Easy-to-follow instructions and a CD of project examples assist you in using PowerPoint in ways you've never dreamed!

Tired of the same old PowerPoint slide shows? If so, this book is for you! Your students will become PowerPoint wizards. Through these 50 innovative activities, students will gain content, and they will develop creativity, critical thinking, and computer skills -- all skills that help to prepare them for the 21st century workplace! Grades 3Ð12

Ever thought of using PowerPoint as a publishing tool? Using this book, students will create:

• Mini-books
• Bulletin boards
• Flash cards
• Comic strips
• Chain-of-events paper chains
• Game cards

A "Cool TipsÓ section will help students to learn new PowerPoint skills including:

• Adding navigation buttons
• Harvesting text, graphics, and video from the Internet
• Creating custom backgrounds
• Adding hyperlinks and spectacular special effects
• Turning an Inspiration web into a PowerPoint presentation

Even traditional slide shows are enhanced! Students will engage their creativity and higher-level thinking skills as they create:

• ABC biographies
• Current event reports
• Electronic resumes
• School surveys
• Virtual college visits
• Multimedia math
• Many other presentations

Includes:

1CD/ 1 Book

Activities are aligned with ISTE standards and Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences.