Transcript An Introduction to PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint for Supporting
Independent Learning
By Lucinda Baines
Head of PE Knowles Hill School
Examples of PowerPoint in
Physical Education
Revision resources on school intranet
Interactive tasks
Homework
To induct Year 7 into the school
Teaching GCSE/A level Theory
Open evening presentations
Presentations to governors
Today's aims
Getting templates off the net
Understanding Slide layout
Using Hyperlinks
Inserting photographs
Inserting Media/Sound Clips
Inserting other Video/Sound clips
Getting started
Go to File then New
Start a blank presentation and then create your own
backgrounds by selecting Format then Background or;
Choose a Design Template or;
Choose the Autocontent Wizard to guide you through a
preset presentation.
You can also download templates from the internet, go to
New from template and select Templates on
Microsoft.com
www.powerpointbackgrounds.com
www.presentationpro.com
www.teacherexpress.com
The Independent Learner: Using
Hyperlinks
Use a question with a multi choice answer draw boxes to
click on (use drawing toolbar on view menu).
Design a page for the correct answer, include ‘Click here
for the next question’.
Design a page for an incorrect answer, include ‘Click
here to go back to the question’.
Have next question page ready.
To insert the hyper link highlight the box or text right click
mouse select hyperlink, link to ‘Place in this
Document’ select page then OK.
Run show to check hyperlinks
The Layout of the Slide
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1st
Qtr
3rd
Qtr
East
West
North
Inserting media clips
On the Insert menu, point to
Movies and Sounds, click
Movie from Clip Organizer,
locate the folder that contains
the file you want, and then
double-click the file.
Inserting other video/sound clips
Open the movie file from your desktop to see
if you have an application installed that will
play the file. If you can play the movie,
continue with this task. If you don't have a
program that will play the movie, try
downloading the appropriate QuickTime
program from the Apple Computer, Inc., Web
site, and proceed with this task.
Display the slide you want the movie on in
PowerPoint, and on the Slide Show menu,
point to Action Buttons, then select the
Movie action button.
Draw a button on the slide. The Action
Settings dialog box appears; click Run
program and then click Browse.
In the Browse dialog box, change Files of
type to All Files. Then browse to your movie
file and click OK.
Click OK in the Action Settings dialog box.
Using this method you will also be able to
use the controls of the application.
Inserting video demo
Tips for using PowerPoint
Keep it simple
Don’t include to much information
Limit text
Don’t complicate animation
Save regularly!
Always pre-run a presentation to check
hyperlinks, videos and pictures
Have copies of presentation in several formats
Check you can link to the projector
PowerPoint for Supporting
Independent Learning
By Lucinda Baines
Head of PE Knowles Hill School