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"So you and PowerPoint have created the Presentation That Ate Cincinnati. Your file size has gone spiraling out of control and you can't figure out why. I live in Cincinnati. I kinda like it here, so I want to help. There are quite a few reasons why your files might get huge. We're going to look at why it happens, how you can fix it, and what you can do to prevent it from happening again."

"Microsoft today released a preview version of Office Mix, a new PowerPoint addon that lets teachers create rich media presentations and interactive lessons and share them online. Office Mix includes two components: a plugin for PowerPoint and a site where teachers can share their work and view analytics."

"Turn your PowerPoint presentation into an interactive online lesson. We call this a mix. Everything you need to create and share your mix is included. Add audio and video of yourself giving your presentation, write on slides as you talk to them, insert quizzes, practice exercises, and more - all from within PowerPoint. It's like a screencast, but better. All you need is Office 2013 and the free Office Mix add-in."

"Powerpoint may not be cutting it for most of us anymore, but fret not, we have here 10 great Powerpoint alternatives as fine replacements."

"Let's explore what instructional design doesn't typically work with students, or anyone's learning for that matter, when you teach with PowerPoint--as well as how you can avoid it. It all begins with a little concept called "cognitive load.""

Pete Wells' Sensory Stories. Wonderful PowerPoint stories with accompanying info on hands on materials to support them.

- A Collection of FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format for K-12 Teachers and Students

"Share your powerpoint presentations, eLearning content, business presentations and tutorials as engaging talking videos, by using high-quality and multilingual text-to-speech technology, with no need for expensive and time-consuming voice recordings. How? Just import your presentation and type a comment for each slide. You immediately get a high-quality talking video, ready to be shared."

"Below is a list of Adapted Literature available through the Sherlock Center Resource Library. These resources are provided for teachers to help students with severe disabilities participate in the general curriculum. Please limit the use and distribution of these materials accordingly. Printed color notebook copies of adapted literature are available for loan through the Sherlock Center Resource Library. Some titles are available in electronic format and can be downloaded directly from this website. Stories adapted to PowerPoint include sounds/music and allow a student to "click" along using a computer and mouse/switch. "

" we want you to have a pick from the full list of presentation software tools that are on the market and that could fit your needs. Presentation software is great, but we know there are plenty of options to choose from.  Some have their advantages and disadvantages while others are perfect for a certain audience.  We'll examine the presentation maker programs we believe would be great and even the ones that may not be but could still be another viable solution."

"Last year my colleagues in the Special Education department and I did a faculty training on differentiating instruction.  We were grateful for the positive feedback.  Here is the 12-page handout and the PowerPoint from that presentatio"

Powerpoint on the Box It method on this page

"Simple talking storybooks can be created with commonly available presentation software such as powerpoint enabling and motivating children with poor literacy skills to produce meaningful, high quality work."

"The CCRS Center, in partnership with the Center on Great Teachers and LeadersExternal Links icon (GTL Center) and RTI InternationalExternal Links icon, developed Integrating Employability Skills: A Framework for All Educators, a Professional Learning Module (PLM), to support regional comprehensive centers, state educational agency staff, and state regional centers in building their knowledge and capacity to integrate and prioritize employability skills at the state and local levels. This interactive module - a collection PowerPoint slides, handouts, sample agenda, a workbook and tools for individuals or state workgroups, and a facilitator's guide - provides the following activities:"

Bill Daggett's slides from his Race to the Top Presentation "The International Center would like to share the following PowerPoint presentations from our Keynoters. These resources will be available for 45 days following the presentation."

The TUBRICTM is a simple, easy-to-customize, hands-on educational tool for students & teachers to create and apply to unlimited classroom activities & projects.  It is a unique paper manipulative designed on Microsoft Powerpoint.  Just download it, change it, print it, & build it!

Just present into your webcam clicking through your slides as you go. It's as easy as presenting in person.

Presentation by Garr Reynolds of Presentation Zen on the application of Medina's Brain Rules to presenting

"Ever feel like your communication fails? Avoid this"

Grades 2-3 class blog. Includes some nice examples of the use of Haiku Deck