PowerPoint for Teachers: Dynamic Presentations and Interactive Classroom Projects (Grades K-12)

PowerPoint for Teachers is written for especially for teachers like you, who want to use PowerPoint in the classroom to enhance your presentations, teach your students how to use the application, and create interactive educational projects.

No matter what your level of expertise—just getting started or seasoned pro—PowerPoint for Teachers gives you the step-by-step information you need to introduce PowerPoint into your classroom and offers a great selection of creative projects for your students.

PowerPoint for Teachers includes the dos and don'ts for best results and

• shows you how to use PowerPoint most effectively for classroom presentations
• demonstrates how to use PowerPoint to create interactive applications—including clickable maps, interactive quizzes, and games—all through simple steps, with no programming knowledge needed
• offers tips on how best to teach PowerPoint to your students
• contains suggestions for creating the most effective presentations and projects for different age groups.

PowerPoint for Teachers is written for especially for teachers like you, who want to use PowerPoint in the classroom to enhance your presentations, teach your students how to use the application, and create interactive educational projects.

No matter what your level of expertise—just getting started or seasoned pro—PowerPoint for Teachers gives you the step-by-step information you need to introduce PowerPoint into your classroom and offers a great selection of creative projects for your students.

PowerPoint for Teachers includes the dos and don'ts for best results and

• shows you how to use PowerPoint most effectively for classroom presentations
• demonstrates how to use PowerPoint to create interactive applications—including clickable maps, interactive quizzes, and games—all through simple steps, with no programming knowledge needed
• offers tips on how best to teach PowerPoint to your students
• contains suggestions for creating the most effective presentations and projects for different age groups.

Ellen Finkelstein, is the best-selling author of numerous computer books, on AutoCAD and PowerPoint, including AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Bible from Wiley. She is the author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint; maintains a Web site at www.ellenfinkelstein.com of AutoCAD and PowerPoint tips, tutorials, and news; and publishes the monthly PowerPoint Tips Newsletter.

Pavel Samsonov, Ph.D., has been teaching PowerPoint in educational settings (to both students and teachers) since 1997. Currently he is anassistant professor at the College of Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dr. Samsonov teaches both graduate and undergraduate classes in the field of educational technology.