The purpose of this lesson is to introduce student teachers to a presentation application and to develop student teachers’ ability to work with more advanced presentation software features.
Presentation Software
Is software designed to be used to produce series of slides which combines text, graphics and animations used to support discussions.
Examples includes;
1.Microsoft PowerPoint
2.Coral Presentation
3.Lotus Freelance Graphics
Microsoft PowerPoint
Is a presentation software used to create multimedia presentations which consist of slides formatted with text, graphics and animations on a background
Is a computer program which is used to create professional looking presentations
Uses/Importance of Ms PowerPoint in Education
It is used in presentation of lesson/lesson delivery
It is used for lesson preparation
It is used to capture attention of audience
It is used to present new content
It is used to support learning through examples and visual elaborations
It helps in the recall of prerequisite
Principles for designing Presentations
1.Introduction of the topic
a.Title page
b.Directions
c.User Identification
2.Controls
a.What and how much control to provide
b.Methods of control
i.Buttons
ii.menus
c.Modes of control
i.Mouse
ii.Keyboard
iii.Speech
3.Presentation of information
a.Consistency
b.Mode of presentation
c.Text information
i.Text layout and format
ii.Text quality
d.Graphics and Animation
e.Video
f.Sound
g.colour
Starting Ms PowerPoint
Click on the start button
Select all programs
Select Microsoft Office
Select and click on Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint Window
Ms. PowerPoint Window is denoted by Presentation just like Document in Ms. Word.
In Ms. Word, Pages are seen in a Document. In Ms. PowerPoint, Slides are seen in a Presentation.
i.Quick access commands
ii.Title bar
iii.Minimize button
iv.Restore/Maximize Button
v.Close button
vi. Menu bar
A – Slide Pane
B – Title Placeholder (the title of the slide goes here)
C – Body Text Placeholder (the text of the slide goes here)
D – Slide Display Area
E – Notes Column
View Buttons
A – Normal View
B – Slide Sorter View
C – Slide Show View
Adding Slides to your Presentation
At Home menu:
Click on New Slide
A new slide will be added
Alternatively, press [Ctrl + M] keys to add new slides.
Also, you can click on a slide in the slide pane
Press the enter key to add new slide
Open a New Presentation
Click on the office button at the extreme right top corner of the window.
Presentation Software
1.Microsoft PowerPoint
2.Coral Presentation
3.Lotus Freelance Graphics
Microsoft PowerPoint
Uses/Importance of Ms PowerPoint in Education
Principles for designing Presentations
1.Introduction of the topic
a.Title page
b.Directions
c.User Identification
2.Controls
a.What and how much control to provide
b.Methods of control
i.Buttons
ii.menus
c.Modes of control
i.Mouse
ii.Keyboard
iii.Speech
3.Presentation of information
a.Consistency
b.Mode of presentation
c.Text information
i.Text layout and format
ii.Text quality
d.Graphics and Animation
e.Video
f.Sound
g.colour
Starting Ms PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint Window
i.Quick access commands
ii.Title bar
iii.Minimize button
iv.Restore/Maximize Button
v.Close button
vi. Menu bar
View Buttons
Adding Slides to your Presentation
Open a New Presentation
Applying Design Template
Applying Animation
Deleting a Slide
Slide Sorter View
Slide Show View
Normal View
Outline View
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