Posted on 26 August 2008, 7:02 pm, by Tim Dolan, under
Software.
So you have your lesson all set out in PowerPoint with your explanations ready. Now you want to show a website as part of your lesson. Normally that would mean closing the PowerPoint show and switching to your web browser to show the page you want, which takes time and could detract from your flow. [...]
Posted on 19 August 2008, 11:31 am, by Tim Dolan, under
Software.
Edit: When I first posted about the Drag and Drop Macro I neglected to give proper credit to and details about it’s author Hans W. Hofmann. The code is free for personal use and you can find more details and some enhancements on Hans W. Hofmann’s website at http://test.lemitec.de/ppt/Powerpoint%20DragAndDrop.htm Although PowerPoint is a great resource [...]
Posted on 18 August 2008, 3:07 pm, by Tim Dolan, under
Software.
I would guess that almost all teachers who have a projector use PowerPoint at some point. One thing that I find useful in helping to make the use of PowerPoint presentations as smooth as possible is keyboard shortcuts. Instead of using the mouse to navigate the presentation using the keyboard makes a variety of actions [...]