1. PowerPoint: Different Strokes for Different Folks …
PowerPoint: Different Strokes for Different Folks …. Using PowerPoint – in class, labs and on the Web
This is where you could put a lot of notes for your students.

2. PowerPoint: Different Strokes
Advantages of PowerPoint
Great tool for visual communication in class or for review
Easy to use
Facilitates interactive lectures
Makes good handouts and or overheads if a computer is not available
Main Disadvantage
Files are too large and take to long to download when published on the Web
George Emerson uses his PowerPoint presentations in class and then gives extra credit for a student to take notes during his lectures for each different slide. After reviewing the notes, he copies them into this note section for the appropriate slide. He then Chooses Save for Web and posts to his WebCT class. The notes provide information for students to review. He also uses the annotated PowerPoint pages in his fully online class.

3. PowerPoint Woes Too many sliding bullets Too much content on a slide
Teachers sometimes duplicate lectures
BORING
Too much – same old thing
Files are too large and take to long to download when published on the Web

4. PowerPoint – Different Strokes
PowerPoint file – ppt
PowerPoint Show – pps
Save as Web Pages
Impatica
Camtasia

5. PowerPoint – ppt or pps Advantages Disadvantages
All features including transitions animation, action setting, embedded sound or video
Good quality graphics
Disadvantages
Requires PowerPoint or Powerpoint viewer
Large file size
Very slow if published to the Web and viewed with a modem
Best Use: Local, LAN or CD in F2F class
Example

6. Action Settings and Animation
Hands-On Projects
Games
Active learning techniques can be incorporated into a PowerPoint
Workshop: InterActive Classroom Techniques
Involving Senses
Questions
Active learning is a method of educating students that allows them to participate in class. It takes them beyond the role of passive listener and note taker and allows the student to take some direction and initiative during the class. The role of the teacher is to lecturer less and instead direct the students in directions that will allow the students to "discover" the material as they work with other students to understand the curriculum. Active learning can encompass a variety of techniques that include small group discussion, role playing, hands-on projects, and teacher driven questioning. The goal is to bring students into the process of their own education.
Small Group Discussions & Collaborative Projects
Learning is more than just pouring information into someone’s head
Active learning
Involving the senses
Creating opportunities to group process
Games

7. PowerPoint Pros interactive PowerPoint can be __________
___________ effects such as sound and animation can be added
Different ____________ and templates can be used.
Multimedia
Many other options
Interactive
Multimedia
Different templates
Not the “same old thing”
backgrounds

8. Tall
Jim
Joe
Jim is taller than Joe.

9. change the y to i, and add er
Comparisons
For two syllable words that end in y:
change the y to i, and add er
prettier
pretty
uglier
ugly
lonelier
lonely

10. intelligent monkeys people People are more intelligent than monkeys.
TRUE or FALSE

11. PowerPoint – Save to Web
Disadvantages
Static Web pages – loss transitions, effects, animations, action settings
Low interaction
Numerous files to publish
Advantages
Each slide is converted to a Web Page
Smaller file size
Can include notes and Outline View
Requires no plug-in or viewer
Best Use: Web pages to review major points with class notes.
Example

12. PowerPoint – Impatica Disadvantages Advantages
Requires Impatica software to create
Loses some features such as transparent text and some actions such as play sound on mouse click
Non-linear viewing should be minimized because of streaming
Advantages
Smaller file size – up to 90% compression
Plug-in free
Maintains most transitions, interactions and animations
Compressed sound
Maintains user-controlled navigation.
Best Use: On Web for narration, most animation
Example

13. PowerPoint – Camtasia Disadvantages Advantages
No navigation, plays as a show
No Action settings
Advantages
Converts PowerPoint to stand alone video file with animations, narrations and transitions
Plug-in free
Better video playback of .avi files
Best Use:
Example