Advanced+Power+Point+-+July

=Advanced Power Point= 2nd Session



Please add your wikispaces name to the participant's list to let everyone know who is in the class. To do this, select "edit this page" on the top left. You are now in the editing area of this wiki page. Place your cursor under the word "participants" and type your wikispaces name. When finished select "save" in the upper right hand corner.


 * Participants**

Congratulations! You are now a part of the online community, In this first week, you will learn how to participate in an online class using a wiki and the discussion select of the class wiki page. Each week I will post a reading assignment, discussion questions, and an assignment that will be part of the overall lesson plan / project that will be your final presentation. I will post the assignments by Monday at 9:00 A.M. Also, there is an optional Elluminate meeting available every week where we can get together online for re-teaching, questions, and assistance with assignments. Elluminate is a virtual classroom where we can write on a virtual whiteboard, talk one at a time, chat like through IM, share desktops for help, and take Internet tours. The final session will take place in Elluminate where we will all meet online at a specific time decided by the group to present the lesson plans / projects and reflect on the session. I will send you the link you need to enter the Elluminate room at least one day in advance so you can make sure that there are not any problems getting in for the final session.
 * Week 1**

1. Join wikispaces by following the directions above. 2. Add your name to the participant's list 3. Leave a post to week 1 discussion. To do this, select the "discussion" tab at the top of this page. Select Week 1 Discussion. Type your reply in the box under reply and select "post" when finished.
 * Week 1 Assignment**

**Week 2**
PowerPoints have traditionally been created in a bulleted list format to share information. Many people look down on PowerPoint because they feel it has become over used in a boring way. However, PowerPoints can be SO much more than a bulleted list. During this week you will read an article about how PowerPoints are successfully being used in the classroom, complete the PowerPoint Assessment Survey, and decide on the content objective(s) that your PowerPoint will teach.

Reading

Read the PowerPoint [|How Do I Use PPTs to Teach] by [|Patrick Crispen] (who happens to be presenting at this year's Alabama Educational Technology Conference this week) to explore how to use PowerPoints to teach. We will refer back to suggestions made when creating our own PowerPoints later in this class.

Assignment

Complete the [|PowerPoint Assessment Survey] so that I can assess your ability to use PowerPoint. The data will be used to locate and post guides to teach you the skills needed.

Discussion

Select the discussion tab and Week 2 discussion to answer the following questions. 1. What information jumped out at you while viewing the How Do I Use PPTs to Teach by Patrick Crispen? 2. We will begin brainstorming and planning for your PowerPoint which will be your end project. Looking at your state course of study, what objective(s) do you want your PPT to teach? Be sure to list your grade level and content area. Why did you choose these objectives? Are they difficult to teach or learn by the students?


 * Please feel free to comment to another person in this class about their thoughts or ideas. If you find a resource for them while you are working or learn how to do something new, please share in the discussion session.


 * Week 3**

Reading

Chose at least 3 of these sites to visit to see how PowerPoint is being used in classrooms.

PowerPoint Classroom Links
Education World has a technology article titled [|PowerPoint - Creating Classroom Presentations]. [|Electric Teacher] has project ideas and tutorials for PowerPoint usage in the classroom. [|Dr. Alice Christie] maintains a great page with many more links to PowerPoint use in a classroom. [|PC Magazine UK] covers PowerPoint and Office 2000 in its special education report. [|Patrick Crispen] offers classroom Internet presentations using PowerPoint. The [|Illinois State University's] workshop in educational administration looks at PowerPoint from a technology viewpoint. [|Kathy Schrock] uses PowerPoint as a distribution media for her guides to educators. [|PowerPoint For Teachers] is a list of helpful links. [|Back] PowerPoint Samples These sites actually use PowerPoint as a medium for education: [|Education Using PowerPoint] has classroom presentations to download on every conceivable subject based on a subscription access model. [|Desktop Presentations in Literacy Settings] has links to PowerPoint presentation resources for education. A huge archive of presentations on subjects like education and http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppedu.html#|psychology is available for download from the [|Ally and Bacon] site. You'll find scores of free-to-download Powerpoint lessons on mathematics at the [|Cyber Exchange] site. [|Monica Yuskaitis] has more mathematics presentations on her site. The [|Utah AITC] site has sample geography presentations available for download. The [|Social Studies Center] of the Texas Education Agency has umpteen downloads available including PowerPoint presentations. The [|Creation Science Resource] site has presentations for download that compare [|modern|science] with Bibilical thoughts. The [|Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing] has astronomy presentations available for download. [|CodeMarine] has presentations on computer programming available for download.The [|2July] site has basic mathematics presentations. [|LT Technologies] has many links and sample presentations to download. [|Back] Newsgroups Yahoo! Groups has a group on [|Maths PowerPoint] lessons.

Activity

Begin planning and creating your PowerPoint. 1. What is the overall objective for your PowerPoint? 2. Who is your audience? 3. Draw or list an outline for a general idea of what you want on each slide. With my students, I have them take a blank sheet of paper and fold it from side to side (hot dog) and then top to bottom (hamburger) twice. When opened, the page is divided into 8 rectangles. Brainstorm the content for each slide. 4. Begin creating your PowerPoint. The tutorials below gives you step by step directions to working in PowerPoint.

Fun Online Tutorial for creating PowerPoints in the Classroom http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm

Help, How To, Tutorials, Training, and Templates from Microsoft (select your program on the left navigation) http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/FX100487761033.aspx

Tutorials for XP and Office 97 along with great ideas for using powerpoint in a classroom, games, etc. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm

Discussion 1. What surprised you about how others are using PowerPoint? 2. What is the overall objective for your PowerPoint? 3. Who is your audience? 4. Describe where you are at in developing your PowerPoint. 5. Is there anything specific that you are having trouble with?