PowerPoint reform and appropriate design and use.

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3. “Sometimes the best presentation is...
no presentation. Ditch the slides
completely. Put the projector in the
closet, roll the screen back up, and turn
the XXXX lights back on!.”
-Dan Russell and Kathy Sierra
Creating Passionate Users

4. Hmmm,…
I think I’ll use
PowerPoint…

6. Organize material
Present information or instruction
Create tutorials, reviews, or quizzes
Reinforce Learning

7. Display student work
Active Learning
Classroom Management
Story Telling

8. In 60 minutes…
History of the World (Part 1)
PowerPoint Reform
Classroom Ideas
History of the World (Part 2)
Resources

10. In the beginning…

11. Cave Paintings

12. Hieroglyphics

13. Tapestries

14. Chalk Board

15. The Modern Age

16. 1987

17. 1990
1992

19. 1997
2000
1994
1994

20. 2003
2007

21. 2009 - Internet

22. PowerPoint Reform

23. Begin with a script

24. One idea per slide

27. Choose a font that is easy to read
All CAPS
Script Fun Theme
Stick with one or two types of fonts.
Use a font size of at least 22 points
40 points 22 points 12 points

28. Backgrounds: Choose Colors Carefully

29. Backgrounds: Choose Colors Carefully
Use high-contrast colors
White/light text looks sharp!
Especially good for
“low light” presentations

31. “Be careful not to put too much text on one
slide. It’s so annoying to see a presentation
with tons and tons and tons of text. It’s
like, you know, you are supposed to focus on
the presenter, you know, and if there’s so
much text I just get bored and my mind
wanders. You know what I mean? Do you
really want to read all this stuff? I would just
skip over it and move on to the next slide.”
This quote is by Martha Lipold, the 7th Grade
Science Teacher at Lakeview Academy.

32. One idea per slide
Phrases not paragraphs
Ban bullets!

33. Show Me!
Ditch Design Templates
Create your own look
Ban clipart

34. Animations, transitions should
contribute to your presentation
…not BE the presentation

35. “Put each slide
on trial for its
life. Ask it to
defend itself.
Show no mercy.”
-Dan Russell and Kathy Sierra
Creating Passionate Users

36. Think outside the box!

37. Did you
know?
Memories

38. Classroom Ideas

39. Story Telling
Informational
How-to/Step-by-Step
Electronic Portfolio
Interactive – Action Buttons
Classroom Management
Games

40. Thought of the Day
Periodic Table
Spelling Practice
Virtual Field Trip
Addition
All About Animals

41. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
The Big Wheel
Willington Stakes
Hidden Picture
Hollywood Squares
Jeopardy!

42. Seasonal Timer
Digital Clock
Hour Glass

45. “Where video and PowerPoint meet on the
web”
One of many Zoho online tools. Create,
upload and share presentations. Has a unique
“remote” feature.

48. Resources

49. The PowerPoint Collection
Internet4Classrooms
Curriculum Collection
PowerPoint Resources
PowerPoint in the Classroom
Pete’s PowerPoint Station

50. Parade of Games in PowerPoint
Emerging Tech Games
PowerPoint Games
PointMan Games
Timers

51. A+ PowerPoint Rubric
Rubric for Basic PowerPoint
TechTrekers Rubric Builder
Georgia Technology Fair Rubric

53. Extreme PowerPoint Makeover
Technology for Teachers:
PowerPoint Tutorial

54. More Image Websites!

56. Back