PowerPoint Presentations

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Have you ever wanted to jazz up a boring lesson plan by including a PowerPoint but just don’t have the time to create one?  Or maybe you just found out that you are going to be out for a day or two, you have the resources needed for the assignment but you are not sure whether or not the substitute is familiar enough with the content to adequately teach it.  I have located a valuable site that cannot only assist you in crunch times but also have a positive impact on your students’ comprehension, by including visual representations and graphics. 

On this site you will locate PowerPoint Presentations as well as a link to download the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer if needed.  Further exploration of the site will result in teacher resources, problem solving tips and games that teach.  There are different grade levels available, all separated by topic.

 This site is free, easy to use, and contains valuable resources that will save you time and enhance your lessons.  There is no registration required, just click the web address, explore and find the topic you are teaching, and click on the title.  You will then be given the choice to “Open” or “Save”.  The information is immediately available for your use.  For those of you that would like to take your presentation one step further, you can add notes to your slides, to read as you go or to provide information to the sub. 

Here’s How: Once you have saved the PowerPoint to your computer, double click on the presentation to open it.  Go to the “View” tab and select “Notes Page”.  You will then be looking at a page that has the first slide of the presentation at the top with a section for notes at the bottom.  This is an excellent place for notes to be added for further explanation, tips or shortcuts that you want to mention to your students and any pertinent information for the substitute teacher.  You might even use the notes section to incorporate lesson plan information and details about the accompanying assignment.  One thing to remember, when you are finished and ready to print your PowerPoint, be sure to hit “Print”, when the print window appears you should see a “Print What” box, select “Notes Page” and click “Ok”.  You will have a print out of your presentation, one slide of the presentation per page along with the notes you have added.