2. Introduction
These screen shots and instructions can be used to show students and/or teachers how to use Microsoft Office PowerPoint 365 or PowerPoint 2013
Note: If you have an earlier version of PowerPoint the essential components are the same. (Although, you might find them in a slightly different location)
The following slides show what is located under each of the Toolbar Tabs

3. Microsoft PowerPoint
PowerPoint is a presentation software program that is part of the Microsoft Office package
Using PowerPoint, you can create screens that effectively incorporate colorful text, images, graphs, tables and movies
Animate text and illustrations and set up transitions between slides
Print out materials to distribute when you are making a presentation

4. PowerPoint Presentations Terminology
Graphics application program used for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc.
Slides
Each screen that is displayed during a presentation
Layout
The way things are arranged on a slide
Slide Show View
Takes up the full computer screen. You can see how your graphics, timings, movies, animated elements and transition effects will look during the actual show
Transitions
A set of transitional display effects that move from one slide to the next
Animation
Animations are used to add a special visual to text or an object
Text Box
Use text boxes to place text anywhere on a slide
Templates
Templates give the presentation a fully designed, professional appearance

5. Screen Shots and Instructions
PowerPoint Office 365
Screen Shots and Instructions

6. Home Add Bulleted or Numbered Lists Change Align Text Font Colors
Format Text using Underline, BOLD, italics etc.

7. New Slide allows you to create more slides of information
Layout
New Slide allows you to create more slides of information
Simply type in your title and text information into the text boxes
Note: the layout of the text boxes can be changed under the Layout tab

8. Shapes
Shapes
Insert a variety of Shapes including Basic Shapes, Stars, Arrows, Action Buttons etc.

9. Arrange

10. Insert
WordArt
Table
Shapes
Text Box

11. Table
Select the Table icon and choose the appropriate number of Rows and Columns to create a Table

12. WordArt
Office 365

13. Text Box
This is a Text Box

14. Pictures Choose Online Pictures Type in a search term to find pictures
Select Image
Click Insert

15. SmartArt
A SmartArt graphic is a visual representation of your information that you can quickly and easily create
Choose from among many different layouts, to effectively communicate your message or ideas.

16. Chart
Create a variety of charts including Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area and Scatter.

17. Design Color variations for designs
Choose from a variety of designs for your presentation

18. Background
Choose a solid background color or from a variety of gradient, texture and pattern fills

19. Transitions
Transition effects between slides

20. Animations
Animate text and images on your slide with a variety of entrance, emphasis and exit effects

21. Slide Show
View your slide show to test the animations, transitions and how the layout appears in full screen view.
Set up your show to have each slide display for a certain period of time before it automatically advances to the next slide.

22. Set Up Show

23. Review
Check Spelling and use the Thesaurus

24. View
Change the way you can view the PowerPoint slides

25. PowerPoint Activity
Snack Treat
PowerPoint
Presentation

26. Note to teachers
I have been using this PowerPoint for about 5 years and with over a dozen classes.
It has worked effectively for a variety of learners.
Every time I introduce this lesson and show students slide 4 (their list of crazy options), there is laughter and excitement!
I hope that you and your students enjoy this lesson.

27. Students You will be selling a protein bar/granola bar.
However, these protein bars are not like traditional bars you would find at your local grocery store or convenience store.
The following is a list of 8 options. These bars will be made of unique ingredients and/or allow people to do unique things.
Choose one option from the following list…

28. Choose one of the following topics…
Create a PowerPoint presentation to sell your snack to customers
Made of insects with extra grasshoppers
Made with grass trimmings from the lawn
Extra chocolate, ice cream, candy, the most delicious thing in the world
Health food – made with everything that
is good for you
Made of Garbage
Made with air – no calories, lose weight
Allows you to grow as tall as a giraffe
Allows you to shrink down to the size of an ant

29. Putting together your PowerPoint
You will be putting together an 8 slide presentation.
Slide 5 includes the topic information for each of your slides.
Remember that you are pretending to sell this protein/granola bar to potential customers.
Be creative! Think outside the box.
Include pictures, transitions and custom animation to grab people’s attention.

30. Topic information for each slide
Title Slide and Product Name
Product Description (use the description from slide 3 to get you started)
Why should people buy it?
Where will it be sold? Tip - Be creative
How much will you charge for this snack
Describe the package for this product
What will be your slogan?
What type of person would buy it?

31. Presentation to the class
You will be presenting your Snack Treat to the class.
Keep in mind the following presentation tips…
1. Be prepared, practice your presentation with a partner
2. Show interest and enthusiasm
3. Don’t simply read the presentation; say additional information
Note: the marking scheme indicates all areas that will be evaluated.

32. Marking Scheme for Snack Treat Presentation
8 Slides /5
Information / Creativity
/10
Pictures
Colors / Different Fonts
Custom Animation / Transitions
Presentation
/20
TOTAL
/50

33. Tech Sharing PowerPoint Activity #2 The Best way to learn is to teach.
You will be sharing something that you have recently discovered online related to technology.
It could be a website, blog, video(s), social media site and/or something new in on-line news.
If you can not think of something to share begin by doing some research. Go to websites like
You will be putting together your information into a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation.
Note: the marking scheme indicates all areas that will be evaluated.

34. Teachers
Many of my technology lessons and website investigations have come from doing this Tech Share exercise with my students.
Students are constantly online and have great ideas to share if given the opportunity. These ideas can become your future lessons.
For example, my IBM (bringing the 5 senses to computers) activity was inspired by a grade 9 girl who handed me a slip of paper recently with the website address and told me to check it out!

35. Marking Scheme for Tech Sharing Presentation
5 Slides /5
Information
/10
Pictures
Colors / Different Fonts
Custom Animation / Transitions
Presentation
/20
TOTAL
/50

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