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Articles & Websites I Have Found 

That Help with Multimedia Presentations

 

Digital Storytelling - an intro to photo slideshow software

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Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

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Share Your Photos

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Photo Story 3

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Digital storytelling by students

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Create a Story from a Single Photo with Photo Story 3

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Files:    

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project file (you must have Photo Story 3 installed to use this file)  

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final video (right-click and choose save as)

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PowerPoint - Create a PowerPoint Photo Album

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How to Create a PowerPoint Digital Story

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ProShow Gold

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MemoriesOnTV

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Make a Photo Movie with MovieMaker

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Resources

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FreeFoto.com

 

Digital Imaging

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Getting Photo Files Into Your Computer - from Microsoft

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How can I rename multiples files in Windows XP?

 

 

Video Editing Workshop Links

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MGI VideoWave
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CCV Software Academic Pricing

bulletGromada.com has various media processing and conversion shareware products.
bulletVideo production in the classroom examples & uses:
bullet Digital Video in the Classroom
bullet Education & Learning - Video in the Classroom
bullet Red Rock, Oklahoma
bullet Video Production of a Newscast
bulletA Revolutionary War Unit

 

PowerPoint Articles and websites

bulletDon't use PowerPoint for anything serious until you've done this!
bullet PowerPoint Tutorial -
 http://www.hsc.edu/academics/computing/softwaretutorials/powerpoint/microsoftpowerpoint.htm
bullet How to Make a Great PB&J - PPT file to download
bullet Microsoft Office Online
bullet Microsoft in Education
bullet Microsoft PowerPoint Downloads
bullet PowerPoint Tutorials by Sonia Coleman
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PowerPoint Tips

bullet Index of PowerPoint Skills
bullet How to Convert a PowerPoint 97 Presentation to an AVI - using Microsoft Camcorder
bullet Autorun CD Project Creator - by Sonia Coleman
bullet Four Techniques to Guarantee You're A Terrible Presenter
bullet Design Basics
bullet For Better Presentations
bullet How to Navigate the Web Without Using a Net
bullet Hyperlinks Are the Key to More Flexibility and Flair
bullet PowerPoint Tips & Tricks
bullet Prepare a Presentation for Use on Another Computer
bullet How to Record a Macro Using PowerPoint 97
bullet Quick Tricks by the MS PowerPoint MVP Team

 

PowerPoint Workshop Links

bulletPowerPoint 2000 Basics Tutorial
bulletTechnology for Teachers - PowerPoint 97 Tutorial
bulletBuilding Learning with Technology PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial
bulletPowerPoint Skills Evaluation Form - Word downloadable file
bulletPC Show and Tell
bulletPowerPoint Overview Tutorial - that comes with PowerPoint 2000
bulletMillionaire links

 

PowerPoint links for the Mac

bulletHands-On Exercises with PowerPoint 98 - Microsoft in Education
bulletIn and Out of the Classroom with Office 98
bulletHighlights: Microsoft PowerPoint 98
bulletPowerPoint Tutorial
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Visit the Mac PowerPoint newsgroup at new://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint.mac

 

Add pizzazz to your slides with digital photographs & clip art

bulletTen Basic Steps for Working with Pictures in PowerPoint
bulletMicrosoft Design Gallery Live
bulletPowerPoint 2000 Add-in: Photo Album Add-in Program
bullet123spot Animal Clipart
bulletPhotoSpin Royalty Free Images - searchable database
bulletVision Masters
bulletExcite Photo Search
bulletThe Stock Market Photo Agency
bulletFreeImages.com
bulletFreeFoto.com
bulletSoulis.com
bulletCorbis - The place for pictures on the web
bulletDitto.com
bulletAnimation Factory - free gifs

 

Add-ins & Resources for PowerPoint

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Awesome Backgrounds for PowerPoint , free sample templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/
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PowerPoint Hints & Tips

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Linking Presentations Together Seamlessly

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Tutorial on Graphics, Bitmaps, Scans, etc. for On-screen Presentations

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Tutorial on Text Animation Effects

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Tutorial on Transparency Effects

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Tutorial on Interactive Menus

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PowerPoint Links & Resources on the Web - tip: Scroll to the bottom of the page and you can search
 10 Key PowerPoint Sites at Once

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Also check out their sister site:  PresentationPictures

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148 PowerPoint Template kits for your use - no strings attached from Sonia Coleman

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Templates for Microsoft PowerPoint - two pages worth of sites that have templates for PowerPoint - some free

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Tracy Marks' PowerPoint Links

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PowerPlugs: Transitions is an easy-to-use software product that plugs into PowerPoint and adds sophisticated television-style 3D effects to your presentations.

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Presentations Magazine is a wonderful resource.

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The Color Slides Newsletter... is a FREE monthly email publication that offers tips and tricks to assist professionals with the design of color slide presentations and on-screen shows using programs like Microsoft PowerPoint.

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ZDNet - Help & How To: Microsoft Office

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Microsoft Assistance Center - Answers to Your Questions About PowerPoint 2000

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Tips and Tricks for PowerPoint 2000 with useful shortcut keys

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PowerPoint Frequently Asked Questions for PowerPoint 95/97/2000

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PowerPoint in the Classroom - an online tutorial for students and teachers

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Drive Your (Power)Point Home - RealNetworks' RealPresenter G2 turns PowerPoint presentations into multimedia broadcasts.

Check out the PowerPoint Shortcuts at the bottom of this page - click here.

Be sure to visit the PowerPoint newsgroup at news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint for any questions you have regarding PowerPoint, or to "lurk and learn."  You'll soon learn that there are some extremely knowledgeable and responsive experts ready and anxious to help and to answer all questions, big or small.

You'll also find lots of helpful PowerPoint information at Steve Rindsberg's site: http://www.rdpslides.com/. His list of FAQ's at http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/ is loaded with great info and help.

Resources for Multimedia

bulletPhotoshop Basics
bulletCreate a CD Slide Show
bulletBuying a Digital Video Camera
bulletWeb Workshop:  Add Video to Your Website with Real Producer G2 (it's free!).   Get the free RealProducer Basic 7 here - RealProducer Basic 7.0 
bulletRealNetworks - Thinking about adding streaming audio, video or interactive multimedia to your site?  Check out Real Producer and Real Slide Show

 

Some of my creations - Click here

PowerPoint Shortcut Keys:

For a comprehensive list of shortcuts, ask the Office Assistant for help. In PowerPoint 2000 or any of the other Office 2000 applications, press F1 to display the Assistant, and then type shortcut keys in the text box. Here are some of the most useful PowerPoint shortcut keys:

Activity Shortcut Keys
Insert a new slide CTRL+M
Switch to the next text box CTRL+ENTER
Switch to the next pane (clockwise) F6
Switch to the previous pane (counterclockwise) SHIFT+F6
Make a duplicate of the current slide CTRL+D
Start a slide show F5
Promote a paragraph ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

or SHIFT+TAB
Demote a paragraph ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

or TAB
Apply subscript formatting CTRL+EQUAL SIGN (=)
Apply superscript formatting CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+)
Open the Font dialog box CTRL+T
Repeat your last action F4 or CTRL+Y
Find CTRL+F
View guides CTRL+G
Delete a word CTRL+BACKSPACE
Capitalize SHIFT+F3
Bold CTRL+B
Italicize CTRL+I
Insert a hyperlink CTRL+K
Select all CTRL+A
Copy CTRL+C
Paste CTRL+V
Undo CTRL+Z
Save CTRL+S
Print CTRL+P
Open CTRL+O

Additional Resources

For more information, download A List of Useful Office 2000 Shortcut Keys.

 

 

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