PowerPoint

for teachers and students

C MacFadyen, Dec 2008

Keep in Mind…

• Readability. Less is more. Design matters.• Compatibility. Not all students have

Powerpoint 2007 at home. Package your presentation if you want to share it.

• Readability. Less is more. Design matters.• Compatibility. Not all students have

Powerpoint 2007 at home. Package your presentation if you want to share it.

Instructional UsePowerpoint can help you• Organize your (multimedia) lesson.• Maintain class focus.You can also• Create sharable notes.• Use with an interactive board.• Save as a web site.

First things First

• To view/present the slide show click on the icon at the bottom of the screen.

• To exit the show, hit Esc the key.• To continue the show at a particular slide,

click on the slide and then the icon.

Find x

How did Charlie make this slide?

2x+7=11It’s after the 2 and before the plus sign!

Try this

On average, how many hours per day does a cat sleep?

• 10 hours• 12 hours• 16 hours• 20 hours

How did Charlie make this slide?

Here’s another…

On average, how many hours per day does a cat sleep?

• 16 hours a day. You can put the

answer on a separate slide

Here’s a Jeopardy template that Corey C shared.

Look on the web for other pre-designed presentations.

Working with Slides

• HomeSlidesNew Slide (use pull-down arrow to choose the layout)

• To re-order slides , click and drag.• To apply a Theme, use DesignThemes

(hover to preview).

Working with Images

• Insert Pictures from File or Clip Art, rather than “copying and pasting” or “dragging and dropping.”

• Warn studentswith Macsabout this!

Working with Text

• To add text, first create a text box (InsertText).• To delete a text box, click on the boundary of the box

and hit Delete.• To make your text box pretty, go to

HomeDrawingQuick Styles• To make your text appear one line at a time (like in this

text box), AnimationsAnimate: By 1st Level Paragraph

Working with Video

The YouTube video above may not work,

but it can be done

Working with Sounds

Musical Soundtrack• Save or “rip” the music to your

computer (consider copyright!).

• Go to the first slide.• InsertSoundFrom File• Browse for the music, click OK• Choose “Automatically” when

prompted.• In CD Audio Tools menu, check

“Loop until stopped” and “Hide during show”, and for “Play Track” choose “Play Across Slides.”

Narration• InsertSoundRecord

Sound• Click the red Record button• Click the square to stop• Click OK• Drag the icon to where you

want it.

You can also add a control to play media files (Developer tab- similar to YouTube Video process)

Hyperlinks

• Create web-site like navigation.• Can link to external resources or from slide to

slide.• InsertLinksActionHyperlink To…

• Create web-site like navigation.• Can link to external resources or from slide to

slide.• InsertLinksActionHyperlink To…

First SlideStudent

Work

My web page

•Office button•PublishPackage for CD•Give it a name•Choose Copy to Folder to save on the computer, or Copy to CD.•Click OK.•Powerpoint will include all the media files (and even a viewer) necessary for playing your show.

Sharing Your Presentation

You can also save as a web page (Save As Other Formats)

Student Use

• e-books• Multimedia presentations• Digital “posters”

Student Issues

• Working on a Mac.• Linked media files.• Overuse of colors, etc.

Making a Multiple Choice Game

Write the questionInsert a text boxPut the choices on separate lines (i.e., use Enter between each)Method 1 (harder, but cooler):Make a rectangular box that covers one of the wrong choicesChange the fill color and line color of the box to match the background color (in this case, black)Copy the rectangle, paste, and drag over a second wrong response.Do the same for the other wrong repsponsesGo to AnimationsCustom AnimationClick on one rectangle and choose Enter AppearRepeat for the other rectanglesMethod 2 (easier): Put the answer on the next slide.

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Making a “Reveal the answer”

Insert a text boxWrite the question on one line. Hit EnterWrite the answer on the next line.Go to Animations Animation: By 1st level ParagraphsWhen you play the show, the question will appear on the first click, and the answer on the next click.

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