Microsoft+PowerPoint

Powerpoint

Resources:

 * Getting Started with Office 2010-PowerPoint
 * PowerPoint Skills Builder
 * Learning PowerPoint 2010
 * Microsoft in Education
 * 3 Shots to Caffeinate Your Presentations
 * BrainyBetty Resources for PowerPoint

What can students do with PowerPoint to support learning?

 * 1) PowerPoint slides can be sorted to show sequential order
 * 2) PowerPoint can be used by students for note-taking/information gathering; then slides can be sorted as if into an outline //**(supports Marzano's instructional strategy for Note-taking and Summarizing)**//
 * 3) PowerPoint slides can be saved as picture files (jpg., bmp, etc) and used for a VoiceThread or mutlimedia presentation
 * 4) PointPoint slides can be printed as handouts (to conserve paper per student), cut apart and stapled to form a "mini book"
 * 5) PointPoint can include student narration (to help save time typing in text); students can narrate a picture on their slide instead of adding text
 * 6) For students without PowerPoint at home, Microsoft Office has web apps that allow users to open, view and edit Office files.
 * 7) Work can be saved to the "cloud" for accessibility from any internet-connected computer.
 * 8) Students could work with a partner or small group to create a PowerPoint presentation (saves time instead of one student creating one big presentation and it saves time for the teacher when viewing presentations) //**(supports Marzano's instructional strategy of cooperative learning)**//
 * 9) Students' PowerPoints can be published and posted on the Birdneck Student Gallery page for parents to view. //**(supporting Marzano's instructional strategy for Effort and Recognition)**//
 * 10) Students can use a PowerPoint template for vocabulary-on the slide include a word and have the student insert a supporting image; maybe even a sentence that includes the vocabulary word. //**(supports Marzano's instructional strategy for non-lingustic representation)**//
 * 11) Have students create a non-linear PowerPoint that is interactive with question and answers to review classroom concepts (like a jeopardy game)
 * 12) Give students a PowerPoint slide with text and ask them to identify the main idea and enter that for the slide title; students can then locate evidence from the text to support their title and change the color of text as highlighting.
 * 13) PowerPoint includes hundreds of visaul organizers (found in Smart Art); students can use one of these diagrams to organzie and demonstrate understanding of material taught in the classroom **//(supports Marzaono's instructional strategies for Identifying Similarites and Differences)//**
 * 14) PowerPoint can be used with students to create a digital portfolio showcasing their work and learning, helping them set goals and objectives (digital portfolio templates are available as well as more information about setting up student digital portfolios can be found here. **//(supports Marzano's instructional strategy for Setting Objectives)//**
 * 15) PowerPoint can be used to create alphabet books for a given topic. Printed presentations can be found into a classbook or transformed into a video format and posted online.
 * 16) Students can use PowerPoint to create illustrations for cycles, such as with the Smart Art tool, to illustrate life cycles, weather cycles, seasonal cycles, etc.
 * 17) Students can use PowerPoint to describe scientific investigations, along with digital pictures and videos of experiments.

Where is PowerPoint installed and how can students get started with it?
PowerPoint 2010 is installed on desktop and laptop comptuers. It can be found when students click the Start button-All Programs-Microsoft Office folder-MS PowerPoint 2010.

What do students do if they don't finish a PowerPoint activity in one sitting?

 * Student work can be saved to several places. Students in grades K-2 can save work to the Kidswork folder-grade level folder for student work-teacher folder then name the file.
 * Students in grades 3-5 should save their work to either their home folder (H:Drive) or their SharePoint My Site space. Work saved to the H:Drive is accessible from any computer anywhere in the building; saving to My Site allows students to access work from other computer as well as from home. Students will need to log into the computer with their user name and password for these options.