Title: Nonlinear, interactive PowerPoint Presentations
1Nonlinear, interactive PowerPoint Presentations
- by Patricia Galien
- http//pjgalien.wordpress.com
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2Nonlinear, interactive PowerPoint
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3Nonlinear, interactive PowerPoint Presentations
- PowerPoint is typically used as a supplement to
a presentation, but are you aware that it can
also be used to make activities, games, and
assessment tools that are student driven? Along
with all of the features of linear presentations,
non-linear presentations are interactive and they
can be pretty cool! The presentation will explore
the possibilities of these types of presentations
and show you how to make them. To start, make
sure you are in slide show view and click the
arrow.
4Nonlinear PowerPoint Presentations
- Involve active participation since they allow the
user to control how the presentation is viewed - Can combine the presentation of material and
comprehension checks - Contain all of the features of PowerPoint
- graphics
- media
- sound
5Tools and Examples
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Click on these pictures to see examples
Key Tools
- Buttons
- Pictures of Buttons
- Text
- Moraine Valley
- Images
Links
- Hyperlinks
- Link the buttons to anything outside of the
PowerPoint presentation
- Actions
- Link the buttons to other slides in the
PowerPoint presentation
6Hyperlinks(To link to something outside of the
presentation)
You can hyperlink to
Text
Moraine Valley (Select it.)
A Picture (Select it.)
7Actions (links to other slides within the
presentation)
- Link your buttons, text, or images to any other
slide in the PowerPoint presentation by using
actions.
(Select it.)
PowerPoint also provides some already made
buttons.
8Watch a ten minute video on nonlinear PowerPoint
presentations
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9Steps to Creating a Nonlinear PowerPoint
Presentation
First, develop your general idea. As the video
mentioned, some people like to draw a plan.
Then, collect the tools that you will need
buttons photos web site addresses documents media
10Steps
The first slide is usually a title slide.
The second slide is usually the home page. Put
navigation buttons (buttons that link to major
chunks of content) here.
Also, put action buttons on all of the pages, so
students can go back or return to the home page.
11Reminder
- If your presentation links to documents that you
have (that are not on the Internet), these files
need to go into the same folder as your
PowerPoint presentation. This folder should
contain - The PowerPoint presentation
- Documents that link to the presentation (for
example, a Word document) - Media files
12Some Extras
A Video on Microsoft.com That Shows How to Link
Jeopardy Template
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Template by Mark E.
Damon (Scroll down this page to find the file.)