NCTA Japan 2003
Highlights from our NCTA Japan 2003 study tour are found in the NCTAJapan2003.ppt file located in the top level of the PowerPoint directory on the CD.
Mary Barber's Reflections
Mary Barber presented six wonderful PowerPoint reflections on her stay in Japan during the NCTA Japan 2003 study tour at our follow-up meeting in Seattle. They can be found in the MaryBarberReflections subdirectory in the PowerPoint directory on the CD or website.
Costume Museum
I don't know if anyone was able to make it to the Costume Museum in Kyoto, but it is a delightful place. This purpose of this short PowerPoint presentation is to show students what it was like in Kyoto during the Heian period. The file is located at the top level of the PowerPoint directory and is named CostumeMuseum.ppt. The slide show is only 2 minutes and 10 seconds long and is self-running. You might like to play some nice koto music during the presentation.
Japan and California: The "Far" Sisters (Grades 4-6)
I prepared this last year as part of the NCTA seminar I attended in Redding, California. This is a PowerPoint presentation that compares and contrasts Japan and California in terms of geographic location, topography, climate, population, and more. Students will identify the following on a map after the presentation: Prime Meridian, 40°N, Eurasia, Pacific Ocean, California, Japan, Japan Current (warm), California Current (cold), Honshu, Mount Fuji, and Mount Shasta. They will also make a list of similarities and differences between Japan and California. The materials necessary for the presentation are included in the JapanCalifornia subdirectory of the PowerPoint directory on the CD. If you teach in a different state, you might consider changing the information and images to relate to your state. The presentation and activities that go with it take about an hour.
Blank Asian PowerPoint Slide Sets
I have included several blank Microsoft PowerPoint slide sets in the BlankAsianSlideSets sub-directory in the PowerPoint directory on the CD. Just open them up when you are inside PowerPoint. You will need to save a copy on your own computer in order to save changes. These files will not be included in the web presentation until I receive permission from Microsoft to do so (permission requested).