microsoftpowerpointbasics-140424165806-phpapp02.ppt
- 1. Microsoft Powerpoint Basics From the Reference Staff at the Pickerington Public Library
- 3. Guiding Questions: Have you tried creating your own powerpoint presentation of your own? How did it go? What challenges have you encountered in creating your own powerpoint presentation?
- 4. Objectives After the LAC session, the participants will be able to: Understand the Importance of Microsoft Powerpoint in Education To introduce the basic features and functions of Microsoft PowerPoint. To teach how to create and organize slides effectively. To demonstrate how to insert and format text, images, and shapes. To explore how to add simple transitions and animations to
- 5. 1. Enhances Visual Learning 2. Supports Multimodal Teaching 3. Promotes Interactive and Fun Lessons 4. Saves Time and Effort 5. Improves Organization and Flow of Teaching 6. Encourages Technological Literacy 7. Makes Content Accessible and Shareable 8. Can Be Used Offline 9. Enhances student engagement, critical thinking, and real-world problem-solving skills. 10. Encourages collaboration among teachers and students. MS Powerpoint and its Benefits:
- 6. The Basics • Powerpoint layout (The Ribbon) • The File tab • Creating a new presentation • The Home tab • Inserting Elements • Slide Design • Transitions and Animations • Slideshow • Review and View
- 8. The File Tab Allows you to open a saved presentation, start a new one, save, save as, print and more • Use the File tab to do all of your housekeeping work • Always save presentations frequently o Microsoft's recover feature doesn't always work properly
- 10. Creating a new presentation Use the File tab to create a new presentation •When Powerpoint starts up, a blank presentation will be shown o You can use this blank presentation or access other options under the File tab Create new presentation Use a template
- 12. The Home tab Home tab is your main screen •Allows you to o add new slides o change slide layouts o change fonts, font colors, add bold/underlined/italics o insert bullets If you have trouble finding a button or option (like how to bold text), always go back to the Home tab first to see if the option is there
- 14. Inserting Elements Elements can include: •Images/clip art •Tables and charts •Video and audio clips •WordArt •Links Elements add to a presentation and keep your slides from being dull
- 15. The Insert Tab
- 16. Slide Design The Slide Design tab gives you plenty of options to give your presentation a theme • Themes gives presentations color and styling • Themes also preset each slide's design and layout, along with font options and colors o These can be changed if you don't like the theme's choices • This tab also lets you adjust margins and slide orientation
- 17. The Design Tab
- 18. Transitions and Animations • Transitions: how slides appear on the screen • Animations: how text, graphics, etc. appear on each slide • Transitions and animations can give your presentation a polished look, but they can also be a distraction
- 19. The Transitions and Animations Tabs
- 20. Managing Your Slideshow The Slideshow tab gives you lots of options on the delivery of your show. • View full slideshow before presenting it o Allows you to catch mistakes/mistimings o Gives you the chance to view the show as an audience member
- 22. Review and View The Review and View tabs allow you to do more editing • Spellcheck • Translate • Zoom • Turn on/off Ruler, Guidelines, Gridlines
- 23. Review and View Tabs
- 24. Need more help? Contact us! • 614.837.4104 ext. 233 • Email us at pplrefstaff@pickeringtonlibrary.org Find more of our online classes on our website! • http://www.pickeringtonlibrary.org/content/computer- resources
- 26. Wrap-up of Inputs and Insights, and Application
- 27. Pose Reflection Question: What are the key benefits of using powerpoint presentation in teaching?