PowerPoint ® in the Classroom February 11, 2010 Paige Vanderhyden & Betty Zarske 1

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.

Visuals should be visual! Joliet Junior College, the nation’s 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

Less is more! Nation’s first community college Stanley Brown and William Rainey Harper For students who remained in the community 4

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

6 P’s!!! P roper reparation and ractice revents oor erformance

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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So How Many Slides Should I Use

Speak in Color Color is a language to which people respond consciously and subconsciously. John Hench, Disney Imagineer

Speak in Color Use color to Clarify decisions Identify items Support your story Suggest a mood Encourage play

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

Speak in Color People see color BEFORE content: Bright – Spark energy and creativity Dark – Lower stress and increase feelings of peacefulness

Speak in Color What do these colors say? YellowRedBlueGreenBrownBlackWhite

Speak in Color Yellow: First color the brain sees Creates positive moods Feels even warmer when accented with purple Conducive to physical activity

Speak in Color Red: Engaging and emotive Commands attention Boosts creative thinking Sparks short-term energy May trigger aggressiveness

Speak in Color Blue: Calming Produces a sense of well being Aids study Encourages deep thinking Helps concentration

Speak in Color Green: Calming Represents new plant growth Connotes abundance, rest, leisure, and good health Enhances productivity Provides long-term energy

Speak in Color Brown: Calming and comforting Represents the earth Connotes strength, solidarity, dependability Can remind us of food

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

Speak in Color White:  Represents purity and cleanliness  Challenging for the eyes when combined with black

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

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

Useful Tips

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

Helpful Links – upload and share presentations – how to avoid bad PowerPoint – articles on topics including computing and education articles by educators on PowerPoint use

Helpful Links - PowerPoint articles us/templates/default.aspx - Microsoft free templates us/templates/default.aspx – eye-popping templates

Helpful Links – countdown clocks, quizzes, games, in-expensive non-profit organization free countdown clocks and games

Resources The Bob Pike Group Lenn Millbower & Offbeat Training Presentation Skills for Managers, by Jennifer Rotondo and Mike Rotondo, Jr., McGraw Hill,

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