Use PowerPoint presentations to enhance the effectiveness of classroom instruction in many ways in every subject area.

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Use PowerPoint presentations to enhance the
effectiveness of classroom instruction in many
ways in every subject area.
PowerPoint
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Presentations for Instruction

• Main points can be emphasized
• The presentation itself can be enhanced by using
  graphics, animation, or sound.
• Add flair to presentations with slide and bullet
  transitions and animated effects.
• Presentations can be used to make lessons more
  organized and flexible.

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Presentations for Instruction (continued)

• Text on a PowerPoint presentation is much easier
  for students to read
• Student interest can be stimulated through the
  use of graphics and cartoons.
• Variety is the key to keeping the attention of
  students.

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Creative Presentation Ideas
Flash Cards Create Flashcard presentations for
individual and group reinforcement. You can
create a template and choose whether you or your
students will insert the words or phrases.
Topics may include reinforcing math concepts
practicing parts of speech practicing spelling
reinforcing story problems and reinforcing
numbers, letters, or colors.
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Creative Presentation Ideas
Field Trip Slide Shows Develop field trip slide
shows to review and apply knowledge learned on a
field trip. Students can work together to make a
slide show that presents what they saw, as well
as what they learned.
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Creative Presentation Ideas
Autobiographical Stories Students can create
short autobiographical stories about themselves.
Scanned photos can be inserted for interest.
Interactive Book Reports Have students create
a PowerPoint presentation about books they read.
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Creative Presentation Ideas
Group Slide Shows Give your students a topic
(such as zoo animals) and tell them to choose
parts of the topic to focus on (such as specific
zoo animals). Have students research their
assigned portions of the topic and develop slides
to serve as a part of a group presentation about
the topic.
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Creative Presentation Ideas
Science Presentations Use PowerPoint to teach
processes and how things work. Teachers or
students can add additional items to a diagram to
illustrate how a process grows and changes.
Science principles work well using this format.
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7 Rules of Design

• Title each visual
• Select key words
• Choose an appropriate type/ font style
• Choose an appropriate type/ font size
• Use a maximum of 6 or 7 lines per slide
• Keep diagrams simple
• Use colour effectively

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Use a Template

• Use a set font and colour scheme
• Different styles are disconcerting to the
  students
• You want the students to focus on what you
  present, not the way you present.

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Font Style

• Choose a clean font that is easy to read
• Roman or Gothic typefaces are easier to read than
  Script or Old English
• Stick with one or two types of fonts

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Font size

• Bulleted items should be no smaller than 22
  points
• The title should be no smaller than 28 points

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Bullets

• Keep each bullet to one line, two at the most.
• Limit the number of bullets in a slide to six,
  four if there is a large title, logo, picture,
  etc.
• This is known as cueing
• You want to cue the students on what you are
  going to say.

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Bullets (continued)

• If you crowd too much text the audience will not
  read it.
• Too much text makes it look busy and is hard to
  read
• Why should they spend the energy reading it, when
  you are going to tell them what it says.
• Our reading speed does not match our listening
  speed, they confuse instead of reinforce each
  other.

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Caps and Italics

• Do not use all capital letters
• Makes text hard to read
• Conceals acronyms
• Denies their use for emphasis
• Italics
• Used for quotes
• Used to highlight thoughts or ideas
• Used for book, journal, or magazine titles

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Illustrations

• Use only when needed, otherwise they become
  distracters instead of communicators
• They should relate to the message and help make a
  point
• Ask yourself if it makes the message clearer
• Simple diagrams are great communicators

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Colours

• Reds and oranges are high-energy but can be
  difficult to stay focused on.
• Greens, blues and browns are mellower, but not as
  attention grabbing.
• White on dark background should not be used if
  the audience is more than 20 feet away.

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Backgrounds

• Having a dark background on a computer screen
  reduces glare.

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Attention Grabber

• To make a slide stand out, change the font or
  background

To make a slide stand out, change the font
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You Must Know Your Topic

• Do not use the media to hide you
• The students are there to see you
• The media should enhance the presentation, not BE
  the presentation
• If all you are going to do is read from the
  slides, then just give them the slides