group member should present technical
details about one laptop model and this laptop’s
brand should be different with other group members
in your group.
 Also, you should add your own Pro & Con opinion
about this laptop model, and tell us why you think it
good or bad.

4. How we will be grouped
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 Students could find your two group partners by
yourself, if you can’t get into a group, just feel free to
see me and I will arrange group for you.
 Also, if you want to join two or more groups, go to
see me and talk your opinion, I will consider to let
you in.

5. Why we need to be grouped
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 Group study could collect each member’s
advantages, focus multiple strengths and create fancier
project.
 Each group member in this project needs to present one
laptop model details and his/her own Pro & Con about it.
You should discuss with group members and finally
present 3 awesome models for us.
 Also, you need to compare with your two group
members’ model which they choose, and tell us the
simple comparison results. (For example, on Display
part, I think my model is better, because…)

6. Why we need to be grouped (continued)
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 Each group should ask other group questions, which
will be counted to Final Grade your group get, so
group members should think it over and ask high-
qualities questions. Each group at least ask 5
questions during whole Laptop Brainstorm
presentation. But your group can only ask each other
group one question. (be creative!)

7. Project will be completed like
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 A group presentation PowerPoint file, which
includes 3 laptop models analysis.
 Do presentation in classroom group by group, and
each group member should present his/her model.
 Ask questions to other group.
 Submit a group evaluation form to me after
presentation (it could be downloaded in
http://www...), it about what do you think your
partners’ work, how many percentage they attribute
to the project, etc…

8. Materials & Technologies
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 Teacher:
I will use SlideShare (http://www.slideshare.net/), students
can check the whole lesson plan online, the address is
http://www...
 Students:
You will use Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Also, you need to
check and find the laptop model, there are some links you
may need to look.
http://www.notebookreview.com/price/
http://www.pcworld.com/products/computers/laptops.ht
ml

9. Materials & Technologies (continued)
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 Brand you may choose:
HP, DELL, Apple, Sony, Lenovo, Toshiba,
Samsung, Asus, Alienware, IBM, Gateway, etc.
 Other resources you may use:
www.google.com
http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
www.youtube.com

10. What we could get from this project
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 After this project, you would have a basic knowledge
about laptops, and you would get a lot laptop
information, which will be useful for buying a laptop
 You would have the ability to judge and analyze a laptop
whether it fits for you or not after completing this lesson.
 You will enhance your team work ability, also, you
would learn how to present project by PowerPoint and
some asking question skills.

11. Timeline
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 First week.
Students need to read my lesson plan on SlideShare
online, think about this project, set up your group and
send the group members list to me.
 Second week
Students need to learn how to use PowerPoint and use
Google Search to search information you need.
Also, your group need to find 3 laptop models for this
project, write down and send them to me.

12. Timeline (continued)
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 Third week
We will do presentation this week! Please use PowerPoint to create
final PPT file and send it to me before we do presentation in the
classroom. Also, don’t forget think about questions, you need to
ask other groups questions to get scores. In addition, each group
member needs to submit the group evaluation form to me before
the end of this Sunday.
 Fourth week
Students will get grade and feedback of this project. If you feel
unsatisfied with this grade, you have a week to improve and fix it
after I graded it. I will re-grade your group project if you chose to
go to my office and represent to me. So be relax and be creative!

13. Timeline (continued)
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 P. S.
If you meet any problems, for example: you can’t find a
group or you don’t know how to find a specific laptop
model, just feel FREE to go to see me. My office hour is :
Mon-Fri, 9am-11am. Or we can arrange other times.

14. Assessment Plan
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 Students should submit each file on time, otherwise I
will give an appropriate reduction on your each part
grade.
 Students should not “copy” whole analysis from
Internet, you should have your own opinion of the
laptop model. I will be strict with this issue. If I find
the plagiarism, cribbing and falsification in your
project, I will give F.

15. Assessment Plan (continued)
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 1. Group members name document 5/5
 2. Three laptop models document 10/10
 3. Proper PowerPoint file 15/15
 4. Final group presentation 40/40
 5. Asking high quality questions 10/10
 6. Group evaluation form 20/20