Here are a few educational resources about PowerPoint. Hopefully you will find them interesting and useful!
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QwC1cl0Wa4
I decided to upload a video about how to make your PowerPoint
presentation the most effective. This video offers tips on what to do
and not do when making and giving your presentation. After working hard
on your presentation you want it to be as effective as possible!
2. http://pdmchsstaff.wikispaces.com/file/view/howPPiskillingeducation.pdf
This is an article titled "How PowerPoint is Killing Education" and
it points out some very interesting facts about PowerPoint and just how
it is used in the classroom. It gives you something to think about when
it comes to PowerPoint and how often you will use it as a future
educator.
3. http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_games.html
This is a website with many different PowerPoint games and either
templates or instructions on how to make them. Having a little variety
in your PowerPoint games is a good and keeps things it interesting!
4. http://www.csun.edu/science/ref/presentation/powerpoint/powerpoint_use_abuse.pdf
This link is a little more in depth about my first link. It offers
both sides of the coin when looking at using PowerPoint and how to do so
effectively.
5. http://www.pptpalooza.net/
I thought this website was cool, it offered many different already
done PowerPoints you can download and use. While using the PowerPoints
they have may not be ideal it can give ideas for ones you are doing
yourself.