CREATE MULTIMEDIA LESSON PLANS

When teachers are asked to use technology in the classroom,they have to go beyond just using plain,boring PowerPoint presentations. Some teachers even lift these from PPT libraries and do not bother to use the edit option to make it more interesting for their class.There are several ways that a teacher can retain the interest of her/his class using the internet tools. Even PowerPoint presentations can be made more creative using the options of narrating with your own voice,embedding a related youtube video,using transitions. Making your own little video with Windows Movie Maker can add sufficient interest if you use some class pictures as well. Depending on the subject taught,the teacher can choose her students from the class as subjects for the story being read,or create simple presentations to explain math concepts. Story Maps can be created with PowerPoint. Multiple choice quizzes can be created with PowerPoint. If the teacher allows the students time to create all of the above on their own,they will not only make the learning experience fun,but will also retain what they are learning for a long time.
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HOW TO CREATE ATTRACTIVE POSTERS USING POWERPOINT

Creative and attractive posters to display or to take part in a competition can be made easily using PowerPoint. Graduate students or high school students can effectively learn to use PowerPoint in various ways.Most students and educators make use of presentations in their seminars or projects,but few no the use of making large format posters. An excellent step by step method is followed for large format poster. The most important of all steps being setting up the page size before actually beginning to create your poster. The most common poster sizes from 36" x 48" all the way up to 48" x 96" can be created easily.

PPT IN EDUCATION-CELL STRUCTURE

PowerPoint presentations are easy to put together on any topic for use in education.They can be used with animation,slideshow,slide cast(with audio),or you can make it even more engaging by making it into a video.The popular online websites to upload your PPT or to browse and find some good ones to use in learning are slideshare and authorstream.Any student or teacher can utilize the enormous resources found here.Cell structure can be learnt or taught using the following presentation.You can also convert the ppt into a video and upload it to video sites such as youtube,dailymotion,5min,teachertube to share with the world or with other students and educators.

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FREE COMPUTER TUTORIALS ONLINE

Free online tutorials are an answer to all that want to learn in their spare time and it is my continuous endeavour to find and write about them here for a great many to make use of.Readers have acknowledged using this blog to find useful educational resources for their classroom or study.Several websites offer free online tutorials,but not all are updated with the latest versions of software.The following websites were found useful.
http://www.microsoft.com/
http://www.actden.com/
http://www.learnthat.com/

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POWERPOINT IN THE CLASSROOM

Schools have adopted technological modes of teaching,and have been particularly successful in grading students according to their powerpoint presentations.These presentations are a hit with every student as it is a creative aspect of the student being focused upon.It also aids faster learning.All subjects can be taught using ppt.Some teachers emphasize their topic's,"Points to remember" at the end of every chapter through a ppt. My 8 th grade student had to submit a ppt on a topic of common interest for an English class.Guidelines were given 10 days in advance and he had to submit this as a project and once approved by the teacher,he would be assessed for the presentation in class. His friends get to ask him questions and his presentation skills are enhanced.
Students are taught to use powerpoint,word and excel for their class projects.An excellent website that guides teachers and students in using powerpoint effectively in the classroom can be found here.There are 3 versions of the FREE ONLINE TUTORIAL.
If you are using Powerpoint 98,Click here.
If you are using Powerpoint 2003,Click here.
If you are using Powerpoint 2007,Click here.

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