If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
       ~Andy McIntyre and Derek Bok

About Power Point in the Classroom:

PowerPoint is a frequently used presentation software that allows users to present countless combinations of photos, sounds, music, and video with transitions and animation. PUSD has a site license for Office 2003 which includes PowerPoint. PowerPoint is installed on every computer in the district and you and your students can also install it at home. 

Click here to see an example of the use of PowerPoint at PHS.

Some ideas for use:

• Timelines
• Interactive stories
• About Me presentations
• Research project presentations
• Teaching tool
• Open house presentations
• Jeopardy

Online Resources:

• IMPORTANT: Read this article by Jamie McKenzie.
   
• Never used PowerPoint? Check out these tutorials.
   
• How to create interactive stories
   
• Jeopardy template