Making PowerPoint Sing Using the Power of PowerPoint to Get Attention

Common Uses of PowerPoint Can you identify some? _____________________

Common Abuses of PowerPoint Chronicle of Higher Ed, 2004 Study reveals students feelings toward PowerPoint in the classroom - - The “professor would write on the PowerPoint slides complete sentences, which she would then read. It didn’t really add anything to the lecture. It just made everything more complicated and convoluted.” “Sometimes overheads are better because you can draw on them, and that’s kind of an interactive feature that’s gone away with PowerPoint.” “If he’s reading me a PowerPoint and I could read it myself later, then I’ll check my .”

Avoiding PowerPoint Abuse DON’T read your PowerPoint DON’T _____ the entire _______ DON’T put them online until a week after class.

Seven things that will Get their Attention!!!! #1 Use color !

Seven things that will Get their Attention!!!! #2 Vary your fonts ! Download free fonts

Seven things that will Get their Attention!!!! #3 Use clip art and photos !

A picture is worth a thousand ___________

Seven things that will Get their Attention!!!! #4 Use Movies and Sound Psalm 23 with Abby by brimobrimo

Seven things that will Get their Attention!!!! #4 Use movie and sound clips Use sound in transitions Search using file types Ex. loon.wav

Seven things that will Get their Attention!!!! #5 Use PowerPoint Interactively Use it in ______ mode Type a URL __________________

Seven things that will Get their Attention!!!! #6 Use Hyperlinks Hyperlink to a webpage Use Action Buttons to hyperlink to a slide, file, program, sound, movie, button, etc.

Seven things that will Get their Attention!!!! #7 Use Custom Animations Putting it all together

Most Importantly.... Get Your Students to Create with PowerPoint

Review.... Q and A