The document provides an overview of PowerPoint, including its history and key features. It was originally designed for Macintosh in the late 1980s under the name "Presenter" and was developed by Robert Gaskins and Forethought Inc. PowerPoint allows users to create and edit slides with text, images, video, and other multimedia. The document discusses how PowerPoint can be used effectively in the classroom by teachers and students, noting benefits like organization, engagement, and review of content. Tips are provided on constructing effective slides, delivering presentations, and using PowerPoint interactively in the classroom.

1. THE USE OF
POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION

2. Brief History
of
 Originally designed for the Macintosh computer.
 "Presenter", was the old name of PowerPoint.
 Robert Gaskins was the original developer of
the PowerPoint.
 It was also being developed by Dennis
Austin and Thomas of Forethought, Inc.
 1987- the year when it was renamed into
PowerPoint.
 PowerPoint was officially launched on May 22,
1990, the same day that Microsoft released

5. WHAT IS
POWERPOINT?

7. BASIC FEATURES OF
POWERPOINT

8. • Create, insert, and delete slides
• Select and change background design / color
• Insert and edit textbox
• Insert clip art, word art, and images
• Selecting objects (Marquee Select Tool, ctrl click)
• Insert hyperlink onto slide
• Attach multimedia to presentation (Audio and Video)
• Add object and slide transitions
• Display and/or print the presentation in various

9. HOW CAN IT BE USED
IN THE CLASSROOM?

11.  PowerPoint saves time and energy once the
presentation has been created, is easy to
update and can be modified for other
courses.
 PowerPoint is portable and can be easily
shared with students and colleagues.
 PowerPoint supports multimedia such as
video, audio, images and animation.

13. IN

14. Benefits for STUDENTS …
 This format is attractive to students, and it appeals
to students' diverse learning styles, such as visual,
auditory, kinesthetic, and creative by employing
multimedia methods, such as sounds, images,
color, action, design, and so on.
 It has a spell-check function, which blackboards do
not have.

15.  PowerPoint assists collaborative learning in
group projects by involving every student in
the learning and teaching processes. It
empowers students to be in charge of their
own learning, and offers them opportunities
to demonstrate their work.
 Students who are absent from class can go
through the content by watching PowerPoint
presentations, allowing them to learn at
home and not fall behind. Sounds and

16. Benefits for TEACHERS…
 Teachers can use PowerPoint presentations to
enhance the effectiveness of classroom instruction
in many ways and in every subject area.
 PowerPoint can enrich the information in a lesson,
and make the presentation more organized and
flexible.
 Main points can be emphasized by using graphics,
animation and sound.
 PowerPoint can be used for content review.

17.  The greatest advantage of using
PowerPoint in the classroom is that
teachers can modify lessons and use them
over and over again. Therefore, teachers
save time on handing out instructional
material, writing on blackboard, repeated
speech and so on.

18.  Teacher-centered. Students often respond better when
instructors have designed sessions for greater
classroom interaction, such as the use of student
response clickers, designing PowerPoint to facilitate
case studies, or use the slides as a replacement for
paper worksheets.
 Lack of feedback. PowerPoint-based lectures tell you
nothing about student learning. Design them to include
opportunities for feedback (not simply asking if there
are questions, but more actively quizzing your
students). This often takes the form of listing

19.  Student inactivity. Slide shows do little to model
how students should interact with the material on
their own. Include student activities or
demonstrations to overcome this, either before or
after the slideshow presentation.
 Potentially reductive. PowerPoint was designed to
promote simple persuasive arguments. Design for
critical engagement, not just for exposure to a
“point.”

20.  Presentation graphics should be about learning,
not about presentation.
 PowerPoint presentations should help students
organize their notes, not just “be” the notes. This
is a particular danger with students who grew up
accustomed to receiving PowerPoint notes to
study from. Some may require convincing that
notes should be taken beyond what is already on
the slides.

21. TIPS IN
CONSTRUCTI
NG
A
SLIDESHOW

22.  Text size: text must be clearly readable from the
back of the room. Too much text or too small a font
will be difficult to read.
 Avoid too much text: one common suggestion is to
adhere to the 6x6 rule (no more than six words per
line, and no more than six lines per slide). The
"Takahasi Method" goes so far as to recommend
enormous text and nothing else on the slide, not
even pictures, perhaps as little as just one word on
each slide.

23.  Contrast: light text on dark backgrounds will strain
the eyes. Minimize this contrast, and opt instead for
dark text on light backgrounds. Combinations to
avoid, in case of partial color blindness in the
audience, include red-green, or blue-yellow.
 Transitions and animations should be used sparingly
and consistently to avoid distractions.
 Template: do not change the template often. The
basic format should be consistent and minimal.
 Use graphics and pictures to illustrate and enhance
the message, not just for prettiness.

24. TIPS IN
DELIVERING
THE
POWERPOIN
T IN THE
CLASSROOM

25.  Avoid reading: if your slides contain lengthy
text, lecture "around" the material rather than
reading it directly.
 Dark screen: an effective trick to focus
attention on you and your words is to
temporarily darken the screen, which can be
accomplished by clicking the "B" button on the
keyboard. Hitting "B" again will toggle the
screen back to your presentation.

26.  Navigate slides smoothly: the left-mouse
click advances to the next slide, but it's more
cumbersome to right-click to move back one
slide. The keyboard's arrow keys work more
smoothly to go forward and backward in the
presentation. Also, if you know the number of
a particular slide, you can simply type that
number, followed by the ENTER key, to jump
directly to that slide.

27. TIPS FOR
USING
POWERPOIN
T IN THE
CLASSROOM
:

28.  Teachers need to set up a clear set
of objectives for the lesson;
 There should never be too much
text nor too many images on a
slide;
 Slides need to reinforce the key
points, and the teacher explains
the rest (one should never merely

29.  The slide style shouldn’t be too busy to
distract the students’ attention;
 The contrast between the background
and the letters/images needs to be
sharp;
 Always have a back-up plan, since
computers can crash, networks can go
down, and numerous other
technological glitches can happen.

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4. http://www.slideshare.net/indy_augustine/slide-25480738
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templates.com/articles/history-of-powerpoint-the-
amazing-facts-you-did-not-know/
6. http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/support/what-is-
powerpoint-HA010265950.aspx

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FOR
LISTENING!