This sheet gives some tips for using Powerpoint for language teaching. It is part of the workshop pack created under the JISC-funded Community Cafe project

Berry, Jackie

Lord, Liz

English

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Community Café Workshop Pack		POWERPOINT MAGIC for Language TeachersResources and links referred to in the Community Café session:Support and tutorialsAll video tutorial files and example PPT slides created specifically for this course are available to view and download at Jackie’s moodle Webclass site - http://ppt4languageteachers.freewebclass.com (​http:​/​​/​ppt4languageteachers.freewebclass.com​) . In order to see the files you need to visit the website and ask to view as a guest – there is no need to join. However, you will need to type the enrolment key into the box when prompted and press return on your keyboard.  The enrolment key for this course is rubiales (all in lower case).For earlier versions of PowerPoint and other free ICT software tutorials created by Hampshire ICT Consultant Phil Bagge see: http://www.ictvideohelp.co.uk (​http:​/​​/​www.ictvideohelp.co.uk​) How to create triggers - tutorials at: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA010873001033.aspx (​http:​/​​/​office.microsoft.com​/​en-us​/​powerpoint​/​HA010873001033.aspx​) & http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/cool/trigger01.html (​http:​/​​/​www.indezine.com​/​products​/​powerpoint​/​cool​/​trigger01.html​) Embedding video in PowerPoint 2010: http://www.dkszone.net/how-to-embed-format-and-edit-videos-in (​http:​/​​/​www.dkszone.net​/​how-to-embed-format-and-edit-videos-in​) Joe Dale’s PowerPoint blog with more PowerPoint  tips, ideas and tricks: http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2007/04/language_world_.html (​http:​/​​/​joedale.typepad.com​/​integrating_ict_into_the_​/​2007​/​04​/​language_world_.html​) Jo Rhys-Jones ‘Magic PowerPoint’ (PPT behaves like IWB) with macro plus Joe Dale’s tutorial: http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2009/06/improved-drag-and-drop-in-powerpoint-.html (​http:​/​​/​joedale.typepad.com​/​integrating_ict_into_the_​/​2009​/​06​/​improved-drag-and-drop-in-powerpoint-.html​) Tools and resources	VLC Media Player for playing .mp4 video files (as well as all other formats) available to download free from: http://vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com (​http:​/​​/​vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com​) 	Editable image to create puzzle slides (scroll near to bottom for puzzle) at: http://msauer.mvps.org/graphics.htm (​http:​/​​/​msauer.mvps.org​/​graphics.htm​) 	Role play PPT examples with animation and sound files at: http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/french/primary_french/index.htm (​http:​/​​/​www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk​/​vtc​/​ngfl​/​french​/​primary_french​/​index.htm​)	A ready-made ‘Guess who’ quiz PPT by Bev Evans can be downloaded at: http://www.communication4all.co.uk/http/Quizzes.htm (​http:​/​​/​www.communication4all.co.uk​/​http​/​Quizzes.htm​)  	Audacity free sound recording and editing software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net (​http:​/​​/​audacity.sourceforge.net​) 	Language of the month website: http://www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth (​http:​/​​/​www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk​/​langofmonth​) 	Safe online image search for children at http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart (​http:​/​​/​www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk​/​static​/​cs​/​uk​/​11​/​clipart​)   	Royalty free clipart and images for teachers:o	http://www.pppst.com/clipart.html (​http:​/​​/​www.pppst.com​/​clipart.html​) o	http://www.pics4learning.com (​http:​/​​/​www.pics4learning.com​) o	http://www.free-clipart-pictures.net (​http:​/​​/​www.free-clipart-pictures.net​) o	http://www.edselect.com/clipart.htm (​http:​/​​/​www.edselect.com​/​clipart.htm​) (a site with lots of links to sources of free clipart)Acknowledgements Grateful thanks to Jo Rhys-Jones, Joe Dale, Phil Bagge and Bev Evans whose work and ideas have also been shared as part of this course.                            Jackie Berry and Liz Lord, Primary Languages Consultants, HIAS, 2011 for the Community Café project  	

Powerpoint Magic: tips for language teachers

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