Teaching Using Parallel Teaching Using Parallel Websites With Word And Websites With Word And

PowerPointPowerPoint

Dr. Jeffrey Hill

Comparing Modes of Comparing Modes of Classroom PresentationClassroom Presentation

Word WebPowerPointCan magnify document by any amountYesNoNo

Can magnify document with projector (2X)YesYesYes

Can change text size during presentationYes?-YesNo

Works well with large volumes of textYes Yes No

Can use slide bar to move between pagesYes Yes No

Works well with lots of GraphicsNoYesYes

Pages can have moving GIFsNoYesYes

Can write on screen during presentationNoNoYes

Can split screen during presentationYesNoNo

Which Mode of Presentation Which Mode of Presentation is Bestis Best??

The answer depends on the type of information your are presenting-

Presentations with lots of text may not work well in PowerPoint

Presentations with lots of graphics may not work well in Word

The text size of websites is often too small for good presentation

What students wantWhat students want::

What students want of above well organized interesting lessons

Students want to be able to print class materials

Students like materials with lots of pictures to illustrate the concepts being taught

One solution that works well:One solution that works well:Teaching with Word documents Teaching with Word documents

linked to websiteslinked to websites

Teaching with word documents linked to websites takes advantage of words ability to print pages well and websites abilities to present pictures and videos

PowerPoint presentation also can be linked to websites

Website structureWebsite structure

Text Pictures/ graphics

Word document (page 1)

Word document (page 2)

Word document (page 3)

Website (page 1)

Website (page 2)

Website (page 3)

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks

Teaching with WordTeaching with Word::

Problem: Spell check and gram check underlines words in red and green

Turning off Spelling and Turning off Spelling and Grammar CheckGrammar Check

Turning the Auto Spell checker off:-Select the whole document

>Tools >Language >Set Language

-Select -Do not check spelling or grammar

Using Web-layout viewUsing Web-layout view

You can also use web-layout view, but this may change the format of your pages from what you see in print view.

– You can see the view bar above in the lower left hand corner of the page in word

Another advantage of web-layout view is you can add background colors on your pages

Zooming in on the document Zooming in on the document in Wordin Word

>View >Zoom

-Set the amountyou want to zoom in by here

- 120-130% is usually good

Getting rid of the Word menus: Getting rid of the Word menus: View full screenView full screen

>View >Full screen

-Click: Close Full Screen To go out of full screen

view

ConclusionsConclusions::

The mode of presentation that works best is highly dependent on the type of information presented and the style of presentation of the presenter

What students want of above well organized interesting lessons

Students want to be able to print class materials

Word documents linked to websites work well for class lessons