powerpoint activity1 Effective Use of Powerpoint

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2.  Tips for effective use
 Use contracting colors
 Use a big enough font
 Don’t use moving text
 Blank the screen
 Have extra slides at the end of the presentation
 In the classroom

3.  There needs to be a lot of contrast between the
text and the back ground
 Use a medium to dark blue background with
white or yellow letters
 Or use a light back ground with dark letters

4.  Use a big enough font size
 Needs to be visible from the back of the room
 Do a trail run before use
 12 Pitch font may be to small
 16 Pitch font
 20 Pitch font
 24 Pitch font
 28 Pitch font
 32 Pitch font

5.  When text comes on the screen we want
people to be able to read it, and then refocus of
the presenter
 Moving text is hard to focus on

6.  If you want the screen to disappear to keep the
audience focused on you
 There are two ways to do it during your
presentation
 To get a black screen, just press the B key
 To get a white screen, just press the W key
 Try it now

7.  Having extra slides at the end prevents the
screen from going to the program if by accident
you advanced one too many time
 The slides should be copies of the last slide
 After the last slide you should have a slide for
questions and answers
 The very last slide should be blank

8.  General Uses
 Teacher Uses
 Student Uses

9.  To motivate
 To Captivate
 To keep attention
 To provide an alternative to text-based
presentations

10.  To introduce a unit
 To provide background information
 To model uses of presentation software
 To bring other technologies into the classroom

11.  To convey complex concepts
 To assist learners with a variety of learning
styles
 To change the pace in the classroom
 To help learners stay on track
 To teach step-by-step process

12.  To share new knowledge's with peers
 To present information in a format other than a
paper format
 To complete an assignment creatively

13.  To collaborate with fellow students
 To utilize graphics, sounds, or movies to make
a point
 To create an electronic portfolio to show case
their work

14.  If you want your audience to be able to see what you
have on the slide, there needs to be a lot of contrast
between the text colour and the background colour. I
suggest a dark background with light text – I usually
use a medium to dark blue background and white or
yellow letters. Some prefer a light background and dark
letters, which will also work well - which you choose will
depend on personal preference. Don’t think that just
because the text looks fine on your computer screen
that it will look fine when projected. Most projectors
make colours duller than they appear on a screen, and
you should check how your colours look when
projected to make sure there is still enough contrast

15. When text comes on the screen, we want the audience to
read the text, then focus back on the presenter to hear the
message. If the text moves onto the screen in any way –
such as flying in, spiral or zooming – it makes it harder for
the audience members to read since they have to wait until
the text has stopped before they can read it. This makes the
presenter wait longer between each point and makes the
audience members focus more on the movement than on
what is being said. I suggest the use of the "Appear" effect,
which just makes the text appear and is the easiest for the
audience to read.

16. During a presentation, it is very annoying to have the pointer (the little
arrow) come on the screen while the presenter is speaking. It causes
movement on the screen and draws the audience attention from the
presenter to the screen. The pointer comes on when the mouse is
moved during the presentation. To prevent this from happening, after
the Slide Show view has started, press the Ctrl-H key combination.
This prevents mouse movement from showing the pointer. If you need
to bring the pointer on screen after this, press the A key. If the pointer
does appear during your presentation, resist the urge to press the
Escape key – if you do, it will stop the presentation and drop you back
into the program. Press the A key or Ctrl-H to make the pointer
disappear.

17. The last slide you speak to should not be the last slide in your
presentation file. You should have three identical copies of your last
speaking slide so that if you accidentally advance one too many
times at the end of your presentation, your audience never knows
because you don’t drop into the program, the slide looks like it has
not changed. After these slides, you should include some slides
that answer questions that you expect to be asked. These slides
will be useful during Q&A sessions after the presentation. The final
slide should be a blank slide so that if you go through all the other
slides, you have a final backup from dropping into the program.

18. PowerPoint has a feature that allows you to be able to move quickly
and seamlessly to any slide in your presentation. To do so, you need
to know the slide numbers. The easiest way to print a list of the slide
numbers and associated slide titles is to go to the Outline View and
collapse the details for each slide (there is a button on the left side of
the screen in this view that will do this). Then print the view. To jump to
any slide, just enter the slide number on the keyboard and press the
Enter key. This will move you directly to that slide. This technique is
very useful for moving to a prepared Q&A slide or for skipping parts of
your presentation if time becomes an issue

19. Sometimes we want the image on the screen to disappear so that
the audience is focused solely on the presenter. There are two
ways to do this. The first is if you want to blank the screen with a
black image, similar to shutting the projector off (we used to do this
all the time with overhead projectors by just shutting the projector
off). Just press the B key on the keyboard and the image is
replaced with a black image. Press the B key again and the image
is restored. If you want to use a white image instead of a black
image, press the W key each time.

20.  Tips for effective use
 Use in the classroom

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