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Using Using PowerPoint

to Create to Create

Electronic BooksElectronic BooksAlana Gray

Highland Elementary

Why Electronic Books?Why Electronic Books?• Motivate reluctant readers

• Tailor text to appropriate reading level

• Integrate curriculum content

• Teacher or student made product

• Valuable classroom resource

• Provide interactive text

• Introduce, develop, or review content

• Fiction or Non-fiction

Why PowerPoint?Why PowerPoint?

• Insert digital images or clipart to support text

• Insert sound to help struggling readers or to provide directions

• “Power” given to the students to control the book

• Provide linear or nonlinear paths

• Can be converted to an HTML document

Will it Support Standards?Will it Support Standards?

Reading Content Standard 1.0

• Students examine, construct and extend meaning of a variety of self-selected and assigned text (traditional & electronic) by applying a range of reading strategies and analytic techniques.

I only have 1 computer!I only have 1 computer!

• Introduce the book whole class using the computer and a television.

• Write a book together as a whole class.

• Set up the book on your computer to use during center or DEAR time.

• Save the book as an HTML document that can be posted on your school’s web page.

Creating Pages for Your BookCreating Pages for Your Book

There are several ways you can design the pages in your book, it all depends on what you choose to have on the page. The following examples are just

to give you an idea of what can be done.

If you are new to using PowerPoint, a wonderful resource can be found at

http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm

STEP 1: Create a Title SlideSTEP 1: Create a Title Slide

Tips: Add a picture (Insert Picture) or an interesting

background (Format Background) to your title page.

Add a fun way for students to start the book by having themclick on a particular object to get to the first page. Example

STEP 2: Create a Table of Contents

Tips: Remove the bullets by clicking on the bullet icon. Add topicsand page numbers to the slide. Make the topics Hyperlink after the bookhas been created.

Hyperlinking the topics:

-Highlight the topic

-Insert Hyperlink-Select the appropriate slide from the Named location in file Example

STEP 3: Create Your Pages

Example

You can choose any format that works for you. Text boxes and Images can be added to any slide.

To add a picture (Insert Picture). To add a text

box (Insert Text Box).

Add Action Buttons to each slide that will allow students to flip the pages of the book.

Making & Using Action Buttons

Choosing any of these actionbuttons will automaticallyset up your show to completethe action you have requested.

You can also create customaction buttons. Any object on aslide can be transformed into anaction button. Just click on the

object and Insert Hyperlink

It is helpful to set up your page with action buttons that can be duplicated for all of the pages in your book. Action buttons are a good way to have students navigate through the book themselves.

Tip: To deactivate everything on your slide but the action buttons, go to Slide Show Slide Transition, and deselect On Mouse Click.

Internet Resources for Digital Images

Pics for Learninghttp://pics.tech4learning.com/

AP Multimedia Archiveshttp://ap.accuweather.com

Dittohttp://www.ditto.com/

The Amazing Picture Machinehttp://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

WinterWinterPictionaryPictionary

click on the snowman to startclick on the snowman to start

Developed by Susan Miranda & Alana Grayfor students at Highland Elementary School

Pictures taken from http://www.pics4learning.com

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents

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Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2

Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3

Snowy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4

Snowflake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5

Snowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6

Ice Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7

Icicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8

Ice Skating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9

Skiing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10

Snow Ball Fight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11

Snow Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12

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WinterWinter

WinterWinter is one of the four seasons of the year. It lasts from mid-December to mid-March.

Winter Spring

Summer Fall

2

SnowmanSnowman

A snowmansnowman is a man made from packed and shaped snow.

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