About PowerNotes

Introducing PowerNotes

Navigating PowerNotes

Getting Started

Printing Slides

Customizing Slides

About PowerNotes

INTRODUCING POWERNOTES

The Power of PowerNotes

PowerNotes is a dynamic presentation tool that supports and enhances Texas Essential Course of Study lessons in Holt McDougal Literature.

This DVD-ROM includes:

• opportunities for whole-classdiscussion of the “big questions” that introduce each lesson

• high-interest video trailersdesigned to introduce selections, build background, and motivate students to read literature

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INTRODUCING POWERNOTES

The Power of PowerNotes• an interactive blend of images and text for preteaching skills

featured on Before Reading pages

• previews of lesson vocabulary words, including audio pronunciations

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The main menu clearly identifies lesson presentations and video trailers.

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Lesson presentation menus feature links to different sections within the lesson.

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Buttons in the bottom frame allow you to move easily within and among presentations.

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Color-coded tabs clearly indicate the beginning and end of each section within a presentation.

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Click arrows prompt you to click again (anywhere on the slide) to reveal additional content.

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Motivational video trailers are embedded within the presentations. Click the title to play each trailer.

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Click audio icons to hear the pronunciations of vocabulary words.

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Getting Started: Prepare Your Materials

Before you use PowerNotes with a class:

• Check your equipment. Make sure your computer and projector work properly together.

• Preview the presentations. Click throughto get comfortable with navigation, as well as to review presentation content.

• Revise the presentations as you see fit.

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Getting Started: Prepare Your Class

Before you use PowerNotes with a class:

• discuss note taking with your students.

• encourage students to jot down important words and phrases.

• discourage students from copying down every word on a slide.

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You may want to print some or all of the slides in a presentation. To print slides:

Printing Slides

• Open a presentation and choosePrint from the File menu.

• A Print pop-up menu will open.

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Printing Slides

To print all or some slides in a presentation:

In the Print Range section, choose the range of slides.

• All—all slides

• Current slide—current slide

• Slides—enter the slide range you want to print, for example 4–8.

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Printing Slides

To print more than one slide per page:

• In the Print What section select Handouts.

• Choose the number of slides per page.

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Printing Slides

To ensure that slide text prints, choose the Pure Black and White print option.

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Customizing Slides

To tailor presentations to the abilities and interests of your students or to your teaching plan:

• add, delete, edit, or reorganize slides

• add images, audio, or video clips

• change animation on slides

Click Customize on the main menu for detailed information on customizing PowerNotes.

• change slide backgrounds