PowerPoint in the Classroom February 11, 2010 Paige Vanderhyden
& Betty Zarske 1
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Today we will learn: What techniques work most effectively when
using PowerPoint to support your instruction. Design and
presentation tips. What to avoid. Ideas to raise your presentation
from ordinary to extraordinary.
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Visuals should be visual! Joliet Junior College, the nations
first public community college, offers pre-baccalaureate programs
for students planning to transfer to a four-year university. A
comprehensive community college, JJC provides occupational
education leading directly to employment, adult education and
literacy programs, workforce development services, and student
support services. America's first public community college began in
1901 as an experimental postgraduate high school program. It was
the "brain child" of J. Stanley Brown, Superintendent of Joliet
Township High School, and William Rainey Harper, President of the
University of Chicago. The college's initial enrollment was six
students. Today, JJC serves more than 35,000 students in credit
classes and noncredit courses. Brown and Harper's innovation
created a junior college that academically paralleled the first two
years of a four-year college or university. It was designed to
accommodate students who desired to remain within the community yet
still pursue a college education. Within a few years, the concept
of "community" had grown to include students outside the existing
high school district. By December 1902, the Board of Trustees
officially sanctioned the program and made postgraduate high school
courses available tuition-free. In 1916, the Board of Trustees
officially named the post-high school program Joliet Junior
College. The following year, the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools accredited the college, and the State
Examining Board approved selected courses for teacher
certification. Enrollment at the time numbered 82 students.
Bueller, Bueller, Bueller 3
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Less is more! Nations first community college Stanley Brown and
William Rainey Harper For students who remained in the community
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Key Rules Use one concept per slide Use key words and phrases
(nouns and verbs) Stay within the 8 x 8 rule Make your bullet
points consistent in structure Capitalize properly
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6 Ps!!! P roper reparation and ractice revents oor
erformance
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Be Prepared by Analyze presentation content Know your audience
Select an outline format and develop an outline Develop support
materials Research on-site presentation details (room set-up,
agenda, available AV, etc.)
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WII-FMMMFI-AM
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High Impact Presentation =
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So How Many Slides Should I Use
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Speak in Color Color is a language to which people respond
consciously and subconsciously. John Hench, Disney Imagineer
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Speak in Color Use color to Clarify decisions Identify items
Support your story Suggest a mood Encourage play
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Speak in Color People respond to color in two broad categories:
Light and warm colors Light and warm colors Dark and cool colors
Dark and cool colors
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Speak in Color People see color BEFORE content: Bright Spark
energy and creativity Dark Lower stress and increase feelings of
peacefulness
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Speak in Color What do these colors say?
YellowRedBlueGreenBrownBlackWhite
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Speak in Color Yellow: First color the brain sees Creates
positive moods Feels even warmer when accented with purple
Conducive to physical activity
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Speak in Color Red: Engaging and emotive Commands attention
Boosts creative thinking Sparks short-term energy May trigger
aggressiveness
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Speak in Color Blue: Calming Produces a sense of well being
Aids study Encourages deep thinking Helps concentration
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Speak in Color Green: Calming Represents new plant growth
Connotes abundance, rest, leisure, and good health Enhances
productivity Provides long-term energy
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Speak in Color Brown: Calming and comforting Represents the
earth Connotes strength, solidarity, dependability Can remind us of
food
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Speak in Color Black: Represents the absence of color Defines
forms in silhouette Stark, dark, dangerours, sinister Strains the
eyes when combined with white Reads well against light backgrounds
Makes bright colors look brighter
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Speak in Color White: Represents purity and cleanliness
Challenging for the eyes when combined with black
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Speak in Color Cautions to watch for: Be aware of
colorblindness limitations: Red Text on Blue Background, Black or
Green can be particularly bad Avoid eye focus confusion Red-Blue
Avoid cultural issues
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Font Choice Use Sans Serif: Arial Century Gothic Comic Sans
Tahoma Trebuchet Verdana Other Suggestions: Limit words Use few
CAPS Shadow Use Shadow Use large fonts 36 Point 32 Point 30
Point
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Useful Tips
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CAUTION! PowerPoint can be a pain: Use right tools Mini Power
Presenters by Honeywell Mini Diamond Speakers Use music/video clips
legally Prepare for freezes Maintain your links
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Helpful Links www.slideshare.net upload and share presentations
www.slideshare.net http://power-points.blogspot.com how to avoid
bad PowerPoint http://power-points.blogspot.com www.brighthub.com
articles on topics including computing and education
www.brighthub.com www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC520839 -
articles by educators on PowerPoint use
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC520839
Helpful Links http://www.worshiphousemedia.com countdown
clocks, quizzes, games, in-expensive non-profit organization
http://www.worshiphousemedia.com
http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_timers.html - free countdown
clocks and games
http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_timers.html
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Resources The Bob Pike Group Lenn Millbower & Offbeat
Training Presentation Skills for Managers, by Jennifer Rotondo and
Mike Rotondo, Jr., McGraw Hill, 2002. 39
