Visualizing PowerPoint Rules
Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the programmes which can be used for interactive presentations. It is part of Microsoft Office and runs on Windows (Microsoft) and also on Mac OS X (Apple). Each presentation consists of several slides containing text, movies and other elements which can be arranged freely. Newer versions of PowerPoint (from 2007 onwards) include SmartArt graphics.
PowerPoint Rules
Oral presentations are part of the curriculum thus it is important that pupils are able to prepare and deliver them. PowerPoint can be a very useful tool when pupils stick to certain rules.
Collection of important Rules:
1. A clear structure is important for the processing and understanding of information.
2. Empty spaces can be used to emphasize content.
3. The importance of an element can be emphasized by framing, color and size.
4. The layout of a page can usually be defined by a grid which functions as the basis for all arrangements of
elements on the page.
5. The legicility of texts is dependent on the colors selected.
6. Color can convey cultural and emotional information.
7. Typefaces can be used to influence the interpretation of a text.
8. Diagrams can be used to display complex information in an understandable way.
9. Multimedia elements can be used to visualize content that cannot be described by textual information.
10. Animation can be used to direct attention.
2. Empty spaces can be used to emphasize content.
3. The importance of an element can be emphasized by framing, color and size.
4. The layout of a page can usually be defined by a grid which functions as the basis for all arrangements of
elements on the page.
5. The legicility of texts is dependent on the colors selected.
6. Color can convey cultural and emotional information.
7. Typefaces can be used to influence the interpretation of a text.
8. Diagrams can be used to display complex information in an understandable way.
9. Multimedia elements can be used to visualize content that cannot be described by textual information.
10. Animation can be used to direct attention.
Visualization of sentences by using the SmartArt function of PowerPoint
Task of the seminar session:
Visualize two sentences in two ways by using the SmartArt function of PowerPoint.
I used the following three sentences:
Visualize two sentences in two ways by using the SmartArt function of PowerPoint.
I used the following three sentences:
1. "English has been exported from Great Britain to a lot of countries."
Explanation:
One circle in the middle containing "Great Britain" symbolising the export's starting point of the English language. Four circles surrounding the inner circle symbolising the spreading of the English language to different countries.
2. "The play can be interpreted in two different ways."
Explanation:
Two arrows pointing in different directions symbolising that "the play can
be interpreted in two different ways."
3. "The text can be examined on a phonological, a morphological and a grammatical level."
Explanation:
A kind of display panel with three different buttons on it. The connective element of the panel is "the text." Each button represents another level of how the text can be examined.