1. Slide Title Font Sizes Font Type Font Style Font Color Background Color Amount of Text Images Transitions Consistency Practical Powerpoint Tips for Teachers By Mike Beutner beutner@ulm.edu Files: http://ulm.edu/~beutner/ws/ppt/ Questions: 1.Can a PPT presentation interfere with learning? 2.Do “bells and whistles” enhance learning? 3.What is the biggest advantage for instructors using PPT? 4.Originally, for which audience was PPT designed? 5.How do students perceive a PPT presentation? 6.Do PPT presentations enhance student achievement? 7.Do images in PPT presentations affect learning? 8.Can you use PPT to help students take better notes? 9.When should you use PPT during a class? 10.What is “front-loading” and why is this relevant? 11.Does the design of a PPT presentation affect learning? 12.What is the worst thing you can do with a PPT presentation?

2. Practical Powerpoint for Teachers August 17, 2005, ULM AIRW 223, By Mike Beutner Using a Captured Image in PPT When you see something on your screen that you want to “capture”, hold down the Ctrl key, then press the Print Screen key. Open the “Paint” program. Start => Programs => Accessories => Paint 1.In Paint, paste the image. Edit => Paste 2.A captured image will appear. 3.In Paint, click on the Select button, as shown. 4.Drag your mouse to form a rectangular selection, as shown. 5.Hold down the Ctrl key, then press the C key to copy the selection. 6.Open Powerpoint. 7.Hold down the Ctrl key, then press the V key to paste the selection. 3 2 1 4

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