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     This listing is probably one of the most extensively researched listing that can provide valuable expertise and insights for educators. This list will be continually updated/revised to include the most cutting edge information and techniques for PowerPoint® in Education. These listings deal with tutorials, techniques, graphics, presentation skills and add-ons.

 

At Aspire, we see digital presentation in a whole new way. Our unique methods transform linear PowerPoint® slideshows into dynamic, customizable networks that contain hundreds or even thousands of slides. Such networks bring full interactivity to live presentation (see Relational Presentation and Visual Interactivity ). Teachers, trainers, speakers, and business professionals around the world are fast discovering the improvements this kind of flexibility brings to modern communications.

Presentation FX provides free PowerPoint templates and backgrounds for students, teachers, and professionals searching for great looking templates to download. PresentationFX.com has quality free PowerPoint template categories for teaching, businesses, class speaches, and realestate.

The free Powerpoint templates are grouped into c ategories based on their content and most probable subject use. Simply find your presentation subject, find the template you like most, and click download. Next, select the folder where you would like to keep your presentation templates. Open the template, enter your own information, and save. Its that simple. Most power points include three free pages.

Tips, Tutorials, Books, Downloads, Links
The FIRST place in PowerPoint® information
Professional Presentation Skills Coaching
Presentations...They are a direct reflection of your company, and quite often they can be an important part of a first impression
Transforming words into pictures.
You'll find various information on MS PowerPoint® and a little bit on clipart and Design Gallery Live.
A site devoted to comphrehensive multimedia presentation knowledge.
How are you placed for the new PowerPoint® world?
It's better because it's homemade!
The games have been created by Hardin County Teachers for use in their classrooms. 
Linking Teaching to Technology
Lesson Materials, Classroom Management, Awards, Tests/Grades, Communicating with Parents, Professional Development
Microsoft® Power Point tips and tricks have been compiled by Global Currence to assist you in creating and using Microsoft® Power Point presentations.
Microsoft® Producer Tips and Tricks
This is the companion Web site to the book, Powerful PowerPoint® for Educators: Using Visual Basic for Application to Make PowerPoint® Interactive by David M. Marcovitz.
Great Tutorials on the Web
Hints, Tips, PowerPoint® tutorials and more
PowerPoint®ers and Articles
Glenna Shaw...The PowerPoint® Magician
Communicating Effectively, Building a presentation, Planning a Presentation, Communicating in Your Specialty
DesignSense for Presentations
For PowerPoint® and presentations
thepresentationpeople.com offers you a one stop shop for your presentation needs
Pre-Made presentations to download.
We would like to give a special thank you to Lynn Thigpen and Gail Knapp from Mott Community College for providing PowerPoint® game templates.
Graphics, pictures, photos and images can reinforce the information you are presenting. With a little help from these tips you can create an awesome presentation.
PowerPoint® Tips and Tricks
Learn how to use and integrate Microsoft® software in the classroom with in-depth step-by-step tutorial guides for students, teachers, and staff.
Ready Made PowerPoint® Downloads by Subject
Presentation Librarian turns your collection of PowerPoint®  files, media files and business documents into a searchable knowledgebase of digital assets.
Use PowerPoint®? Check this out!
The Art and Science of making a great presentation.
For the latest in Presentation Trends
Here you'll find lots of FREE stuff to put Wow! in all your presentations.
Product Information
Masterviews International...Effective PowerPoint® presentations for international audiences.
To record your presentations and play them online in Flash, you need a microphone and a PC with PowerPoint® only. No technical knowledge is required!
Here’s expert advice on presentation skills you won’t find anyplace else
A Presentation Skills Company
Active learning with PowerPoint®
The Knowledge Catalyst
PixelMill is a leading industry provider of FrontPage and PowerPoint® templates
Digital Juice is the Leader in Royalty Free Products for Video Editors, Presentations and Print
If you can't find the background you want anywhere else, you'll find it here.
Welcome to OfficeOne. This site includes tips, tricks and examples of the features available in Microsoft® Office Products through VBA and Win32 API.
OptionPower OptionPower, the PowerPoint® add-on, adds the power of polling to your PowerPoint® presentations. OptionPower also includes a game show module for interactive classroom competition.
Interactive PowerPoint® Turning Technologies provides interactive group response and audience response system and solutions using wireless response keypads and PowerPoint® for audience participation during interactive meetings, trade shows, game shows, education, voting polls, and more.
TLC Creative Services To bring years of creative design experience to every project and provide such innovative and professional results that every client recommends TLC Creative Services to anyone with a graphic design/multimedia need. Full of tutorials and assistance from Troy Chollar!!!
Teachers Lounge A site for teachers that contains lessons from various grade levels and disciplines. There are some PowerPoint® lesson files available for free download. I highly recommend that you check out the site.
PowerPoint® Heaven PowerPoint® Heaven is a website providing tutorials on animating Microsoft® PowerPoint®.
Game Sites and Downloadable Templates These links include both sites with downloadable game template files, as well as sites that provide new and interesting applications of PowerPoint® in interactive ways to engage students.
Jeopardy Games The following games have been created by Hardin County Teachers for use in their classrooms. Each will reflect the curriculum area and the Exit Expectation that the game addresses.
Ready-Made and Ready-To-Use - Instructional PowerPoint® Presentations Use these links to access many wonderful teacher created presentations available for immediate download, editing, if desired, and classroom use. Comes from Kenton, KY. Math, Language Arts and Science predominant. Others are available.
PWCS Instructional Technology PowerPoint®: Not Just A Presentation Tool Anymore!
Teaching Skills for Today's World!
Course Description:   Participants will learn strategies for using PowerPoint® in student, group and individual projects, as a culmination for research, and other curriculum related learning projects. Participants will have the opportunity to create activities to be used for integrating technology into classroom instruction.
6 hours
OpenPhoto FREE---Copyright friendly images for education.
Pics4Learning FREE---Copyright friendly images for education.
Extras4PowerPoint® If you're looking for Microsoft® PowerPoint® templates, tutorials, royalty-free images, presentation shortcuts, books, multi-media add-ins and much more, you've come to the right place. Sign up for our free Qwik & Dirty Task Guide for MS PowerPoint®. And visit us often to learn the latest PowerPoint® tips and tricks.
Brainy Betty / Betty's Blog Hundreds of PowerPoint® templates, tutorials, grpahics and more FREE for educators and business use. A TOP 25 Microsoft® Office Marketplace provider.
Better Solutions

The Better Solutions web site will help you to become more productive and is maintained by Russell Proctor . This web site is and always will be a FREE Resource designed to help you improve your skills and knowledge. The content is split into sections and each section contains the basic as well as the more advanced topics.

FreePlay Music If you are using Freeplay Music for Educational, Non-Commercial use (limited to student use on school grounds and classroom - non broadcast), then Freeplay's musical compositions and recordings may be used (broadcast, synchronized and/or copied) without fee.
Tom Bunzel Tom Bunzel is Professor PowerPoint. He has practical knowledge of what PowerPoint® users need, having worked with numerous speakers on their presentations. He is a consultant and “technology coach” for the Neuroscience Education Institute giving one-on-one instruction in PowerPoint® to physicians. Tom is also an instructor for Learning Tree International, teaching courses on “Integrating Microsoft® Office” and “Creating Interactive Websites”.
Template Ready Spice up your next presentation with these eye-catching PowerPoint templates! Professionally designed in contemporary colors and styles, these unique templates will really set your powerpoint presentation apart.
123PPT Looking for help and advice with your speech or PowerPoint® presentation?
Looking for PowerPoint® Templates and PowerPoint® Backgrounds for use with Microsoft® Office PowerPoint®?
Looking for Photos, Fonts, Sound Effects or Background Music for use with Microsoft® Office and PowerPoint®?
Looking for Presentation Articles and Advice, User Techniques, or Help with PowerPoint®?
Dreamstime Community of royalty free images and stock photos.
Stock.exchg Browse through the categories of our huge gallery containing over 100.000 quality stock photos by more than 9.000 users! Need a wallpaper for your desktop? Need a pic for your commercial website design? Looking for inspiration? Have a look around.
Public Speaking Skills.com

Good software alone does not make for good presentation design . In fact, quite the opposite! There are strict rules to presentation design you must follow, and innumerable pitfalls that will sap the strength of even superb speakers, ruining an otherwise well-delivered show. And while many business people have taken courses in public speaking or presentation skills, presentation skills training alone will not get your message across to your audience if your presentations look like most business presentations today - overworked and under-designed.

Spoken Impact

The State of Presenting...What do other business professionals think of presenting these days? Are you facing the same challenges - with the same solutions? Learn more by watching our 3-minute show on "The State of Presenting."

Michael Koerner

PowerPoint to HTML...An online Power Point XP (2002) presentation showing how to insert background music along with slide narrations. Also, 'How to Open Full Screen' on the web.

Morgue File The term "morgue file" is popular in the newspaper business to describe the file that holds past issues flats. Although the term has been used by illustrators, comic book artist, designers and teachers as well. The purpose of this site is to provide free image reference material for use in all creative pursuits. This is the world wide web's morguefile.
Master New Media image links Finding quality images and photos for complementing an important article, essay or news report is already a challenge for many. Imagine when the goal is not only to find good images, but also to find some that you could openly and freely use without needing to pay royalties or one-time publishing rights. Nonetheless the task would seem, at first, a tough one to carry out; however, times are changing fast, and there were few and little-known online free image resources available — until today. New ones are appearing and offering a great assortment of quality pictures, an alternative to the expensive ones at traditional stock image libraries. But as long as your subjects do not require photos of art masterpieces stored in world museums, or faces of popular stars, you may be likely to find highly interesting visual alternatives by exploring the world of free and grassroots image clearinghouses.
Interactive Concepts...Marilyn Snyder Marilyn Snyder, M.S., is President of Interactive Concepts, a consulting firm specializing in customized presentation skills, train-the-trainer, and PowerPoint design seminars as well as the design and development of PowerPoint slideshows.
UKStock Images We carefully select models and environments to ensure that the images fit the specific requirements of British designers. We listen to advice and comments from designers throughout the UK and tailor our shoots accordingly.
iStockphoto iStockphoto was originally founded in 2000 as a solution to the perpetual designer's need: access to high quality images without breaking the project budget. Working on a system of micro-payments, iStock images are available through a credit system that allows you to purchase images individually or in bulk discount for the starting rate of just $1.00 each.
Bigstockphoto Download as many images as you like, each download costs one Download Credit. The price you pay for the Download Credit is between $1.40 and $2.50 depending on how many you purchase at a time...that's it!
1001 Free Fonts The majority of fonts on this website are freeware, but a small percentage are shareware so if you decide to keep any shareware fonts please register them. Registration information can be found on the readme.txt file attached.
Font Diner Since our launch in 1996, we set out to make the highest quality retro fonts available! In less than 10 years, we're pleased to announce over 2,000,000 unique visitors have enjoyed a visit to our little place on the web! Thank you diners for your continued support!
Font Foundry Welcome to the Font Foundry. We understand that type remains an integral part of design, that's why we have one of the largest collections of freeware and shareware fonts available. The Font Foundry provides high quality type by skilled designers, including insights into the background of typography and elements of design.
PCFonts.com The premiere site for all your PC font needs.
Acid Fonts You will find 4700 free fonts available. The pages show graphical examples of the fonts. To download the fonts you require, left click on the font graphic of choice.
MovieClip.biz Video Clips Video is an essential element in every effective presentation today. Use our experience where we have developed more than one thousand business presentations. Best employed as introductions or bridges between major presentation segments, movieclips add visual and emotional impact. Use movieclips in small gatherings, where you need to connect personally with a few key individuals, right up to major corporate annual meetings, where you have to command a noisy crowd in a big room.
Mouse Trax Over the years, Greg and Dian Chapman have written many articles as part of this original site or for other publications.
Dave Paradi...The PowerPoint Lifeguard My Think Outside the Slide approach helps presenters get results by showing them what REALLY works with audiences.
Epson Presenter's Online

Presenters Online is pleased to offer a FREE membership to the Presenters Club. Club members gain access to the best presentation resources on the web.
Clip Art: Choose from hundreds of pieces of clip art in a variety of styles.sdfsadf
Templates : Download unique Microsoft PowerPoint templates ready to go.
Digital Images : Use these high resolution graphics in all sorts of multimedia presentations.
As a club member, you are also eligible for unique Presenters Club promotions.

Sandra Johnson... The PowerPoint Wiz

Wise business people understand that PowerPoint presentations, like advertising, direct mail, public relations and Web sites, must be an integral part of their marketing mix. Like you, they understand that presentations that are poorly created or performed, can actually cost  their company valuable resources and revenue. They rely on PowerPoint Wiz Sandra Johnson to bring their presentations to an executive caliper - to help make them look so professional and perform so well with this powerful Microsoft tool, that PowerPoint and her services have become a standard and winning part of their marketing mix.

an Edge an Edge, Inc is a communications company specializing in presentation and communication skills for scientific and technical professionals.  There may have been a time when communication, presentation, and training skills didn't seem so important. However, in today's competitive environment, it is clear that scientific professionals need more than good ideas to get ahead. With the fast pace of medical science, just as important, is the ability to clearly and persuasively communicate ideas. 
ESchoolMaps

ESchoolMaps offers a large collection of clipart maps that can be customized and edited for education use. Our outline maps, which are available on CD-ROM , are an ideal teaching tool for any grade level. Available in PowerPoint and EPS Adobe Illustrator formats, our maps can be tailored for student worksheets, classroom lessons and group projects. We provide a full range of maps , including: the United States, North America, world regions, world projections and many individual countries. Each state and country in every map is an individual element, allowing users to modify the image for specific assignments. Using PowerPoint or Illustrator, students and teachers can select states or countries, pull out sections, color, insert or delete text, draw lines and boxes or add color to highlight specific areas.
Maps are royalty free for print and electronic use.
Our collection also includes an extensive number of JPG and GIF maps, which are perfect for student reports, projects and web sites. These maps include world projections, world regions and more than 200 country maps and flags.

 
 
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