Transcript PowerPoint
PowerPoint for teachers and students C MacFadyen, Dec 2008 Keep in Mind… • Readability. Less is more. Design matters. • Compatibility. Not all students have Powerpoint 2007 at home. Package your presentation if you want to share it. Instructional Use Powerpoint can help you • Organize your (multimedia) lesson. • Maintain class focus. You can also • Create sharable notes. • Use with an interactive board. • Save as a web site. First things First • To view/present the slide show click on the icon at the bottom of the screen. • To exit the show, hit Esc the key. • To continue the show at a particular slide, click on the slide and then the icon. Try this Find x 2x+7=11 It’s after the 2 and before the plus sign! How did Charlie make this slide? On average, how many hours per day does a cat sleep? • • • • 10 hours 12 hours 16 hours 20 hours Here’s another… How did Charlie make this slide? On average, how many hours per day does a cat sleep? • 16 hours a day. You can put the answer on a separate slide Here’s a Jeopardy template that Corey C shared. Look on the web for other pre-designed presentations. Working with Slides • HomeSlidesNew Slide (use pull-down arrow to choose the layout) • To re-order slides , click and drag. • To apply a Theme, use DesignThemes (hover to preview). Working with Images • Insert Pictures from File or Clip Art, rather than “copying and pasting” or “dragging and dropping.” • Warn students with Macs about this! Working with Text • To add text, first create a text box (InsertText). • To delete a text box, click on the boundary of the box and hit Delete. • To make your text box pretty, go to HomeDrawingQuick Styles • To make your text appear one line at a time (like in this text box), AnimationsAnimate: By 1st Level Paragraph Working with Video The YouTube video above may not work, but it can be done Working with Sounds Musical Soundtrack Narration • Save or “rip” the music to your • InsertSoundRecord computer (consider Sound copyright!). • Go to the first slide. • Click the red Record button • InsertSoundFrom File • Click the square to stop • Browse for the music, click OK • Click OK • Choose “Automatically” when prompted. • Drag the icon to where you • In CD Audio Tools menu, check want it. “Loop until stopped” and “Hide during show”, and for “Play Track” choose “Play Across Slides.” You can also add a control to play media files (Developer tab- similar to YouTube Video process) Hyperlinks • Create web-site like navigation. • Can link to external resources or from slide to slide. • InsertLinksActionHyperlink To… My web page First Slide Student Work Sharing Your Presentation •Office button •PublishPackage for CD •Give it a name •Choose Copy to Folder to save on the computer, or Copy to CD. •Click OK. •Powerpoint will include all the media files (and even a viewer) necessary for playing your show. You can also save as a web page (Save As Other Formats) Student Use • e-books • Multimedia presentations • Digital “posters” Student Issues • Working on a Mac. • Linked media files. • Overuse of colors, etc. Making a Multiple Choice Game Write the question Insert a text box Put the choices on separate lines (i.e., use Enter between each) Method 1 (harder, but cooler):Make a rectangular box that covers one of the wrong choices Change the fill color and line color of the box to match the background color (in this case, black) Copy the rectangle, paste, and drag over a second wrong response. Do the same for the other wrong repsponses Go to AnimationsCustom Animation Click on one rectangle and choose Enter Appear Repeat for the other rectangles Method 2 (easier): Put the answer on the next slide. Back Making a “Reveal the answer” Insert a text box Write the question on one line. Hit Enter Write the answer on the next line. Go to Animations Animation: By 1st level Paragraphs When you play the show, the question will appear on the first click, and the answer on the next click. Back