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How to Create a Great PowerPoint by Alvin Trusty

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

I watched this recording from one of Alvin Trusty’s presentations and thought it was well worth sharing.
He gives great ideas and logistical how-to in order to create better PowerPoints. Here are some techniques and points I will want to experiment and consider further:

motion path
animation grow/shrink
graying out items on list
“fade smoothly” transition
cropping images within PowerPoint
contrast/repetition/alignment/proximity

At the [...]

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Embedding YouTube Videos

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Just a little trick, I found out from my twitter network (Thank you jansmith) regarding embedding YouTube videos.

It has been bugging me for a while, that after finishing watching the clip, “related” videos would pop up on the screen. Now there is a way to avoid that.
Next to the embed code, find and click the [...]

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PicsViewr- Flickr Slideshows

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

I just found a cool new site, PicsViewr ,  that allows you to show Flickr images in different slideshow layouts. Sumply type in the username, choose the layout, then choose from different sets if available.

Filed under: Digital Images, Tips, Tools

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SmartBoard- Inserting Flash Files

Friday, April 25th, 2008

I found a great example of using the SmartBoard to make a difference in students learning. Linda from CSDsmarties put together on Adding Fractions-Flash-Student Explanation a great explanation of how her instruction and student comprehension differed with and without the SmartBoard.
I do not think Paul’s understanding would be as strong with an overhead materials. When [...]

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PowerPoint 2007- Creating Visuals

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

My school updated all computers with the newest version of Microsoft Office 2007 suite last summer. I have to admit, that I have been slow to warm up to it. I do want to share with you the feature of creating visuals from PowerPoint 2007, that I am enjoying tremendously. I don’t necessarily use [...]

Filed under: Tech Integration, Tips, Tools, Tutorials

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Some New MAC Shortcuts (at least for me)

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

I am still a relative newbie to the MAC (converted almost a year ago to a Macbook). So if you are a MAC pro, don’t even read further. If you are a newbie yourself, you might be interested in the following shortcuts that I learned of :

FN-Delete

will allow you to delete from your cursor on [...]

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