With the upgrade on campus from Office XP to Office 07 there was a need to rewrite the directions on embedding YouTube into PowerPoint. Embedding a video allows for the presenter to stay within the PowerPoint environment and to filter out the ads and info that may surround the video on the internet. Here is a powerpoint [...]
It’s almost Super Bowl time! Appointment television at it’s best with the thrill of the game and the fun of the commercials! Why not use this important social event in American culture to pull students into learning? What has caught my attention the most right now is the use of commercials in the classroom. Several websites [...]
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In the past few weeks I have seen several good lessons that include showing video clips from YouTube. Sometimes switching from a website, back to a powerpoint or other file can be a little confusing while you are also trying to teach and keep the kids engaged. Embedding the YouTube video into your Powerpoint allows [...]
SlideBoom – Previously I had shared about SlideShare as a way to share and embed powerpoints onto a web page. Another option is SlideBoom. What I like about SlideBoom is that the sound that you have recorded on the powerpoint transfers over. Also the links stay active. I have embedded a powerpoint I found on [...]
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So many teachers have created wonderful powerpoints to use in their teaching. The problem then is how to give access to the presentation for the students who were absent, or maybe for those who would like to review the materials later. No matter what site you choose to house your teacher web page, space is [...]
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This week my husband and I were watching American Idol and were wondering who orginally sung the song being preformed. So I got online and googled the song. Within seconds we were watching the original artists preform the song on YouTube. We were also linked to other artists who had sung the song and were [...]