not just bullet points
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Doing more interesting things in PowerPointTRANSCRIPT
Your task here:
• Look through & “do” the slides first. • When you have finished, click “end show” and
look at how the slideshow was made.
Not Just Bullet PointsHow many times have you seen this
“theme”?
A list of bullet points Illustrating a talk or a lecture With a pre-designed “theme” Sometimes with snazzy (or wrongly sequenced) animations As well as (unnecessary & annoying) clip
art.
This is how you are used to PowerPoint
It doesn’t have to be like this.
Click to explore something different.
This was created by turning the background black and inserting a
white shape.
You can then write on the white shape and in the screen or on a
projector it will appear to be an oval slide.
An alternative idea
is to use simple boxes
On a plain back background.
If you add simple “appear” & “disappear”
animationsYou can achieve an interesting effect
Like this.
So that only one thing appears at a time
Just a bit more interesting
Than bullet points
The same principle could be used with an image.
Not a clue what this is. Some sort of chain / cog thingy.
These are called pistons, I think.
1. PowerPoint is a tool we could use better.
TRUE FALSE
2. You could use this to make simple screen-based interactive quizzes.
TRUE FALSE
Well done – that’s right!
Question 1. I have answered both
questions.Question 2.
Have another go!
Question 1. I have answered both
questions.Question 2.
PowerPoint is a useful instructional tool.
It can also be boring.
Content should come from learners and their interactions with you.
PowerPoint works best with minimum content.
Some final points
Some other things you might like to try.
Use interactive text boxes for students’ contributions to be
added.
Embed videos into presentations to save
you having to hyperlink.
Use the hyperlink function to flick
between slides in a flexible order.
If you want to make changes to how all slides look, use the
“Master View”