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PowerPoint: Necessary Knowhow
Today's Tech Tuesday focuses on the all important PowerPoint.
Resources:
All Subjects: Sure there are plenty of conglomerations of resources for lessons but Curriki does it just a bit differently with their search options. For example, I'm thinking of starting a new unit but really don't know where to begin. I can Google and find lessons, but a whole unit is rare. Curriki offers this and more and they even use the Google Search engine to do so. I particularly liked the science lesson/experiment "Why Whales Don't Have Legs."
Math: I ran into this website and did not make an account but did email myself the solution to an algebra problem. I believe any math teacher (or maybe I should say math student) would want an account at Mathway.com. Mathway.com offers step by step solutions to virtually any math problem and the best part is, all this can be embedded in Blackboard, worksheets designed and graphs created. If any math teacher does make an account, I'd love to hear what you think about the features.
Literature: Perhaps I've mentioned the resource Edsitement before. It is a wonderful resource for lessons but I particularly like the detailed use of online literature you can find here. As an example, a lesson on Introducing the Essay provides both Mark Twain examples and Frederick Douglass. No need to search to support your lessons, every link and library are added. It is worth a second look.
Techies: I use the SEND TO option a lot. If you aren't aware of this handy save option, right click on a file or whole folder and you'll see the SEND TO in the menu that appears. There are basic locations such as My Documents, Desktop, your CD/DVD drive, and others depending on the computer. I particularly like it when I insert a flash drive or external hard drive because they also show up on the SEND TO menu. This makes it simple to back up large amounts of data in a hurry. But you can add other locations to the SEND TO menu, particularly folders located on your H: drive. Really, these are just shortcuts in the menu and are very easy to create. Microsoft's howto gives the full details.
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- insert and understand videos and not loose them
- create a playable file for uploading to Blackboard
- design your own templates using the Master Slide (or not).
Resources:
All Subjects: Sure there are plenty of conglomerations of resources for lessons but Curriki does it just a bit differently with their search options. For example, I'm thinking of starting a new unit but really don't know where to begin. I can Google and find lessons, but a whole unit is rare. Curriki offers this and more and they even use the Google Search engine to do so. I particularly liked the science lesson/experiment "Why Whales Don't Have Legs."
Math: I ran into this website and did not make an account but did email myself the solution to an algebra problem. I believe any math teacher (or maybe I should say math student) would want an account at Mathway.com. Mathway.com offers step by step solutions to virtually any math problem and the best part is, all this can be embedded in Blackboard, worksheets designed and graphs created. If any math teacher does make an account, I'd love to hear what you think about the features.
Literature: Perhaps I've mentioned the resource Edsitement before. It is a wonderful resource for lessons but I particularly like the detailed use of online literature you can find here. As an example, a lesson on Introducing the Essay provides both Mark Twain examples and Frederick Douglass. No need to search to support your lessons, every link and library are added. It is worth a second look.
Techies: I use the SEND TO option a lot. If you aren't aware of this handy save option, right click on a file or whole folder and you'll see the SEND TO in the menu that appears. There are basic locations such as My Documents, Desktop, your CD/DVD drive, and others depending on the computer. I particularly like it when I insert a flash drive or external hard drive because they also show up on the SEND TO menu. This makes it simple to back up large amounts of data in a hurry. But you can add other locations to the SEND TO menu, particularly folders located on your H: drive. Really, these are just shortcuts in the menu and are very easy to create. Microsoft's howto gives the full details.
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