Using PowerPoint in the classroom

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Using PowerPoint in the classroom

• Adapted from QTP English

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PowerPoint is a useful tool in many situations in
the classroom

• It can be used for
• complementing a spoken presentation
• summarising information
• identifying key points, e.g. in text
• composing
• matching visuals to oral text
• combining visual and written text
• creating links
• audio and text
• text for student response
• digital portfolios.

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Complementing a spoken presentation

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Students would need to

• select and organise their material for the
  slides.
• add graphic material to support their
  presentation.
• coordinate spoken, written and visual elements of
  their presentation.
• prepare their presentation on what they have
  studied. Their own creation of the PowerPoint
  text will demonstrate their ability to understand
  the concepts.

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Summarising information
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Students will

• select and organise their material to communicate
  effectively
• compose text for a particular purpose in a
  multimedia form.

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Identifying key points e.g. in text
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Students will

• present key points from work they are studying or
  a concept they wish to explain
• analyse and synthesise information from a range
  of texts and present it in a different medium.

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Composing non-linear text
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Students will be

• articulating their own ideas, e.g. composing a
  narrative from different points of view
• using action buttons and hyperlinks to create a
  range of pathways for the reader
• composing text where they draw upon the
  imagination to transform experience into the
  slide show.

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Matching visuals to oral text
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Students will be

• selecting or creating visuals for the
  presentation
• matching visual representations to oral texts by
  the inclusion of photos, videos and other forms
  of visual illustration.

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Combining visual and written text

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  persuade Luke Skywalker to use the force to...

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Students will

• use PowerPoint to combine visual and written
  text. For example they can import a film clip and
  then present an analysis using a voice-over or
  written analysis.
• assess the role of video and audio in shaping the
  meaning of the text and influencing the
  audiences response.

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Creating links
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Students will

• create links to web sites in their presentation
• demonstrate their ability to effectively use the
  Internet for research
• use multimedia to elaborate and exemplify ideas.

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Audio and visual text
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Students will

• combine audio and visual text to make a
  presentation
• develop an understanding of the relationships
  between audio and visual texts.

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Text for student response
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Students will

• use PowerPoint as a publishing tool to present a
  product for audiences such as other students, to
  respond to.
• articulate their approach to a new idea or text.
• use a different method to respond to a question.

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Digital portfolios
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Students will

• construct a digital portfolio over a period of
  time
• include reflections of their learning
• include samples of their work and reflections by
  using hyperlinks.

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