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PowerPoint Resources:

Mark Damon's PowerPoint's allow you to play some great games using PowerPoint.  Download his tools here. If you need Winzip -- Download it here. (Winzip should already be on your computer.)

Great site with Pre-Made Jeopardy games...  Even great K-5 Games!

Another great Pre-Made PowerPoint game site.  Even has Battleship!

Other PowerPoint Resources:

Periodic Table of the Elements: This common chemistry tool is presented as an interactive PowerPoint page with web links to pages about each element. Invisible buttons are used on slide 2. There are 109 invisible buttons on one slide.  Or download it here.

A+ PowerPoint rubric for grading student projects / presentations

Remember Pete's Power Points is one of the BEST for free educational PowerPoints.

Focus on Content: Using a Word Outline to Build a PowerPoint presentation. Too often a PowerPoint show is all about glitzy graphics and fancy animation. The procedure outlined on this page puts the emphasis squarely on content.

Jamie MacKenzie's "Scoring PowerPoints": Are your PowerPoint presentations "compelling and persuasive" or studies in "PowerPointlessness?" If you are thinking about assigning a PowerPoint project to your students, read this article first! An excellent scoring rubric is included here as well.

Multi-Q: A Question & Answer Review Game Designed for Use in the Classroom
 

Periodic Table of the Elements: This common chemistry tool is presented as an interactive PowerPoint page with web links to pages about each element. Invisible buttons are used on slide 2. There are 109 invisible buttons on one slide. Or download it here.

Tech Learning Centers: Teachers can also use PowerPoint to organize and build learning activities. Students work individually or in small groups to complete activities in these tech-learning centers. Keep students accountable by providing handouts that require them to find and record specific information, or ask them to produce a final project based on what they learned. Try using the Project Poster to create student reports on the Web!
 

POWERPOINT Tutorials

A Bit Better: Tips & Tricks and PowerPoint FAQs

PowerPoint 97 handouts from Berrien County Schools: Basics or Advanced

Awesome PowerPoint Tutorials on graphics, linking, looping, text effects, and transparency. Cool ideas!

Baylor University's PowerPoint Help Desk

Creating, Modifying and Removing PowerPoint templates

Digital Studio: PowerPoint Tutorials

Frequently-Asked Questions re: PowerPoint

INDEZINE: PowerPoint - Sonia Coleman writes: "From Geetesh Bajaj, a very rich site with tons of links, tutorials, and tips. Don't miss this one!! It's one of the best on the Net. Check out all of his PowerPoint tutorials and tips and also his bi-monthly issue of the The PowerPoint Ezine."

PowerPoint 2000 viewlets from Pacific Mountain Work Force - more mini-movie lessons specifically geared to PowerPoint 2000. Over 30 topics. (or try this viewlet site)

PowerPoint in the Classroom with Jim Jingle and Sue Special

PowerPoint FAQ List

PowerPoint 2000 Tip Sheet

PowerPoint for Presenters Tip Sheet Good information & tips for all presenters, AND for students who are assigned to do PowerPoint presentations as a classroom assignment!

Putting It Together PowerPoint Tutorials from Presenters On-Line

Sonia Coleman's Digital Studio: PowerPoint Tips & Tutorials: find tips for beginners, intermediate and advanced users here. (Click here for 208 free templates available for download.)

Quick Questions & Answers (Western Carolina University)

Internet4Classrooms: MS PowerPoint  (A nice tutorial and info site on PowerPoint)

 

EXAMPLES

Oswego City School District: over 200 elementary & secondary teacher-created examples of instructional PowerPoint presentations

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