This document provides tips for using PowerPoint in an engaging way for instruction: - Use simple boxes or shapes on a plain background instead of bullet points to display content one item at a time. Add basic "appear" and "disappear" animations to draw attention to each item. - The same principle of revealing content gradually can be applied using images instead of text. - PowerPoint can be used to create simple interactive quizzes by adding true/false questions and feedback on the slides. - The tool works best with minimal content and using interactions between the presenter and learners to guide the content, rather than relying solely on what's in the slides.

1. Your task here:
• Look through & “do” the slides first.
• When you have finished, click “end show” and
look at how the slideshow was made.

2. How many times have you seen this “theme”?

3.  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.

4. Click to explore something different.

5. 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.

6. An alternative idea
is to use simple boxes
On a plain back
background.

7. If you add simple
“appear” & “disappear”
animations
You can achieve an
interesting effect
Just a bit more
interesting
Than bullet points
So that only one thing
appears at a time Like this.

8. The same principle
could be used with
Not a clue what this is. Some sort of
an image.
chain / cog thingy.
These are called pistons, I think.

9. 1. PowerPoint is a tool we could use
better.
TRUE FALSE

10. 2. You could use this to make simple
screen-based interactive quizzes.
TRUE FALSE

11. Well done –
that’s right!
I have answered both
Question 1. Question 2. questions.

12. Have another go!
I have answered both
Question 1. Question 2. questions.

13. Content should come
PowerPoint is a useful
from learners and their
instructional tool.
interactions with you.
Some final points
PowerPoint works best
It can also be boring.
with minimum content.

14. If you want to make Use the hyperlink
changes to how all function to flick
slides look, use the between slides in a
“Master View” flexible order.
Some other things you
might like to try.
Use interactive text Embed videos into
boxes for students’ presentations to save
contributions to be you having to hyperlink.
added.