PowerPoint Tips

Thanks to Jackie Tanner

Colby ITS

Uses of PowerPoint

Visual aid for lectures

Stand alone-kiosk type tutorial

Key points Organizes presentation

Effective uses:

Ice breaker Who won the

election? What are the major

expectations of the Maine Laptop Initiative?

Summary Outline Notes to review

Expect the unexpected

Back up plan Hazards of technology Incompatibility Malfunctions Damaged discs

Who benefits?

Visual learners

Clarification for learners

Teacher - accurate overheads

What about animation?

Occasional use recommended

May be helpful with younger students

Model what you expect students to do in their presentations

More on animation

Animation can be annoying

Adding video

Here is the class clay movie demonstration

QuickTime™ and aH.263 decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Photographs

You’ve seen this one

Photographs

resizing

Your turn

How can you use PowerPoint?

What should your students know how to do?

Practice-If you have a project in mind, it is easy to do.