Have a PowerPoint, Don't Be PowerPointLESS!

"PowerPoint presentations have become as essential as coffee and Post-It Notes. They help lay out thoughts in a coherent manner, but they breed a dependency the likes of which I've only seen in heroin users and Starbucks coffee drinkers."

--Mike Campbell

USA Today, May 12, 1999

Almost any topic can have its own PowerPoint presentation. Of course that does not mean that it is a good presentation, or that it needs its own PowerPoint. Imagine if Abraham Lincoln had presented the Gettysburg Address using a PowerPoint presentation! To see what that would look like (and to see an ineffective PowerPoint) click on President Lincoln.

Newport Mill Middle School has all new technology. Many teachers are ready to use this technology, but need a little help to make sure it is used effectively. PowerPoint is a great tool, but like any other tool it needs to be used in a certain way to make sure it does what it is supposed to.

"PowerPoint is mearely a tool. The presentation's author determines how

effective or ineffective the presentation is. Following some basic strategies

can greatly improve your presentation--and prevent you from being 'PowerPointLESS'!"

To make sure that this tutorial is something that can help you, please take the Pre-Assessment to find the correct place for you to begin.

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