Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful presentation application, although it is sometimes associated with boring presentations. This doesn't have to be the case, however. From effective and engaging presentations to the creation of flipped classes and review games, PowerPoint is an excellent tool for educators.
- [Narrator] Most people are familiar…with Microsoft PowerPoint, and although it's a powerful…and very useful tool, it sometimes has a bad reputation,…mainly because it's associated…with boring lectures or presentations.…But this doesn't have to be the case.…If used correctly, PowerPoint can have…many different uses for educators.…My goal in this chapter is to share some of these uses.…Now in this course, we won't be covering…the basics of how to use PowerPoint,…so if you're not familiar with how to use it,…check out one of the many courses…in our library on PowerPoint,…and there are a lot of really good ones available.…
In the upcoming videos, we'll take a look…at some best practices for creating effective…and engaging presentations,…creating interactive presentations,…recording presentations to use as flipped classes,…as well as some ways that we can empower our students…to reach higher order thinking using PowerPoint.…Let's get started.…
Author
Oliver Schinkten
Released
12/5/2018- Overview of Microsoft Office 365 for educators
- Creating effective and engaging presentations in PowerPoint
- Recording presentations for flipped classes
- Creating tutorials and flipped classes with Sway
- Tracking student progress with Excel
- Creating visual representations of data in Word
- Sharing resources with OneDrive
- Creating class notebooks with OneNote
- Communicating and collaborating with Microsoft Teams
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Overview of Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Office Online2m 36s
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2. Microsoft PowerPoint for Educators
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Effective presentations3m 9s
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Engaging presentations2m 52s
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Link actions6m 10s
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3. Sway for Educators
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What is a Sway?5m 39s
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4. Microsoft Excel for Educators
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Track student progress7m 25s
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Filtering results2m 39s
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5. Microsoft Word for Educators
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Use Word templates1m 46s
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6. One Drive for Educators
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7. One Note for Educators
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OneNote Class Notebooks7m 59s
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OneNote Web Clipper2m 59s
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8. Microsoft Teams
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Create a new class4m 44s
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Create assignments5m 14s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 54s
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Video: Introduction to PowerPoint for educators