- Handout (PDF)
- Quick guide for MS Office 2010 via Custom Computing
- All Presentation Resources via Kristen’s bookmarks
- Design Resources via Kristen’s website
- Office Mix
Images
Flickr
- Sign in to Flickr and use the advanced search for images feature
remember to select the option from the drop-down menu on the left to only search “creative commons” licensed photos - Kristen’s Flickr Favorites
- Favorite photos that you use or think would be useful
- Make attribution of Flickr images easy with this tool (drag the blue button “Flickr cc attribution helper” at the bottom onto your Chrome bookmarks toolbar)
- Best practices for creative commons attribution (for example: photo title by name, author, used under (BY-NC-etc) Creative Commons license)
Other Sites
- Photos For Class search Creative Commons photos on Flickr, the downloaded photo will automatically have the citation on the image
- Creative Commons: The Ultimate Guide
- Also see Finding, Using, and Formatting Images
Animation
- On the “Home tab” in the ribbon, click on “Select” to view the selection pane located all the way on the right side under the “Editing” group
- On the “Animations tab” in the ribbon, click on “Animation Pane”. If the timeline is not shown after you add an animation, right-click in the animation pane and choose “Show advanced timeline”
- Examples: Advanced PowerPoint Animations (video), Reveal Effect (video), Pop-Out Photos (video)
- Animation example file (.ppt)
- Using the Selection Pane and Animation (video)
- Using the Selection Tool (blog post with images)
MS Office Shortcuts and Customization
- “CTRL” + “Z” undo
- “CTRL” + “Y” redo
- “CTRL” + “D” duplicate
- “CTRL” + “X” cut
- Customize the PowerPoint Quick Access Toolbar (video) to put the command you use the most directly below the ribbon
- More details about customizing the Quick Access Toolbar (blog post)
Audio and Video
Also see Creating Audio and Video for additional AV resources
Audio
- Audio/Video Recommendations for Making Up Classes
- Smartphone apps for recording: iPhone or Android
- Audacity (iOS/Win, free), Tech Tips: Audacity (PDF)
Video
- File formats supported: .asf, .avi, .mp4, .m4v, .mov, .mpg, .mpg, .swf, .wmv
- Downloading Clips from YouTube: YouTub
- Community Tested How to Download Files Using VLC Media Player via WikiHow
- Converting file types: Zamzar
Additional/Related Resources
Comic Sans
- You’re a Comic Sans Criminal
- CERN scientists inexplicably present Higgs boson findings in Comic Sans
- The Vatican commemorates Pope with Comic Sans photo album
- A new version of comic Sans actually looks pretty cool
- Meet the Man to Blame for Comic Sans
Prezi
- Getting Started with Prezi
- 5 Simple Steps to a Great Prez
- Prezi tutorials, guides, and support
- 5 Big Prezi Updates You Should Know About
- Prezi For the Win? Ten Top Tips to Make a Good One
- Examples: Telling the Story of a Movement, A presentation on presentation, Breaking free of vanilla education
Animated Gifs
Animated gifs can be added to PPT files just like images. Here’s an example of an animated chart made into a gif.
Giphy– search and share animated gifs
Make an animated gif:
- Makeagif (browser)
- Cinemagram (iOS/Android)
- Gif Camera (Android)
- How to make an animated gif with Photoshop
- EZ Gif Editor
- Turn Google Slides into an Animated GIF with this Free Tool via Control, Alt, Achieve
