Welcome to PPT 4 Teachers. This site is designed to help teachers create the most effective PowerPoint® presentations for Education / Instruction in the classroom. Tips for the design factors of your own PowerPoint® solutions will assist you in creating the most engaging Instructional content for your classroom in no time. Click here for a page on podcasts on including PowerPoints into classroom instruction for the 2007-2008 school year. Soon, you’ll become the “Mentor” for all teachers that believe in incorporating technology with instruction.
In addition to our “Tips” section, reviews of various software, hardware and supplemental materials will be showcased. The intent of this site is to be a resource for those teachers who wish to render instruction using “cutting edge” techniques. At no time will this site function as a promotional tool for any companies and/or products showcased. It is our belief that only those products and technologies that will enhance the teachers instructional delivery and the students growth will be recommended.
All techniques and products mentioned in this site have been thoroughly tested in a High School classroom scenario. If you can't find the information on this site, I recommend that you visit the Microsoft® Office Online PowerPoint® discussion group or the PowerPoint® FAQ List to find your information.
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Wildpresenter from Wildform... Video & Flash Presentation Software: Easily create outstanding Flash presentations, videos, product demos, and sales & marketing materials. WildPresenter Pro combines 8 essential presentation programs into 1 product at an unbeatable price!
Record on-screen activity
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Output small files sizes to share via the web, CD- ROMs and email
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Camtasia Studio 4... Designed to help you share your view of the world with anyone, anywhere. Camtasia Studio is the complete professional solution for recording, editing and sharing high- quality screen video on the Web, CD-ROM and portable media players, including iPod. Easily record your screen, PowerPoint, multiple audio tracks, and webcam video to create compelling training videos, screencasts, and presentations without ever leaving your desk. With the power of interactive Camtasia Studio videos, you can deliver high-quality content anytime, to even your most remote audience.
Cinematize 2 Pro offers everything in Cinematize 2 and much more! Now virtually ANY piece of a DVD becomes available to you, ready for use in popular applications like QuickTime, iMovie, Final Cut, Premiere, Windows Movie Maker, PowerPoint, iTunes, or even an iPod. Extract video from DVD-VR discs from recorders, specific channels from multi-channel audio tracks, or subtitle tracks to QuickTime movies or individual images. Extract any piece from a DVD menu including buttons, background images, motion menus, or audio tracks.
SmartDraw 7 in Education...Christy Badeaux, a 7th Grade science teacher with West Thibodaux Middle School in Louisiana, was trying to help her son create a timeline for his school project. Badeaux was also interested to see if the program would help her create teaching materials. "My job is getting the students involved in more hands on projects, and they need to be able to read graphs and charts," she said. "I love to implement visual aids on tests and worksheets." The quickest way to create:
Are you new to PPT and how to design instructional PPT for the classroom. This should help. I've recorded some audio podcasts that may help you start using PPT's in the classroom. Be sure to check out the link!
