Using PowerPoint in the Classroom

`Corwin Press has produced an impressive little series of guides to three of the most used pieces of ICT Software: Microsoft PowerPoint, EXCEL and Word. These books, aimed at both the beginner and the intermediate user, are easy to follow, aided by excellent screen-shot graphics. They would make a welcome addition to any school library or classroom′ - School Librarian



Microsoft PowerPoint is a wonderfully advanced and remarkably easy-to-understand presentation tool that teachers can use in a hundred different ways, and this book tells you how to do this. Step-by-step instructions begin with the basics and include:





- developing a custom school template


- creating a looping slideshow


- adding student narration to showcase student work


- application ideas for the classroom teacher


- application ideas for students.





. . . and more, from creating graphs and charts to adding animation. Using PowerPoint in the Classroom brings together the expertise of PowerPoint power-users and the multi-year experience of educators to create educational innovations and teacher-centered solutions that can work at every level . . . and beyond. This is the PowerPoint book for you-whether you are an absolute beginner or an advanced authority, or somewhere in between!





For PowerPoint 97, 98, 2000 and 2001


Windows and Mac included.