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Tasks
Task 1: Becoming Familiar
with PowerPoint Slide Shows
(skip if already familiar with
PowerPoint)
a) Download a PPT.
Go to
our PPT group homepage. Click on Files and open
up the folder titled
Sample PowerPoint Presentations. Look at some
examples of PowerPoint presentations and download one.
b) Use the tutorial
information to play with the PPT presentation you
downloaded. Click on the tutorial
PowerPoint 2002 Beginning
and print it out. Use the information from pages 1-5
to work with the sample PowerPoint slide show you opened:
Opening a Presentation, the Office
Assistant, the PowerPoint Menu Bar, Toolbars, Outline and
Slides Pane, Slide Sorter View, Viewing the Slide Show in
Play Mode, Tips and Tricks - Playing the Slide Show
Task 2: Sharing your
PowerPoint Project Idea
Think about a PPT slide show
that you would like to develop for use in your particular
teaching situation. Decide what you would like to
teach (for example, adjective clauses in a grammar class,
skimming in a reading class, or topic sentences in a writing
class), and you can even begin thinking about how you would
use PPT to communicate that content. Of course, your
ideas about using PPT will change as you learn more tools
you can use, but this is a great first step.
Share your project idea in the
Teaching with PowerPoint YahooGroup. Click
Messages > Post to send your idea to everyone.
Task 3:
Beginning your Power Point Presentation
a) Begin your PPT
presentation. It should include these elements:
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a cover/title
page for the slide show with project title, author's name,
institutional affiliation, date
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3-4 slides (no
animation): one with bulleted text; one slide with 2
columns, one slide with text and clipart
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slide
transitions (consistent on all slides)
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text with font
effects and colors to offset important teaching points
You can
learn how do accomplish this task by
using the tutorial
Microsoft PowerPoint XP Quick Reference.
We suggest you print it out and walk through
the tasks on pages 1-4 to create the first 3-4 slides
of your lesson: Create a New
Presentation, Select a Slide Autolayout
(title slide for slide 1),
Format Text, Align Text, Insert a New Slide in Slide View,
Create Slides with Bulleted Text, Create Indent Levels, Add
Clip Art, Different Slide Views, Duplicate a slide,
Rearrange Slides, Apply a Transition to Slides, Save the
Presentation
You can also
view the model PPT presentation in our YahooGroup > FILES
> Model PowerPoint Presentations >
Model PPT--Week 2 to see how the features for this
week are incorporated.
b) Use the
Checklist, Elements of Effective PowerPoints--Week 2
to make sure you have included the necessary components.
c) Upload your lesson/project to the
Teaching with PowerPoint YG >
Files > Week 2
Participant PowerPoints.
Request feedback from the
group.
Task 4:
Discussion of Participant
Power
Point Proposals in WiZiQ
(optional)
We are planning an online,
synchronous, interactive workshop that will feature a
discussion on participant PPT proposals. This will be an
opportunity us to plan, discuss and review our PPT proposals
together.
Before the Workshop
Get acquainted with WiZiQ, a new virtual classroom that
conducts live sessions - connecting teachers and learners
worldwide:
1) visit
Kent's invitation to
the WiZiQ session at and register for an account
2) ensure you have Flash on
your computer (a recent version, though not necessarily the
newest). Free Flash download:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
3) verify that your
mike/headset works
3) upload any PPT projects
and proposals before UTC
02:00 January 26 (Saturday) so we can have them
available for discussion
During the Workshop
1) using Kent's
invitation, arrive at the WiZiQ session at GMT -08:00 on
26 January
2) participate in the WiZiQ
interface walk-through
3) review PPT submissions and
ideas
WiZiQ limits access to 20-25
participants, so we might not be able to host everyone at
the same time. For those who can't attend, we will
make the session available for review later. We have scheduled the session
for a maximum of 90 minutes so sign up, login and
participate!
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