Before starting to use PowerPoint in the classroom, read Scoring PowerPoints by Jamie McKenzie
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Use the following Internet resources to collect information about the state you selected:
- Click on the state in this map to visit official state web sites
- Virtual Encyclopedia has a travel USA section with links to each state.
- Stately Knowledge has basic facts about any state
- Yahooligans has a page of links to each of the states
- Fifty States index gives facts of interest for each state
- See a topographic map of the state you selected
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Slide 1 |
Title slide may include name of your state, a slogan inviting people to visit, and picture(s) |
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Slide 2 |
List the three outstanding features of your state. |
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Slides 3, 4 & 5 |
On each of the next three slides, give three facts about each outstanding feature you want to promote in your state. |
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Slide 6 |
Concluding statement |
There must be a
transition between each slide Clip art must be used
on at least 2 slides You must use at least
one graphic taken from the Internet At least 3 slides must
be animated
If you feel comfortable with the task, you may ignore the remainder of this tutorial. However, if you are new to PowerPoint you should work through the lessons in order.
Tutorial topics covered include:
- Choosing a template and creating a new slide
- Adding text to a slide, moving the text, and changing text style or color
- Inserting an image into a slide
- Using different slide views
- Animating text
- Creating transitions between slides
- Slide show options
- Ideas shared by other PowerPoint users
