PowerPoint for Educators

   

PowerPoint Templates
  1. Microsoft PowerPoint Templates
  2. Sonia Coleman PowerPoint Templates
  3. Awesome PowerPoint templates
  4. Graphicsland Free Template Downloads
  5. PowerPoint Zone Templates
  6. Website Estates PowerPoint templates
  7. Maniactive PowerPoint templates
  8. Indezine - Creating PowerPoint Templates
  9. Electric Teacher - Using a Template
  10. Creating a PowerPoint Template From a Slide Master
  11. Internet 4 Classrooms - Changing the Slide Color Scheme
  12. TemplatesWise - free templates
  13. Google doc Templates - not only PowerPoint but also spreadsheets and documents
  14. PowerPoint Games - lots of good templates to fill in!
  15. PowerPoint Games for Tee Templates and additional resources for PowerPoint -  Internet4Classrooms
  16. Word Templates for Teachers - Education World
  17. Article and resources - Templates for teachers
  18. Pete's Power Point Station

 

 


PowerPoint Help

  1. Student Downloads for Advanced PowerPoint Text - Essentials: PowerPoint Level 2
  2. www.informationweek.com
  3. www.techcrunch.com
  4. www.mashable.com
  5. www.techmeme.com
  6. Microsoft's Education Web Site
  7. Microsoft's Fresh Start for Donated Computers
  8. Microsoft's Partners in Learning
  9. Ideas for Integrating Technology
  10. Create a Design Template
  11. Save a Presentation as a TemplateCustom Guide for PowerPoint 2003
  12. PowerPoint Templates
  13. www.cnet.com
  14. www.internet.com
  15. www.webopedia.com
  16. www.zdnet.com
  17. Classroom Presentations with PowerPoint 2003
  18. PowerPoint in the Classroom
  19. Internet4Classrooms PowerPoint Tutorials
  20. Online content for the Level 1 PowerPoint text:  www.course.com 
    (isbn: 1-4188-4304-0)
  21. PowerPoint in the classroom - tutorials for students
  22. Powerpoint presentation humor
  23. PowerPoint -- Creating Classroom Presentations It's not just for kids
  24. How many bullets should I put on a slide?

 

Free PowerPoint Presentations to download
  1. Pete's PowerPoint Station (elementary)
  2. PowerPoint Presentations for grammar and writing
  3. Jefferson Count Schools PowerPoint Collection
  4. Elementary Presentaitons
  5. The Gettysburg PowerPoint Presentation 11/19/1863
  6. PowerPoint presentations for Spanish class
  7. Powerbacks - many different types of powerpoints by category
  8. Bedford County Dept. of  Education PowerPoints
  9. PowerPoint Links by Tracy Marks
  10. Instructional PowerPoints from Lexington county School District One

 

  How to:

  1. Create a WebQuest in PowerPoint
  2. Dissolve one image into another
  3. Easily create a quiz in PowerPoint using Visual Basic for Applications\
  4. Insert YouTube videos in PowerPoint - with and without Internet Access
    Get the Add-in to insert YouTube videos into Presentations when you have access to the Internet  (see instructions above)
Graphics
 
bullet Free Clipart resources
bullet Free Photo resources
bullet Free Icons and Buttons resources
bullet Free Graphics Programs
bullet Free Font Resources
bullet Awesome PowerPoint Graphics
bullet How to make movies from PowerPoints

 

 

Working with Digital Images
 

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Paint dot net - Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows.

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Teaching with Digital Images - learn to use Paint.Net

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Picasa - free download from google to edit and share images

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flikr - upload, organize, and share your photos

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Get the Add-in to insert YouTube videos into Presentations when you have access to the Internet  (see "How to" in the section above)

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YouTube Video Converters

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Smilebox.com - awesome to make digital invitations, slide shows (from 1 to 400 pictures and videos), and more.

 


Links to (Free) Music and Sound Files
 

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Great Instrumental Downloads

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Great Songs Free

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Audacity -  Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.

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Audio for Teachers - a lesson on how to use Audacity

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Video on how to add music and sounds to a Presentation

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FreePlay Music - free mp3s

 

 

Smart Board Resources
  1. SmartBoard Resources - Oakland School
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Computer Ergonomics

To reduce strain on the wrists and arms while working on the computer adjust your chair so that your arms are parallel to the floor as you type.  For more information check out the CDCs webpage on computer ergonomics - http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/Ergonomics/compergo.htm  C. Allen
 


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