Post on 09-May-2015
Technology for Teachers
Creating PowerPoint presentationsAn interactive workshop
Teachers’ Professional Development May 2010Lena Rogers
The Basic Rules of Power Point
Backgroundissues
Background issues Contrast
Use light objects on a dark background
Or dark objects on a light backgroundOr dark objects on a light background
Background issues Contrast
Low contrast is difficult to readEven with strongly contrasting colors
Low contrast is difficult to read
Even with strongly contrasting colors
(Darker than background)What looks good on your monitor(Lighter than background)May not look good projected
High contrast has more impact!
Type issues
Type issues Legibility
Bigger type is easier to read If you need to use smaller type,
you probably have to much on the slide.
36 pt minimum for all text. 24 pt. minimum for graphics
Avoid too much text!
One common suggestion is to adhere to the 6x6 rule:*No more than six words per line, and no more than six lines per slide.
Basic Rules
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The strength of presentations
•One idea per slide
•Don’t dilute your message
or
Put as little as you can on each slide
Basic Rules
Don’t tell
me!Don’t tell
me!Show me!Show me!
Using graphics…
Basic RulesUse
diagramsdiagrams
PicturesPictures
Cool!Cool!
Charts
GroupGroup AlignAlign
LayerLayer
Power
The power of
computer graphics is at your fingertips
Less is more
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