Classroom Tools Series:
MS PowerPoint Basics
Here are some useful links to help you start making that MS PowerPoint presentation right! Browse through the resources and master the basics.
Microsoft's Create Your First Presentation
Need to brush up on that MS PowerPoint training you had last summer? This 40 to 50 minute online tutorial for basic PowerPoint 2003 will help you remember what you need to know to put together a MS PowerPoint presentation quickly and with little fuss.
Education World’s Creating Classroom Presentations
Incorporate PowerPoint component into your teaching activity and make those classroom sessions more exciting. But what to do if you’re not yet an expert at using the technology? This article includes a tutorial that can be either downloaded or viewed online. It includes ideas for simple, teacher-credated projects to build with students.
3M’s Making Effective Presentations
From the 3M website comes tips and tricks on making effective presentations. From templates to choosing the right fonts and colors, from finding the right visuals online to making handouts that your audience will read, this site comes in handy in and out of the classroom.
From Power Finish - MS PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
Making presentations become more easy with these handy MS PowerPoint Keyboard shortcuts. Check them out and impress your colleagues and students with your efficiency!
Microsoft Templates Pack 1
This download is a collection of background and design templates included with PowerPoint 4.0 and later versions. Read the systems requirements section first before downloading.
Microsoft’s So that’s how! Great PowerPoint features
Check out the tricks in using these cool four PowerPoint features. Find out how to insert a customized template into a presentation, learn how to use the title master to add a unique design to title slides, discover how to make that presentation file smaller by optimizing picture images and see how you can package one or several presentations to a CD or folder!
