Lesson idea #5: Make a PowerPoint brochure…

For a while now I have been collecting ideas on different ways of using PowerPoint in a classroom.  One that I didn’t know about was using PowerPoint as a brochure. It works extremely well. I set about trying it out in a Grade 5 classroom.  The Grade 5s were learning about heritage sites in South Africa and were busy with a project involving a heritage trail. I set a task on creating a PowerPoint brochure illustrating a site they would love to visit.  I gave them a template idea bu...

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Lesson ideas #3: Use PowerPoint to make a 3D museum to present a task (Gr 5-7)

This idea comes from a lovely shared resource from the Simple K12 Learning Community which I have elaborated on. The aim of the lesson The aim of the lesson is for the students to recall their knowledge on a Unit they might have learned about in class or a project task they have been given. They would create a PowerPoint 3D museum with different rooms, with animations,  showing what they have learned and they would present this to the rest of the class. Preparation Following the suggest...

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Lesson ideas #2: Use PowerPoint to make an animation for learning about weather Grade 3

This is a lovely lesson idea that I heard at a TeachMeet. It was presented by Megan Skelly from Hudson Primary School in East London. I tried it out with a Grade 3 class and the students absolutely loved it.  This is an example of one of the slides that a student created. The aim of the lesson The aim of the lesson is for the students to recall their knowledge learning about the four seasons. They would create a PowerPoint with animations showing the characteristics of the seasons. Prepar...

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Webinar recording: Even MORE uses of PowerPoint (19/06/2013)

Last week our webinar was entitled ‘Did you know PowerPoint could do all this?’ where we looked at 10 uses of PowerPoint apart from the normal use of making a presentation. This week we look at Part 2 of the series entitled ‘Even MORE amazing uses of PowerPoint’. Do we realise the potential that lies within this Microsoft product? You’ll be astounded to see how many more uses there are for PowerPoint and that it could be one of the most powerful and diverse applications you use. Name:Even MOR...

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Webinar recording from 12 June 2013 ‘Did you know that PowerPoint can do all this?’

Yesterday Our SchoolNet webinar was entitled ‘Did you know that PowerPoint can do all this?’  (presenter Fiona Beal)  Our webinar quota was reached and consequently Adobe Connect excluded several people from participating in the webinar. We apologise for this and we are adding the presentation plus the recording to this post.  The webinar summary This webinar was the first in a two part series about Microsoft’s PowerPoint. Often one hears the words ‘Death...

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Webinar recording: Add your story to PowerPoint and illustrate it (03/05/2013)

The webinar summary In this webinar, which supports our online course on Digital Storytelling, we will add our already created story to PowerPoint and find ways of illustrating it. Webinar recording The webinar attempts to pull together the different aspects for this week.  Thank you to those who attended. I am adding the 6pm webinar: http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p16xkoenx12/ The presentation used for the webinar I have put the presentation used in the webinar into Slideshare and here ...

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