PowerPoint for Teachers

Ellen Finkelstein, is the best-selling author of numerous computer books, on AutoCAD and PowerPoint, including AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Bible from Wiley. She is the author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint; maintains a Web site at www.ellenfinkelstein.com of AutoCAD and PowerPoint tips, tutorials, and news; and publishes the monthly PowerPoint Tips Newsletter. Pavel Samsonov, Ph.D., has been teaching PowerPoint in educational settings (to both students and teachers) since 1997. Currently he is anassistant professor at the College of Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dr. Samsonov teaches both graduate and undergraduate classes in the field of educational technology.

Introduction. Is This Book for You? Structure of the Book. Conventions. Icons. Fonts, Symbols, and More. Companion Web Site. Enjoy! PART O N E Why PowerPoint? ONE Supporting All Aspects of Learning. TWO Creating Your First Presentation. THREE Multimedia and Learning with PowerPoint. FOUR Understanding Best Practices. PART TWO Creating Great Projects Using PowerPoint. F I V E Interactive Reviews. S I X Interactive Maps. SEVEN Menu-Based Projects. EIGHT Class Games. NINE Graded Tests. PART THREE Projects and Resources. TEN PowerPoint Projects for Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 1. ELEVEN PowerPoint Projects for Grades 2 to 5. TWELVE PowerPoint Projects for Grades 6 to 12. T H I RTEEN Online Resources for Teachers Using PowerPoint. PART FOUR Teaching PowerPoint to Students. FOURTEEN Teaching PowerPoint in Elementary School. F I F T E E N Teaching PowerPoint in Middle and High School. S I X T E E N Teaching and Using PowerPoint at the College Level. APPENDIX A Research on Multimedia and Learning. A P P E N D I X B What's on the Companion Web Site. INDEX.