1. PowerPoint Not Just Electronic Lecture Notes!

2. PowerPoint has gotten some bad press in recent years… Excerpted from "PowerPoint is Evil", Wired Magazine online"PowerPoint is Evil", Wired Magazine online (No, this is not a proper MLA citation!)

3. On the down side…

4. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water… don’t blame the tool… Scoring Power PointsScoring Power Points by Jamie McKenzie (web article) Beyond Bullet Points by Cliff Atkinson (Also check out his website at www.sociablemedia.com)www.sociablemedia.com

5. Which slide would help YOU learn? Slide ASlide B

6. Engage your audience… use more of their senses… Headline (Text/Concept) Visual (Graphic) Audio (Spoken word)

7. Put your headlines in using Outline view

8. Create your visuals and notes in Normal view Outline pane Notes pane Slide pane

9. How much flexibility do I have when I’m actually running the presentation? Try a wireless mouse!

10. Use animation and action buttons to create interactive and quizzing presentations… Quiz your students… Interactive PowerPoint Example Skills for Interactive Presentations

11. How about a few games? Jeopardy Version #1 Jeopardy Version #2 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Hollywood Squares

12. Where can I look at some other teacher PowerPoints? Try looking at other school websites Many textbook companies are including these with newer textbooks Check out some other D128 staff web pages Check out the samples on www.worldofteaching.com www.worldofteaching.com Google! Yes, these are bullets…

13. There must be more out there than that…

14. Where can I go to learn more? http://www.actden.com/pp/ http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tutorials/ew_ppt.htm http://www.svsu.edu/library/stc/Introduction%20to%20PP.pdf http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm#top