Using PowerPoint to Integrate Curriculum

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Before You Begin

Gather all information and images BEFORE starting the presentation.

• Have students save bibliographic information in case they need to return to the site. You may also want to have them create a Bibliography slide.

Information & Images should be saved in the student’s personal folder in a folder created for the presentation.

This information can be put into the slide show by opening the original document and using copy and paste or by typing from a printed document.

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Type of Slide Show

Decide before they begin whether it will be used as a “speech”, a self running show, or a non-linear project.

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Speech Slide Show

• A “Speech” slide show should move only with a slide click. This allows the speaker to control the tempo as the speech is given. May also want to include a “Back” button and/or a Table of Contents link for returning to specific pages to answer questions.

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Self-Running Show

• A Self-running slide show can be used as a presentation where slides appear after a specified time.

• This works well as a display for parents or other students to view.

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Non-Linear

• A Non-Linear slide show usually has a table of Contents allowing the viewer to navigate at his/her discretion. This can be very useful as a study guide for specific topics. It operates much like a web site.

• The buttons at the bottom of this page are examples of non-linear navigation.

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Pre-Planning

• Students should have a plan for the number of slides and content of each before they begin. This can be done from information gathered in normal report notes fashion or better yet, as an outline created in standard format or as an Inspiration document

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Other Tips

When you begin a slide show, have students “Save as” to their own folder with an identifiable name for that project. (Space.ppt or Panda.ppt rather than Fred.ppt.) As they work on the show and add slides, they should just Save and NOT SAVE AS.

Remember to have them use the Spell Check feature.

Always have students begin with entering all text for their slide show first so they don’t get too involved in the “fun stuff” and run out of time.

• They can then go back and add background, images, charts & graphs, movies, sounds, navigation aides, etc. after the text is entered

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Table of Contents• Title Page

• Before you begin

• Type of Show– Speech

– Self-Running

– Non-Linear

• Pre-Planning

• Other Tips

• Sample Bibliography

• Email Cartoon

• End Show

Bibliography Example

• The entry could be from a magazine, book, encyclopedia, or other text source

• If it on the web, the entry can be a link: Katerpillars & Mystery Bugs http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/entyouth.htm

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