PowerPoint: Different Strokes for Different Folks ' Using PowerPoint in class, labs and on the Web

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PowerPoint Different Strokes for Different
Folks. Using PowerPoint in class, labs and
on the Web
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PowerPoint Different Strokes

• Advantages of PowerPoint
• Great tool for visual communication in class or
  for review
• Easy to use
• Facilitates interactive lectures
• Makes good handouts and or overheads if a
  computer is not available
• Main Disadvantage
• Files are too large and take to long to download
  when published on the Web

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PowerPoint Woes

• Too many sliding bullets
• Too much content on a slide
• Teachers sometimes duplicate lectures
• BORING
• Too much same old thing
• Files are too large and take to long to download
  when published on the Web

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PowerPoint Different Strokes

• PowerPoint file ppt
• PowerPoint Show pps
• Save as Web Pages
• Impatica
• Camtasia

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PowerPoint ppt or pps

• Advantages
• All features including transitions animation,
  action setting, embedded sound or video
• Good quality graphics

• Disadvantages
• Requires PowerPoint or Powerpoint viewer
• Large file size
• Very slow if published to the Web and viewed with
  a modem

Best Use Local, LAN or CD in F2F class
Example
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Action Settings and Animation
Hands-On Projects
Games
Active learning techniques can be incorporated
into a PowerPoint Workshop InterActive
Classroom Techniques
Involving Senses
Questions
Small Group Discussions Collaborative Projects
Learning is more than just pouring information
into someones head Active learning Involving
the senses Creating opportunities to group
process Games
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PowerPoint Pros

interactive
PowerPoint can be __________ ___________
effects such as sound and animation can be
added Different ____________ and templates can
be used.
Multimedia
backgrounds
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Tall
Jim
Joe
Jim is taller than Joe.
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Comparisons
For two syllable words that end in y change the
y to i, and add er
pretty
prettier
ugly
uglier
lonely
lonelier
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intelligent
monkeys
people
People are more intelligent than monkeys.
TRUE or FALSE
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PowerPoint Save to Web

• Disadvantages
• Static Web pages loss transitions, effects,
  animations, action settings
• Low interaction
• Numerous files to publish

• Advantages
• Each slide is converted to a Web Page
• Smaller file size
• Can include notes and Outline View
• Requires no plug-in or viewer

Best Use Web pages to review major points with
class notes.
Example
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PowerPoint Impatica

• Disadvantages
• Requires Impatica software to create
• Loses some features such as transparent text and
  some actions such as play sound on mouse click
• Non-linear viewing should be minimized because of
  streaming

• Advantages
• Smaller file size up to 90 compression
• Plug-in free
• Maintains most transitions, interactions and
  animations
• Compressed sound
• Maintains user-controlled navigation.

Best Use On Web for narration, most animation
Example
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PowerPoint Camtasia

• Disadvantages
• No navigation, plays as a show
• No Action settings

• Advantages
• Converts PowerPoint to stand alone video file
  with animations, narrations and transitions
• Plug-in free
• Better video playback of .avi files

Best Use
Example