1. PowerPoint Professional Development Lynne Landry

2. When is PowerPoint Useful? That's the big question. When we use or assign a PowerPoint, do we take time to think about why we are choosing this tool for that project?

3. How Can We Best Use PP in Our Classes? Support for our lectures or presentations of our own content – Focus student attention – Guide note-taking

4. How Can We Best Use PP in Our Classes? Practice screen – Spelling or vocabulary words – Objects to identify (lab equipment, famous names or places, etc.) Assessment screen – Visual assessment tool - picutres to be identified

5. How Can We Best Use PP in Our Classes? Brief Tutorials – Simple concepts (grammar rules/math forumals) – "How-to" procedures (science lab) – Students can keep your tutorials for future reference

6. How Can We Best Use PP in Our Classes? Book Reports – Design a simple format or template for students to use Student-created presentations – Individual or small group – A multimedia display – Document and display results of research – Support persuasive arguments