Course Detail

What teacher couldn't use some help motivating students and keeping their interest? This course will show you how to create captivating lessons and attention-grabbing classroom presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint 2007. You'll see how using PowerPoint helps you address different learning styles, making it much easier to engage a variety of learners.

First, we'll cover the basics of this MS Office program including creating slides, using templates, inserting text, changing background colors, creating WordArt titles, and adding slide transitions. Then you'll develop advanced skills such as inserting graphics, sound, video, custom animations, timed transitions, and hyperlinks.

We'll walk step-by-step through several different types of classroom presentations, including lectures and interactive narrations for your students' independent use on computer stations. By the end of the course, you'll be able to publish your presentation on a school Web site or even take your PowerPoint shows on the road. Along the way, we'll talk about how you can help your students develop their own PowerPoint and presentation skills.

So get ready to discover why PowerPoint can be such a fun and motivational tool that adds appeal to any classroom subject!