May Inservice Drop-in Workshop Session 1: PowerPoint and other multimedia software
More than a teaching tool ● No single 'best' tool for integrating multimedia PowerPoint presentations Flash animation/interactivity Other specialised software ● Many curriculum models Presentations from teachers Student projects ● Adaptability
What PowerPoint Can Do ● Quickly produce outlines for presentations simple flashcards question/answer topics ● With effort branching stories kiosk applications
What PowerPoint Can't Do ● Teach without preparation ● Interact to specific input in different ways ● Track individual student progress
Project Ideas ● Landmarks of Kuwait ● History Quiz ● Eating out (in a foreign language) ● Geometrical shapes in modern architecture
Camtasia ● Quickly produce video walkthroughs Website navigation Software tutorials PowerPoint presentations
Inspiration ● Create a variety of diagrams ● Excellent for brainstorming ● Can create memory maps/topic webs ● Will output in different ways Image Website skeleton Word outline for PowerPoint
OpenOffice ● Is free (open source) ● Has a presentation module ● Also has a graphics module Can output in different ways PowerPoint file PDF (for Adobe Acrobat reader) Flash movie
Flash ● Three types of animation Frame by frame Tweening Actionscript ● Interactivity Quizzes that give individual feedback/marks