PowerPoint Applications

Presentation demonstrating how PowerPoint can be used as an instructional tool.

A mouse click advances the slides

PowerPoint Applications for the Classroom

If you have taken an introductory workshop in PowerPoint, you probably possess the following skills:

Making text boxes Inserting clipart Changing the background of the slide. Inserting shapes like boxes and circles.

In addition, you probably are familiar with these skills:

Using the custom animation settings to make objects and text appear in a certain order.

Modifying the transition between slides. Ungrouping, modifying and regrouping

clipart.

PowerPoint Applications for the Classroom

The additional skills that will be taught in the PowerPoint Application workshop will be:

Inserting hyperlinks Inserting action buttons Changing the color scheme of the slide Changing the order of layered objects

PowerPoint Applications for the Classroom

PowerPoint Applications for the Classroom

As you proceed through the following slides, you will observe simple instructional slides that can be modified for any grade level or subject.

Most of the slides are set for changing on a mouse click. Some have automatic timing for this demonstration. For use in the classroom, the slide objects and text should be linked to a mouse click so the teacher can control the speed to the lesson.

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Simple Addition Demo. – more visual than on a blackboard.

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Simple Spelling Demo. – more visual than on a blackboard.

DDOO GG

These simple slides allow for student response and involvement.

Alphabet

Letters, Pictures and Words

Each letter operates on a mouse click. Let the students select a letter to investigate. For this example, click on the “A”.

apple

aThe “Home” button returns you to the slide with the letters. All of these buttons are disabled for this demonstration.

Self-Paced activities or lessons.

The following slides demonstrate lessons that allow a student to explore a topic in a constructivist manner.

The self-test is perfect for review.

Select an element

= Internet link( )

This design uses the same skills as the alphabet slides, and adds hyperlinks to websites. Click on “H” only.

Name: Hydrogen Symbol: H Atomic Number: 1 Atomic Mass: 1.00794 amu Melting Point: -259.14 °C (14.009985 °K, -434.45203 °F) Boiling Point: -252.87 °C (20.280005 °K, -423.166 °F)

The “Home” button returns the user to the Periodic Table slide.

The “chain” links to an appropriate web site.

For this demo, click on the pig to learn more about it

PigPigs love mud!Bacon and Sausage comes from

pigsThe Three Pigs built houses to

protect themselves from Big Bad Wolf

Again, the students would use the “Home” button to return to the image of animals in order to select another animal.

A short quiz

This short quiz has been written to model the use of action buttons in PowerPoint.

The questions, and hints for wrong answers, in this short quiz were taken froma free Brainchild practice test.

When you are brave enough to begin the

quiz, click on thisbutton!

Jack’s truck can haul 2 ½ tons of gravel. How

much does the load weigh?

6000 pounds

5000 pounds

4000 pounds

Oops …

Remember to click only on the action button to select an answer.

Go back to the question

Think about this …

Think about how many pounds are in a ton before trying again.

Return

Excellent!

You remembered that there are 2000 pounds in one ton.

Click on the button below to go to the next question.

Next

Jeopardy!

Everyone loves playing Jeopardy. Make your template for the board and then

add the answers and questions. Simply save the file under another name and

change the text. The action buttons are already in place.

For this demo, only select the first 3 boxes in the first column (Lit terms).

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Lit TermsShort Stories

MDG &Cask

Romeo &Juliet

Tom SawyerMiracle Worker

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To Continue

Comparing two thingsusing “like” or “as”

What is a simile?

The main idea or messagein a story

What is a theme?

Person or thing in conflictwith the main character

What is an antagonist?

Remember ---PowerPoint is more than presentations! It can be an instructional tool.

But----You need to establish the basic skills in order to expand your use of this tool. Begin by taking the “Intro. PowerPoint” workshop and then “PowerPoint - the Next Step” workshop. If you already have some skills, take the “Next Step” workshop before taking the “PowerPoint Application” workshop.

JOIN US FOR OUR 3-PART WORKSHOP

NOW THAT I’VE LEARNED POWERPOINT, HOW CAN I USE IT

WITH MY STUDENTS?

WEDNESDAYS

3/22, 3/29 & 4/53:45 – 5:45

AT NHS LIBRARY

ttti@norwalkpublicschools.net