Microsoft Powerpoint For Teachers And Students

Learn how to make impactful presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint. Besides introducing PowerPoint features, this book also teaches you the art of crafting presentations that capture the attention of your audience.

"This book provides a concise overview of the effective use of technology in today's classrooms and an introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint."--Page 4 of cover.

This was written for teachers who want to use PowerPoint in the classroom to enhance your presentations, teach your students how to use the application, and create interactive educational projects.

This timely book helps educators unleash the interactive potential of PowerPoint to build their own multimedia material that perfectly matches the needs of their students. While PowerPoint affords powerful capabilities for creating dynamic classroom lessons and enriching curriculum, few educators understand how to take advantage of these built-in features. The second edition of this practical guide helps educators produce creative multimedia material for their students, regardless of their level of programming proficiency. Powerful PowerPoint for Educators: Using Visual Basic for Applications to Make PowerPoint Interactive, Second Edition discusses the educational benefits of multimedia instruction and provides a review of intermediate PowerPoint skills. Author David Marcovitz explains the concept of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) scripting and provides progressively advanced skills and practice examples. While other books that describe VBA are written in a highly technical manner, this book is geared toward educators with little or no programming background and includes tips for modifying the practice examples for their own interactive multimedia projects.

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A systematic approach toward creating a compelling electronic portfolio New to the Second Edition Expands coverage on planning and managing the development of an e-portfolio Addresses the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Presents new content on integrating PowerPoint with the Internet, as well as other applications Incorporates "Questions to Guide E-Portfolio Preparation" at the end of each chapter Provides notes on using PowerPoint 2007 Focuses on the future of e-portfolios in a revised chapter Includes a troubleshooting section Also included This up-to-date guide includes a CD featuring several examples of e-portfolios, as well as a useful template. Intended Audience Designed for preservice and inservice teachers, this practical resource is essential for professional educator preparation.