Power Pointin the Classroom

effective

Initial Questions

Why would I want to

use PowerPoint? Can I do more with PowerPoint than deliver presentations?What are

PowerPoint’s features?

Are there things I should avoid in PowerPoint?

Why Use PowerPoint?

The National Training laboratories in Bethel, Maine states the average retention rate associated with the way material is presented to students is represented in the table on the next slide. The percent represents the retention rate of the material when the following teaching strategies are employed:

Why Use PowerPoint?

Why Use PowerPoint?

• Attractive PowerPoint presentations are quick and easy to make

• It can assist you as you teach

• It will increase learning and retention

• It offers numerous printout formats which make excellent note-taking aids for students

Power Point’s Capabilities

• Images, graphics, and clipart

• Songs and sound clips

• Video clips

• Motion (transitions and animation)

•Spell Check (Something our dry-erase boards and overheads lack!)

•Ability to engage students with different learning styles.

ImagesPowerPoint can import simple clip art or pictures from your own files. Images can also be imported from the internet.

SoundAdding sound to a PowerPoint can include complete songs, sound clips, and recorded narration.

VideoAdding video to a PowerPoint is as easy as adding sound; don’t be intimidated.

Digital Curriculum is a great resource for videos that are relevant to your class.

TransitionsTransitions occur when one slide gives way to the next:

TransitionsTransitions can be as simple as a fade (like you just saw) or more complex:

TransitionsThat was the “Newsflash” transition. FYI, PowerPoint contains 61 varieties of transitions.

TransitionsWhen used correctly, transitions can enhance your presentation and capture your students’ attention.

Animation• Can be used. . .

• with bulleted lists. . .

• to reveal each bulleted item separately.

•Animation can be attached to any object in your power point (clipart, pictures, text, etc).

Design Dos and Don’ts

• Remember your Audience.

•Make sure content is relevant. Note: While the content is more important than the spectacle, without your students’ attention, there won’t be much content being taught.

•Make sure text is large enough to read.

•Choose a design and color scheme and stick to them. Too many designs and colors can be confusing.

Power PointSamples

All Samples shown can be found on the H Drive under “Staff Documents/ PowerPoint Presentations”

WarThe geographical and cultural

impact of war.

Europe 1914

Triple Alliance

Triple Entente

TrenchesAirplanes

New to WarSinking of Lusitania

Which area is more likely to see conflict?

Chernobyl and the Aral Sea

The never-ending disasters

Human Factor

Ukrainians must deal with long-term effects, including water pollution, birth defects, and various kinds of cancer.

The Aral SeaNever-ending disasters

WATER

The New Mid-East Conflict:

WATER

Facts about Water• 70% of Earth is

covered by water.2 % is frozen97% is salt water1% freshwater

1.2 billion people worldwide cannot obtain clean drinking water.

2/3 of the world’s households do not have a nearby source of freshwater.

2050 population will be ~ 10 billion, putting further strain on water resources.

Frozen

Salt Water

Freshwater

Create a pie chart to represent the distribution

of water on the Earth. Represent how much of

the Earth’s water is frozen, salt water, and freshwater.

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Graphing Linear Equations

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Quadrants and Axes

III

III IV

X

YQuadrants I, II, III, IV

Axis x and y

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Quadrants (Plotting Points)

III

III IV

(+X, +Y)(-X, +Y)

(-X, -Y) (+X, -Y)

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(+X, +Y)(-X, +Y)

(-X, -Y) (+X, -Y)

(3, 5)

Quadrants (Plotting Points)

(-3, 5)(-3, -5)(3, -5)

(3, 5)(-3, 5)

(-3, -5) (3, -5)

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Linear Equations (y = mx + b)

• b = y-intercept

• plot (0,b) to get your first point

• m = slope

• written as a fraction slope = rise/run

• Lean right if positive

• Lean left if negative

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Linear Equations (y = mx + b)

y = -1/2 x + 2m = -1/2 (slope rise/run)

negative leans left

plot up 1, left 2

plot down 1, right 2connect the points

b = 2 (y-intercept)plot (0,2)

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Linear Equations (y = mx + b)

y = 1/3 x - 3m = 1/3 (slope rise/run)

positive leans right

plot up 1, right 3

plot down 1, left 3connect the points

b = -3 (y-intercept)plot (0,-3)

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Periodic Table of the Elements

Select an element

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Name: Lithium Symbol: Li Atomic Number: 3 Atomic Mass: 6.941 amu Melting Point: 180.54 °C (453.69 °K, 356.972 °F) Boiling Point: 1347.0 °C (1620.15 °K, 2456.6 °F)

Name: Boron Symbol: B Atomic Number: 5 Atomic Mass: 10.811 amu Melting Point: 2300.0 °C (2573.15 °K, 4172.0 °F) Boiling Point: 2550.0 °C (2823.15 °K, 4622.0 °F)

Name: Scandium Symbol: Sc Atomic Number: 21 Atomic Mass: 44.95591 amu Melting Point: 1539.0 °C (1812.15 °K, 2802.2 °F) Boiling Point: 2832.0 °C (3105.15 °K, 5129.6 °F)

Lord of the FliesA novel by William

Golding

• What does the title make you think of?– (Decay, death, flies, something bad, etc.)

• “Beelzebub”– Beelzebub means “lord of the flies” in greek– Beelzebub is also another name for the devil

• Knowing what the title means and looking at the cover, what do you think will happen in the story?

ackground•World War II

–Early 1940’s–Entire world involved–USA, Great Britain, and France were allies

•Nazi Germany: EUROPE–Hitler’s “psychology of fear”–Holocaust/Death Camps

•“mass killiing of population”

•War in the PACIFIC–U.S. Atomic Bombs

•Dropped on Hiroshima and Iwo Jima, Japan

•OVERALL:–55 million people lost their lives in WWII

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here is the Island?W

onch ShellCRalph uses the conch shell to call the other boys to attention. It is used when the leader wants to speak.

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Lord of the FliesA novel by William

Golding