Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint
In the previous activity, we saw that how you present information can vastly change how it is perceived. Although the information in the first document was easy to read, neat, and interesting, it wasn’t as exciting as the second document. The second document was far more stimulating because of the graphics and was created using a tool called Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT).
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program that allows you to create dynamic slide presentations. These presentations can include animation, narration, images, videos, and much more. It is one of the most well-known types of presentation software packages available. The icon for this tool looks like this:
PowerPoint Tutorial
One easy-to-learn digital skill is to create a presentation. Instead of writing notes on the board, you could use a presentation to get your message across. The use of colour, images, animations and videos would make the content more engaging for the students. For example, a history lesson with actual photos from the time is vastly more interesting than lots and lots of text. So let us acquire this skill and think about how we might use it for our subject or grade.