Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful but easy-to-use presentation graphics program you can use to create professional-quality presentations (Graves 2003). This course will help you to present your ideas and convey information and facts in well organized, effective, design presentations using this presentation graphics program.

What we will be covering this semester

1. Basic skills-- presentations tools
2. Developing a presentation
3. Customizing a presentation
4. Utilizing some advanced techniques
5. Introduction to Charts, tables and diagrams
6. Interpersonal, time management, team building and organizational skills
7. Developing appropriate vocabulary and language skills for creating slides

Grading: (The percent of each category may change for each quarter)

• Class Assignments
• Quizzes
• Tests
• Projects

• **Periodic Homework may be assigned.

**It is the student’s responsibility to make up any work missed due to absenteeism.
All make-up work is to be completed within 1 week of the due date, after that a
grade of Zero will be recorded.

Materials Needed For Course:

• 3-ringed- fastened- 2 pocket portfolio folders (provided by teacher)
  All Material will stay in classroom for the semester; students will file and maintain their assignments in their individual portfolio folders. At the end of the semester students will be given their portfolios.

Resources:

• Textbooks: Microsoft Office Power Point 2003 (A professional Approach) Book Remains in Classroom
• Handouts – provided by teacher
• Internet – at teacher’s discretion

Please remember to handle lab equipment and materials responsibly. If you are unsure about the use of a piece of equipment in this lab, please ask your teacher. In the event a piece of equipment is broken, it is up to the discretion of the administration as to the disciplinary actions that may be taken.

Presentation skills are crucial part of the work world!

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PowerPoint Internet Links

PowerPoint Design Web Sites

12 Tips for Delivering a Knockout Business Presentation (about.com)

10 Most Common Presentation Mistakes (about.com)

Design Tips- Tincoll.Edu

Presentation Tips

PowerPoint Technology Connections

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PowerPoint Reference Web Sites

BCSchools-PowerPoint Functions -Reference Material

PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts (bitbetter.com)

PowerPoint Lesson -Intro to PowerPoint (basic intro info)

PowerPoint Reference Information w/ Lesson Plans (internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm)

PowerPoint Tips & Tricks (bitbetter.com)

PowerPoint Tips (createthefuture.com)

University of Notre Dame-General Information about PowerPoint (reference sheet, design tips, articles, etc)

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PowerPoint Toolbar Review

PowerPoint Review in the Classroom (Skit) (actden.com

Using PowerPoint Toolbars with Quiz (internet4classrooms.com)

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PowerPoint Lesson Plans

Education World -Step by Step Technology Instructions (educationworld.com)

Maximizing PowerPoint (kenton.k12.ky.us)

Microsoft lesson plans for students and educators (microsoft.com)

PowerPoint Activities (teach.fcps.net)

PowerPoint Project for Creating a New Business (teachers.net)

PowerPoint Rubric

Lesson Planet PowerPoint Lessons

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Music:

Music Midi for PowerPoint

Research Tips

Escondido Public Library-How Do I Write A Paper

Lesson Applications'
Grading Criteria

• Minus 10 points every day the assignment is late
• Minus 10 points if the spreadsheet is not labeled correctly with the proper headings.(file name)
  
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