2. CRICOS Provider No 00025B Some Practical Tips for using PowerPoint Dr Julie McCredden Educational Design SBS

3. Using PowerPoint Effectively

4. Using PowerPoint Effectively

5. The Main Principles for Effective PowerPoint Presentations The students live in a visual generations It is important to show ideas using visual descriptions and analogies Imagery is an effective aide for learning and for memory It is more effective to use images rather than using words to tell the students what the main ideas are ALSO If you are going to tell them rather than use images, make it brief People read everything that is on your slide If you tell, then present the main ideas using dot points

6. Principles for Presentations The Main Principles for Effective PowerPoint Presentations The students live in a visual generations show It is important to show ideas using visual descriptions and analogies Imagery is an effective aide for learning and for memory rather than tell It is more effective to use images rather than using words to tell the students what the main ideas are ALSO If you tell If you are going to tell them rather than use images, make it brief People read everything that is on your slide using dot points If you tell, then present the main ideas using dot points

7. Principles for Presentations 1. Show, don’t tell 2. If you tell, use dot points

8. Principles for Presentations 1. Show, don’t tell 2. If you tell, use dot points

9. To see your notes: In Powerpoint 1.Slide Show 2.Set up slide show 3.Show presenter view (if windows control panel pops up, then follow instructions 3 and 4 below) 4.Use other monitor for slide show In Windows 1.Control Panel 2.Display 3.Make this (the laptop) my primary monitor 4.Extend to other monitor (desktop, plug and play) which is where the slide show wlil be shown for the audience

10. Visual and Sound Effects Videos YouTube (recommended) Home grown Animations using others animation libraries using others animation libraries Clip art Home grown

11. Using animations Using animations takes some thought If you try to use them too often That is, with every single point They will be distracting

12. ….. and can make your audience dizzy

13. You need to think

14. Which visual best represents the idea?

15. When Animations Can Help

16. The politics of kangaroo farming as the sun on the ustralian beef industry The politics of kangaroo farming as the sun sets on the Australian beef industry

17. DECISION MAKING: conflicting factors Gradual Release from Dams Risk avoidance policy Weather forecast (rain) Drought

18. DECISION MAKING: conflicting factors Drought Gradual Release Weather Forecast (rain) Risk aversion Policy Policy

19. Make your own animations Blank slide Insert clip art or photo or shape Insert clip art object or shape Animations Custom animations Add effect Emphasis /Exit/Motion Paths On click / with previous / after previous Play

20. Animation Tips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= mDUrazr8Fy8&NR=1

21. Making an animated PowerPoint

22. More Tips

23. Planning

24. Video From YouTube Need Get YouTube Embedder (online presentations) Converter(offline presentations): zamzar.com Home grown PC: wmv, wma MAC mp4, mov Still may need converter: zamzar.com button:

25. Video Setup 1.Click on PowerPoint Office Tab (top left, red+orange+blue+green button) 2.‘Show developer tab in the ribbon’ radio button ON 3.Down the bottom: select [PowerPoint Options] 4.Left menu: select Add-Ins 5.Scroll down to Manage, select [PowerPoint Add-Ins] 6.Go.. 7.Pop up window [Available add ins] 8.Select [Add New..] then Browse to My Computer/C drive/YouTubeVideo and select it 9.Okay and close

26. Video Insertion PowerPoint Insert YouTubeVideo Cut and paste URL from YouTube page into the wizard (Ctrl-c and Ctrl-v work) Okay and close Resize Play slide show and watch, play, pause Use PPT bottom left hidden arrows to move on

27. Video Insertion

28. Conversion Zamzar.com: Free up to 100MB Enter URL, Email address, wmv or mov/mp4 Email looks like this – click on the link but NOT ON ANYTHING ELSE Alternatively click on the following link to download a copy of your converted file: http://www.zamzar.com/getFiles.php?uid=247115908 9250001316571957&targetID=9Ya1O4LQot6S_Y_Zhxx TB_Z_Z8yjgVYHFyTe http://www.zamzar.com/getFiles.php?uid=247115908 9250001316571957&targetID=9Ya1O4LQot6S_Y_Zhxx TB_Z_Z8yjgVYHFyTe Download to desktop Insert to Powerpoint, Insert/Media Clips/Movie then select the wmv (mov or pm4 for mac) file

29. Converted file 6MB

30. Backgrounds and Styles clear, non distracting and relevant For UQ templates go to https://www.uq.edu.au/omc/brand/inde x.html?page=110835 https://www.uq.edu.au/omc/brand/inde x.html?page=110835 clear, non distracting and relevant For UQ templates go to https://www.uq.edu.au/omc/brand/inde x.html?page=110835 https://www.uq.edu.au/omc/brand/inde x.html?page=110835

31. This information To get the doc with all this info go to inserting video into powerpoint Helps with – Online video (direct from YouTube) – Offline video (converting from YouTUbe to wmv then inserting using zamzar) – Inserting home grown videos

32. Resources Flickr (creative commons) Paid sources Clipart Home grown

33. MACS Need mov or mp4