Identity Theft Public Service Announcement
Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, read Chapter 6 in the text and view the Top Hacker Shows Us How It’s Done: Pablos Holman at Tedx Midwests (https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDxTalks) video.
As the sheriff of the Village of Dibley, you have noticed an alarming surge in the number of identity-theft cases affecting the residents. You have become aware of a startling lack of knowledge on the part of members of the community regarding the crime of identity theft and the various ways it can occur.
As a result of your observances, you have taken on the task of developing a public service announcement to better educate people on identity theft. You must create an educational, five-slide PowerPoint video presentation for the residents of Dibley on the various aspects of the crime of identity theft. Your PowerPoint presentation must be clear and provide the audience with an understanding of the purpose and meaning of the public service announcement. Your presentation must not exceed five minutes in length.
Your PowerPoint presentation PSA must;
Explain the various ways identity theft can occur.
Identify the types of information identity thieves are most likely to target.
Analyze ways members of the general public can protect themselves against identity thieves.
Analyze techniques members of law enforcement can use to combat identity theft and the legal challenges that arise as a result of such police activity.
Include visual enhancements in your PowerPoint presentation. These may include: appropriate images, a consistent font, appropriate animations, and transitions from content piece-to-content piece and slide-to-slide. Images should be cited in APA format as outlined by the Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Students may wish to use the Where to Get Free Images (Links to an external site.) guide for assistance with accessing freely available public domain and/or Creative Commons licensed images. It is recommended that you access Garr Reynolds’ Top Ten Slide Tips (Links to an external site.), which provides useful assistance with creating successful PowerPoint presentations.
After you have created your PowerPoint, you will create a screencast video of your presentation using the software and/or platform of your choice. Quick start guides are available for Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.), and Jing (Links to an external site.) for your convenience. Your screencast may be three to five minutes long, but may not exceed five minutes. It is highly recommended that you create a script or speaker’s notes for your PowerPoint to ensure that your screencast will meet the time requirements. This will also allow you to practice your presentation prior to recording it. Once your screencast has been created, copy and paste the URL to your screencast into the initial post, and attach your PowerPoint presentation to the post prior to submitting.
