Computers in the Classroom

Judy Arzt, Ph.D., Saint Joseph College, CT

Samples of PowerPoint Presentations

Click on the links to view PowerPoint Presentations.  Once you open the display, advance through it in PowerPoint’s Slide Viewer format.  (The URL to the PowerPoint is provided if the student still has an active website at the Saint Joseph College.)

 Passport to Algebra and Geometry, Trigonometry for Grade 8

This presentation makes outstanding use of PowerPoint features and shows trigonometry’s practical relevancy.

 Pompeii

Check this PowerPoint for a way to present a tour of an historic site to students.  The PowerPoint is also a good example of using scanned photos and the blank page format for designing slides.

http://ww2.sjc.edu/student_pages/calquist/pompeii_files/frame.htm

 History of Berlin

See a presentation that makes use of scanned illustrations.  This presentation on the history of Berlin, CT was used with elementary students who were studying the history of their hometown (Berlin).

 Roman Empire

This presentation was created for a social studies secondary class and required students to use the Internet to study the Roman Empire.  See this presentation for ideas about designing slides in an attractive visual way.

 The Renaissance

See another presentation by the person who did the one on the Roman Empire.  This presentation is intended for use also in secondary social studies class.

 Making Your Slide Presentation More Effective Using PowerPoint

Get some tips on what PowerPoint is and does by viewing this attractive, humorous presentation.

 We’re off to the Moon

An excellent example of using PowerPoint to teach an elementary science lesson, this PowerPoint contains some excellent self-designed slides. 

http://ww2.sjc.edu/student_pages/mkbohn/Moon%20PowerPoint%20Presentation%20test_files/frame.htm

 Our ABC Garden

A useful presentation for seeing how to integrate science into the elementary school curriculum, this presentation is quite colorful.  Check it out.

 Literature Circle

A straightforward presentation is given about using literature circles in the elementary classroom.

 Pompeii

This sample was created by a seventh-grade student in a pull-out special education resources room for use in his regular social studies class.  Creating and showing the presentation in front of his peers helped his self-esteem, according to his teacher, Valeria Flynn.

 Pompeii

Here is one created by a Latin teacher for use with her middle school students.  The photographs and animation on this presentation are impressive, and the teacher’s sense of humor is an added bonus. 


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 Last revised: 2/24/04            Email: jarzt@sjc.edu