Desktop presentations involve the planning, production, and delivery of a presentation, all on the computer's desktop. You can design slides on any computer system using software such as Microsoft PowerPoint or AppleWorks. Then, use a cable to hook your computer to a large television monitor or data projector. The students watch the image on the monitor or projected on the large screen. You can view the computer monitor as a reference during the lesson.

Microsoft PowerPoint. Over the past several years, many educators have found that Microsoft PowerPoint is a great tool for producing presentations for the classroom. You can print the presentation as a handout, create transparencies, run the presentation through the television, or hook to a data projector and show the presentation on a large screen.

Use the following off-site resources to learn more about using the PowerPoint software:

• Microsoft PowerPoint Home from Microsoft
• Microsoft PowerPoint Product Supportfrom Microsoft
• Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorial from Microsoft
• PowerPoint Resources Page from Midge Frazel
• PowerPoint 2000
  • Beginners - PowerPoint 2000 from the UK
  • Learning Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 from LGTA
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial from BCS
  • Online Tutorials - PowerPoint 2000 from FGCU
• General PowerPoint Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
  • PowerPoint Tips & Tricks from BitBetter
  • PowerPoint Presentations from Cornell
  • PowerPoint Central from Hawaii
  • PowerPoint from Tech4Learning
  • PowerPoint in the Classroom from Teach-nology
  • PowerPoint Animation from TeacherPD
  • PowerPoint Pointers from TeacherPD
  • PowerPoint in the Clasroom from Electric Teacher
  • PowerPoint Tips from Computer Images
  • MS PowerPoint from LAUSD
  • PowerPoint Tutorial from Chalksoft
  • Microsoft PowerPoint from Internet4Classrooms
  • PowerPoint Tutorial from Oregon State
  • Introduction to PowerPoint from University of Guelph

Others. Although PowerPoint is by far the most popular software for desktop presentations, other packages such as Corel Presentations and Appleworks also have slide show components.

Use the following off-site resources to learn more about using other software:

• AppleWorks from Apple
• Corel Presentations 8 from Teacher PD
• Learning Corel Presentations 8 from LGTE
• Keynote from Apple

Funding for this project was provided through a grant from Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) from the US Department of Education.

Principal Investigators

Dr. Berhane Teclehaimanot, Principal Investigator & Assistant Professor, College of Education

Created 2/03. Last Updated 4/06.