Power Point Tips Created by EEOP Staff

General Power Point Tips

Selecting a power point design  Two examples of power points have been created by the EEOP staff  Can use any one of these two or choose another design  Power point has over 20 different designs!!

Choosing colors  Use light colored font on dark colored backgrounds.  Avoid red text on a blue background – it creates a purple haze.  Avoid green text on a red background – hard to read.

Choosing Fonts  Choose easy to read fonts like Arial, Verdana, or Tahoma  Make font big enough to read For heading, fonts greater than 44 For messages, fonts greater than 28  Word art is good

Other tips  Spell check  Don’t put too many objects on one slide  Use bullets  Use phrases NOT sentences

More tips…  Use less words – try to limit yourself to 6 words per bullet  Limit the slide to six bullets if possible

Inserting a picture  Click on Insert  Go to picture  Click on….

Confused? Have questions? Raise your hand and ask EEOP staff for help!

Creating your PowerPoint

Slide 1 should have….  School Name

Slide 2 should have…  Info on why you came to summer scholars To have fun? To learn – hopefully! To see NAU? To spend go on a trip?

Slides 3, 5 & 8 should have…  Pictures Pictures from Summer Scholars –Or Pictures related to fire

Slide 4 should have…  Tell what you learned What you learned about fire –Be specific –Facts from reading –Info from guest speakers –Info from internet research

Slide 6 should have…  Continued from Slide 4  Info on what you learned Remember to be specific!!

Slide 7 should have…  Info on how you learned about fire Field trips? Guest speakers? Readings?

Slide 8 should have…  What you think should happen in relation to the PBL question presented at the beginning of the week Support your answer –Reason: I think we should not make snow with reclaimed water because…  Its harmful to animals  Its not clean enough  It costs too much

Slide 9 should have…  Thank you Feel free to say thank you