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Keys to Using PowerPoint to Enhance Learning and Interaction in Your ClassroomBy Ellen Finkelstein,PowerPoint MVP

1Is this you? Do you want to use PowerPoint because you think the students will be more engaged, or it will help you create visual aids for your lesson, but find yourself frustrated? Perhaps you follow along with PowerPoints default bulleted text and discover that students tune out. Or you try to add images but find that 1) they dont look very good, 2) theyre hard to find, and 3) the process is very time consuming? Today, Ill show you want helps students learn and what doesnt, and Ill give you techniques you can use to quickly and easily create slides that help students understand and remember more, and engage them in the learning process as well.

1Keys to PowerPoint in the Classroom13422Ill cover 4 points:The secret about bulleted textThe secret about images and multimedia combined with your speechHow to use interactivity to engage students.How you can use PowerPoint for any age student2Health coverage financingIndividual rated: Premium is based on individuals medical historyCommunity rated: Premium is based on a regional groups experienceExperience rated: Premium is based on an organizations experienceSelf-insured: Organization pays actual claims, plus administrative fee3Start by showing a slide of bullet points and reading it, asking them to write down what they see, hear, and feel from moment to moment.As experienced, when you first display a slide, the audience reads it. During that time, they dont listen to the presenter. When they finish and start listening, they find the presenter is covering material theyve already read, so theyre bored and annoyed. The mind is divided between reading and listening and reading wins out.Researchers at the University of NSW found that the brain cannot process written and spoken information well at the same time. The principle finding among some of the other controversial conclusions is "It is more difficult to process information if it is coming at you in the written and spoken form at the same time. They very aptly add that they are talking about the same written text accompanied by the reading of that text. They also found in their research that "It is effective to speak to a diagram, because it presents information in a different form." www.bertdecker.com/experience/2007/04/controversial_n.html Your speech plus visuals is the key to learning4

Michael Alley, a researching in Penn States Engineering School, tried variations of slide design, showed them to different students and tested them. He found that a statement of the point on the slide and evidence for that point, in the form of a graph, for instance, resulted in the students understanding and remembering most.And Richard Mayer, a psychology researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara, did research on various types of computer-based learning. He found that narration and pictures resulted in better educational outcomes than words alone. Specifically, the pictures needed to be shown at the same time as the explanatory narration. But importantly, extraneous images had the opposite effect.4Individual rated insurance is based on individual health55

Instead, I could divide it into 4 slides. The principle is to put one point on a slide. If you want, use an overview slide before and/or after. Be silent for a second to let the students read, then start talking.Community rated insurance is based on a regions health6

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From Multimedia Learning by Richard E. Mayer. Students learn better from words and pictures than from words alonewhen corresponding words and pictures are presented near each otherwhen corresponding words and pictures are presented simultaneously rather than successivelywhen extraneous words, pictures, and sounds are excluded rather than includedfrom animation and narration than from animation and on-screen text (In this instance, the animation actually taught a concept, such as how lightning works or how a bicycle pump works.) But recent research carried out by Stephen Mahar, Ulku Yaylacicegi and Thomas Janicki showed that students learned less when slides included animation such as text coming in line by line or a zooming-in animation of an image.For a discussion of this research, go to http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/design/powerpoint-custom-animation-experiment/

How does water travel?Rain or snow: from the clouds to the ground or bodies of waterEvaporation: from bodies of water to the airTranspiration: evaporation from the leaves of plantsRunoff: through soil and porous rock and in rivers and streams9The water falling on land collects in rivers and lakes, soil, and porous layers of rock, and much of it flows back into the ocean.

The water cycleWater moves up through evaporation and transpiration Water moves down through precipitation and runoffThe water cycle11Explain: precipitation, run-off (both going down); evaporation, transpiration (both going up)Tell n showSM

1212I call it Tell n Show. Your title tells your point with a sentence or caption. The rest of your slide shows the point with an image, diagram, or graph. Just like the picture book; the text tells the story and the picture shows it.Use PowerPoint to show your point13PhotosDiagramsVideoGraphs/Charts

Images, charts, diagrams, video13Keep diagrams and charts simple14Keep diagrams and charts simple15http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita, IMF figuresCould show on a map of the world15

Transportation gets us where were going16Format images for the greatest impact16

Transportation gets us where were going17How do you keep track of your schedule?18

How do you keep track of your schedule?19

How do you keep track of your schedule?20

Get free images & soundsMicrosoft Office Clip Art galleryStock.xchng (http://sxc.hu)Morguefile (http://www.morguefile.com/) Flikr with Creative Commons filter (http://www.flikr.com)NOAA (http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/)Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/Make your own!21The National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationVideo: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html (mp4)www.teachersdomain.org (mov)21Interactivity engages students

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Click the green square.All they need are mousing skills23You can use PowerPoint for any age

28Our trip to the Des Moines ZooEthan Jones

From 1-3 grades, PowerPoint is great for storytelling. Heres an example from a zoo trip. The children contribute a sentence each and the teacher creates the slides from photos taken during the trip. Starting in 2nd or 3rd grade, the students can start creating their own PowerPoint slide shows.29We saw some giraffes and zebras.

Ethan JonesWe saw 2 big tortoises.

Marcy DearbornWe took a ride on camels.

Josh AbramsWe saw a big tiger. He was behind glass.

Devi McMahonWe had lots of fun!

Click on FranceAs children get older, you can create games/quizzes for them.3540

41How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007101 Advanced Techniques Every PowerPoint User Should KnowPowerPoint for Teachers: Dynamic Presentations and Interactive Classroom Projects101 Tips Every PowerPoint User Should KnowClick each item to learn more.

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