Non-Linear Power Points: Resources for Teachers

Virtual Museums are one application idea...

What are non-linear Power Points?  These are ways of using a very familiar program, Power Point, in non-traditional ways that will add dimension to presentations and projects for you and your students.  Virtual museums are a great way to use this concept.

    Web sites:
       > A very useful blog by Dr. Christy G. Keeler

   1. Benefits of Using Virtual Museums

     > What is the purpose?
     > What are other Power Point based project ideas?
     > How can they teach integrated subjects?
     > How would you organize your class and students to make these?
     >How would you grade them?

 

    2.1. Building a Room in PPT 2003 (.doc)
   2.2.1 Building a Room in PPT 2003 (.pdf) illustrated
   2.2.2 Building a Room in PPT 2003 (.pdf) illustrated
   2.2.3 Building a Room in PPT 2007 (.pdf) illustrated
   2.3.1 "Hanging" pictures on walls in PPT 2003
     2.3.2 "Hanging" pictures on walls in PPT 2003
    
      > These show you the nuts and bolts of how to
         assemble a slide that looks like a room.

   3. Creating a Virtual Museum
       Using One Point Linear Perspective (.pdf)

     > This useful .pdf gives you an art lesson on perspective...   

   4. An example: The Museum of Ecology

 BONUS:

Make a poster with one single Power Point slide!
 A Bright Beginning; A Sweet Result
  How photosynthesis works  (by Wally Blankenship)

This is an example of how students can create their own poster using one single frame of Power Point.  Once created, the image can be saved to a flash drive and taken to any office service center with a large printer.  This example I created is now a 36" x 42" poster in my classroom.  The trick: Go to "Page Setup," select the dimensions of your poster at something like 36" x 42" (or what ever dimension and orientation you wish).

     Contact me with any questions or ideas! 
     Wally Blankenship (jblanken@rock-hill.k12.sc.us)

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