Using PowerPoint for Storytelling

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What is PowerPoint?

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A presentation software used to create slideshows. Helps us tell stories using text, images, shapes, and animations.

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What are the basic parts of the PowerPoint window?

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Title Bar, Ribbon, Slides Pane, Slide Area, Notes Pane.

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What is the purpose of PowerPoint?

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PowerPoint is a visual tool that lets you show and tell ideas more clearly.

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How to start a digital story in PowerPoint?

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Think of a simple story, use 3–5 slides to show the beginning, middle, and end. Add titles, text, and pictures.

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What PowerPoint tools are used to create a digital story?

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New Slide, Insert, Design.

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What are transitions in PowerPoint?

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Effects between slides, such as Fade, Push, Wipe, found in the Transitions tab.

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What are animations in PowerPoint?

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Effects within a slide, such as Appear, Fly In, Zoom, found in the Animations tab.

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What is the purpose of transitions and animations?

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To make your story more engaging and guide the viewer’s attention to important parts.

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How to present a digital story well?

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Speak clearly and confidently, explain your story using your slides, make eye contact with your audience.

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What are the presentation rubric highlights?

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Clear slides and readable text, logical story sequence, creative use of visuals, proper use of transitions/animations.