1. PowerPoint as an ICT Tool Michelle Vary

2. What is PowerPoint? Presentation program Used to support oral presentations Designed by Microsoft Can incorporate text, graphics, video and animations

3. How can it be used? To create slides and handouts Present graphics and video Generating posters Interactive tests Student assessments Introducing a unit of work Interactive quizzes

4. How can it be used? Presenting assignments Storyboards Timelines Student portfolios Group assignments

5. What not to do? Do not write every word of your presentation or speech onto the slide Do not have heaps of animations and crazy fonts Do not overload your audience with too many ideas on the one slide Do not make font hard to read, red text for example is hard to read and distracting.

6. Summarise Always summarise your key presentation points Remember – PP can incorporate text, graphics, video and animations Can be used to create presentations, handouts and posters

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