PowerPoint in the Classroom Excelsior High School Lab March 2, 2010

Overview Introductions Introductions Rebecca Miner & Les Brown Rebecca Miner & Les Brown Connection to Standards Connection to Standards WallWisher.com WallWisher.com 7 Deadly Sins of PowerPoint 7 Deadly Sins of PowerPoint Key Functions & Terms Key Functions & Terms Work on Your Own Work on Your Own Small Group Review Small Group Review Paperwork for Timecards/Clock Hours Paperwork for Timecards/Clock Hours

Wall Wisher Website Shortcut on desktop to WallWisher for WSD PowerPoint class Shortcut on desktop to WallWisher for WSD PowerPoint class Visit site, add at least two notes (double click to add) Visit site, add at least two notes (double click to add) Add ideas about what makes a good PowerPoint vs. a bad PowerPoint Add ideas about what makes a good PowerPoint vs. a bad PowerPoint

7 Deadly Sins of PowerPoint Annoying transitions - Add a bunch of text to the slide, and make it fly in one character at a time, or do the wave! Annoying transitions - Add a bunch of text to the slide, and make it fly in one character at a time, or do the wave! Add as many sound effects as you can find, especially if theyre not relevant Add as many sound effects as you can find, especially if theyre not relevant Dont Use consistent sizes and fonts Dont Use consistent sizes and fonts Forget contrast –use a font color that blends into your background Forget contrast –use a font color that blends into your background

7 Deadly Sins of PowerPoint Reading your text directly from the screen Put an entire paragraph of text on the slide, making it so that anyone in your audience can see word for word exactly what youre going to stay for the next 10 minutes, and guaranteeing that theyre not going to pay attention to you Have more than 7 lines of text on one slide, so you have to shrink the font to make it fit, and thus make it so that your audience will have to lean in or refer to notes to see what it is that youve printed on the page. Better yet, you could copy and paste the entire textbook into PowerPoint, and save yourself a whole bunch of trouble having to refer students back to it.

Copyright Please be careful of Copyright. If you use materials that are copyrighted by someone else, you need to give them credit, and in some cases get their permission to use it. Please be careful of Copyright. If you use materials that are copyrighted by someone else, you need to give them credit, and in some cases get their permission to use it. Be especially careful with copying/pasting directly from websites, or using content from songs or movies Be especially careful with copying/pasting directly from websites, or using content from songs or movies

Create your own Brainstorm silently about a PowerPoint you might want to share with your students, introducing a lesson youre going to do. You could create a presentation introducing PowerPoint that youll have your students use to present on a topic. Share your idea with someone next to you Brainstorm silently about a PowerPoint you might want to share with your students, introducing a lesson youre going to do. You could create a presentation introducing PowerPoint that youll have your students use to present on a topic. Share your idea with someone next to you Once youve both got your idea, start a new PowerPoint file Once youve both got your idea, start a new PowerPoint file Make sure to save the file with your name after you get started Make sure to save the file with your name after you get started

Small Group Review Work in pairs, and look through each others powerpoint presentations. Work in pairs, and look through each others powerpoint presentations. Share feedback with the presenter using the sheet in front of their computer Share feedback with the presenter using the sheet in front of their computer

Clock Hour Forms/Time Cards Class name is PowerPoint in the Classroom Class name is PowerPoint in the Classroom Class # is VAY0125 Class # is VAY0125 Instructors – Les Brown and Rebecca Miner Instructors – Les Brown and Rebecca Miner Date 3/2/2010 Date 3/2/2010 Clock Hours - 3 Clock Hours - 3