Technology Integration Using Technology Integration Using PowerPointPowerPoint

Carol AlmarezInstructional Technology Resource Teacher

Alleghany County Schools

October 2006

Why PowerPoint?Why PowerPoint?

• Emphasize main points

• Stimulate interest & add flair• graphics• Effects

• Make lessons organized and flexible

• Help learners stay on task

• Convey complex concepts in outline format

• Appeal to variety of learning styles

• Change of pace

• Step-by-step learning process

TodayToday• Ways to use PowerPoint in instruction

• Teachers• Students (ideas + rubrics)

• Ways NOT to use PowerPoint• Create a simple presentation• Sample PowerPoints• Using Templates• Download & Edit• Create a PowerPoint lesson• Resources & Tutorials

Ways to Use PowerPoint: TeachersWays to Use PowerPoint: Teachers

• Student announcement or assignment slide show

• New student orientation • To introduce a new unit or review• Provide background information• Model use of technology• Games and quizzes

Ways to Use PowerPoint: StudentsWays to Use PowerPoint: Students

• Share knowledge with peers in a different format

• Utilize graphics, sound, and/or movies to make a point

• Creative way to complete an assignment• Collaborate with fellow students• Create electronic portfolio

Rubrics for Student WorkRubrics for Student Work

• http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/pptrubric.html

• http://www.artteacherconnection.com/pages/powerpointrubric.htm

How NOT to use PowerPointHow NOT to use PowerPoint

• What’s wrong with this PowerPoint?

• Gettysburg Address

http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/

Create a Simple PresentationCreate a Simple Presentation

• Open PowerPoint• Use AutoContent Wizard• Or, Click New [Create a new presentation]• A blank Title Slide appears

From New Presentation menu, click From New Presentation menu, click Slide DesignSlide Design

Scroll down Scroll down and click to and click to

select a select a background background

and format for and format for your slide your slide

showshow

Type in a Title and Subtitle (or your name and class)Type in a Title and Subtitle (or your name and class)

From the Insert Menu, choose New SlideFrom the Insert Menu, choose New Slide

The rest of your slides will look like thisThe rest of your slides will look like this

Type in your next title and the information that supports or explains itType in your next title and the information that supports or explains it

Click the Outline Tab to organize in Click the Outline Tab to organize in Outline viewOutline view

Complete the PresentationComplete the Presentation

• Select an SOL from your content area• Continue with the presentation you’ve

started, or start a new one• Create PowerPoint presentation of at

least 4 slides to teach one of your content SOLs

• Preview• Save and Print

PowerPoint SamplesPowerPoint Samples

• Research Paper Guidelines http://oswego.org/staff/pruneari/Research.ppt_files/frame.htm

• French 9 Geography test http://oswego.org/staff/kolson/French9%20Geo%20PPP2_files/frame.htm

Using a series of line drawings to show progression of an action or idea

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/components.ppt

Teaching the concepts of speed and velocity http://www.internet4classrooms.com/speed_velocity.ppt

Using TemplatesUsing Templates

• Quizzes & Tests• Games• Self-paced learning• Copy an existing PowerPoint—but give

credit to the person or place you took it from• From File, Save As, give new name

Downloading & EditingDownloading & Editing

• Right-click with mouse on the link to the PowerPoint

• Choose Save Target As•

Locate the Locate the place where place where you want to you want to

store the store the PowerPoint PowerPoint (your hard (your hard

drive, a flash drive, a flash drive, etc.*) drive, etc.*) Click SaveClick Save

*Many PowerPoints are too large *Many PowerPoints are too large to save to a floppy diskto save to a floppy disk

Create a PowerPoint LessonCreate a PowerPoint Lesson

• Choose an SOL that you will be teaching• Use the resources and/or tutorials in the

following slides to help you create at least one lesson on one or more SOLs

• Ideas• Modify an existing PowerPoint• Modify an existing game• Create a new PowerPoint using a tutorial

Resources: Games, Quizzes, Resources: Games, Quizzes, Presentations & TemplatesPresentations & Templates

• GAMES

• Jeopardy and other game formats http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm

• Games for science curriculum http://www.csun.edu/%7Evceed002/ref/games/

• Jeopardy games created by teachers (scroll down to Middle School-High School http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm

• BattleGraph (battleship game-graphing on a coordinate plane) http://sarah.lodick.com/edit/powerpoint_game/battlegraph/battlegraph.ppt (click No when it asks you about changes)

Resources continuedResources continued• Information on special ed and autism

http://www.nebo.edu/misc/learning_resources/ppt/general/auism.ppt

• PowerPoint for publishing projects (high school) http://www.pasadenaisd.org/teachertoolbox/Default.htm (click Resources, Secondary Resources, Publishing with PowerPoint)

• PowerPoints (elementary mixed in) http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/teaching/resources/resources-x.cfm?Type=P

• Jefferson County Schools PowerPoint collection http://jc-schools.net/ppt.html

• PowerPoints for Grades 6-12 http://208.183.128.3/ce/ppt6-12.htm

More ResourcesMore Resources• Ag lesson plans in PowerPoint

http://www.glenroseffa.org/lesson%20plans.htm• PowerPoint ideas, templates, video, audio (some

elementary) http://www.techtrekers.com/PP/• High school Student PowerPoint projects

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/taylor/ppt/• Interactive PowerPoints on writing topics http://

owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/#presentations

• PowerPoints in all subjects http://www.worldofteaching.com/

Online TutorialsOnline Tutorials

• Power Point in the Classroom http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm

• Creating a Class PowerPoint Presentation (click ‘Begin the Techtorial’) http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial047.shtml

• Creating student quizzes: non-linear PowerPoint http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial056.shtml

• An advanced PowerPoint sample/tutorial http://www.internet4classrooms.com/advanced.ppt

Tutorials continuedTutorials continued

• Stop-action animation with PowerPoint (advanced) http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial094.shtml

• Interactive maps in PowerPoint (advanced) http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial080.shtml

• Electric Teacher PowerPoint tutorial http://www.electricteacher.com/tutorial3.htm

• Special ed: create an Accessible PowerPoint http://www.pptmagic.com/articles/accessppt.htm#_Add_Alt-Text#_Add_Alt-Text#_Add_Alt-Text#_Add_Alt-Text

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