 Can technology be fun?  Can you make it apply to you?  Is technology easy to use?

Presented by: Amber Ervin

What is PowerPoint? What are common Power Point terms? How to create a 3 slide presentation

 Power Point is a presentation visual that helps you instruct, inform or entertain.  It can be used for any purpose, as long as you limit your graphics and sound effects it can be fun.

 Standard Toolbar is located at the top of the PowerPoint window, below the menu bar. It has buttons for common tasks such as saving, printing, checking spelling, and inserting charts and tables.  The Formatting Toolbar is located just below the standard toolbar. Most of its buttons are for formatting text. Use these buttons to change the font type or size, make text bold or italic, indent text, and insert bullets.  Layout - This changes the type of slide from title and slide, title and content, title only etc.  Slide Show -It’s what you use to get creative with your presentation. You can edit your sounds, transition effects and graphics.

 The first slide will be an “all about me slide”  In this slide you will Introduce your self.  It should have at least 4 bullets and graphics are encouraged, just as long as keep them at a minimum.  My About Me SlideAbout Me

Talents, facts, anything that’s special. At least 2 graphics Required My Little Known Facts SlideLittle Known Facts

 Future Goals  Long term and short term goals  One graphic and/or sound effect is required  My Goals SlideGoals

 My name is Amber Ervin and I’m a senior MIS major.  I’m an old child and my mother is a retired Sp.Ed. Teacher.  I was born 2/18/89 and I was born and raised in Columbus, Ms.

 I’ve been playing the piano since I was in the 4 th grade.  I love to travel to new places(to shop).

Short Term Goals  Completing my Ed.498 course with an A. Long Term Goals  Going to Georgia State or Mississippi State to earn my Masters.  Eventually earning my Ph. D. and teaching in a college setting.

 Technology can be fun! It can be used in various forms to entertain, persuade or inform.  Using technology can be simple.  Power point is a excellent way of introducing people to technology to show them that once they have the understanding of basic features, it’s nothing to create a power point presentation.