The document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations for classroom use. It recommends including text, graphics, sound and video to engage different learning styles. Handouts with 1-6 slides per page allow students to focus on learning rather than note-taking. Presenters should consider the audience and topic, use consistent formatting, include only key points per slide, and keep designs simple. Long paragraphs should be avoided, and images and multimedia only used if they effectively communicate ideas.

1. PowerPoint Effective Classroom Presentations

2. How can PowerPoint be effectively used in the classroom?

3. On-screen Presentations May include text, graphics, sound, video, and animation Attention-grabbers Appeal to different learning styles

4. Handouts Can be printed 1, 2, 3, or 6 slides per page Students spend less time taking notes and more learning the material Presenter has more time to discuss and explain

5. Outline View The slide presentation can be printed in outline form, giving the speaker an easy-to-follow lecture outline with notes.

6. Notes View A place to write detailed information Question prompts Cues or reminders for learning activity

7. Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations

8. Consider the Audience Is it appropriate for the majority of your students? Is it appropriate for the subject matter?

9. Be Consistent This creates an orderly look to the presentation

10. Tips Summarize the point of each slide Confine each slide to a single point Include only key points

11. The KISS Rule K eep I t S imple S tupid

12. Tips Select one orientation (vertical or horizontal)and stick with it. Don’t change background or color schemes between slides except for emphasis.

13. Avoid Excessive Use of: Unrelated image or illustrations Overpowering or illegible colors Obnoxious special effects

14. Also, Avoid Fancy Borders Borders should frame the message, not overpower it.

15. Use Short Phrases Long sentences or paragraphs are unsuitable and, to the audience, unreadable. They also take away from the flow of you presentation and keep your students struggling to read rather than listening and participating. The details should be part of the discussion, not the presentation. The presentation should be used more like an outline or springboard for discussion.

16. Use Short Phrases Long sentences or paragraphs are unsuitable. Use the presentation as a springboard for discussion. 3 to 5 bullets per slide

17. Avoid Static Balance and Excessive Symmetry Keep the audience’s eyes moving around the screen.

18. The KILL Rule K eep i t L arge and L egible

19. Text Size Choose a font size that is at least 24 point This is 40 point Century Gothic

20. Tips Use Upper and Lower Case Letters (ALL CAPS IS HARDER TO READ THAN MIXED)

21. Tips Don’t use too many typefaces Sans serif fonts such as Arial or Helvetica are most readable Use Italics sparingly

22. Using Color Effectively Use colors, especially red , sparingly. Use contrasting colors, but limit the number of colors used.

23. Tips: Best Color Combinations White letter on dark blue or black Yellow on dark blue or black Black or dark blue on white Black or dark blue on pale gray, yellow

24. Contrast Text with Background Be sure to contrast between lightness and darkness of text color and background No white text on a white background

25. When Appropriate, Use Images and Symbols Most people like to look at a picture or images more than reading just text.

26. Graphics Should Support the Presented Concept Supporting charts and graphs Appropriate clip-art Relevant photos

27. Multimedia Can Be Movies Animation Sounds

28. But… Only use them if they contribute to effective communication of ideas.

29. Questions to Ask Yourself: Is it monotonous? Is it unified? Is color used indiscriminately? Do some areas seem to be “in competition” with others as to their importance?

30. Questions to Ask Yourself: Is the presentation balanced, but not static? Are the shapes of the text on the slides too near the same size? Does the presentation look hurried in preparation?