USING POWERPOINT
Don't have a Proxima or LCD projector in your classroom?
Nanette Seligman, Master Teacher of Visual Arts for the WV Arts Teachers' Academy has found that a scan converter, also known as a PC-to-TV Video Box, is a great low cost alternative! You can see one here from Tiger Direct.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a popular presentation program developed for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS computer operating systems. Being widely used by businesspeople, educators, and trainers, it is among the most prevalent forms of persuasion technology: according to its vendor, Microsoft Corporation, some 30 million presentations are made with PowerPoint every day. ...more at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Power Point in the Classroom
http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm
An online tutorial.
PowerPoint Tutorial
http://einstein.cs.uri.edu/tutorials/csc101/powerpoint/ppt.html
Excellent tutorial from Dr. Vic Fay-Wolfe of the Department of Science at the University of Rhode Island.
PowerPoint Tutorial and Presentation
http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~ago/ppt01.html
Another really good one from University of Southern Mississippi students Mark Connor and Antoinette C. Go.
Microsoft Office Online
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
Tutorials for everything Microsoft makes. Go to the Microsoft's Tutorials.
The Basics of PowerPoint
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18400896
A how-to article by Amy Gaimaro from the online magazine Tech Learning.
PowerPoint Ideas Ideas Ideas!
http://www.techtrekers.com/PP/
They're not all arts related, but here are tons of ideas from teachers for ways to use PowerPoint in the classroom.
Back up to the home page of this site for lots more tools for teachers. Note: It takes a long time for the buttons to load, even with a cable modem.
MUST READ!
Evaluating Multimedia Presentations
http://www.learnnc.org/articles/powerpoint0701
A PowerPoint presentation is just another form of communication, and the same rules apply to multimedia that apply to writing or verbal communication. And remember that multimedia is only one part of a complete presentation -- it's not a substitute for verbal communication, handouts, and answering questions from the audience.
Scoring Power Points
http://www.fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html
Avoid PowerPointlessness with these great tips.
Extras...
Turning Heads With PowerPoint
by Xeni Jardin
Interview with former Talking Head, David Byrne, on using PowerPoint as an art medium. Some of his work is pictured here.
Does PowerPoint make us stupid?
CNN reports on David Byrne's use of PowerPoint as an artistic medium and examines the pros and cons of its use in business and academia.
Peter Norvig's PowerPoint for the Gettysburg Address
This classic has been around since 1999 as an example of how a good thing can be used inappropriately. Read why and how he did it.