PowerPoint & Office

PowerPoint can prove a valuable aid to teaching and learning, from creating a simple presentation, to displaying graphics and photo slideshows, to the use of hyperlinks, narration and video. Below are some useful resources on how to get the best from Powerpoint in the classroom or on the web. In the ID Studio we have resources like Impatica and MS Producer for adding sound and video or creating web based presentations. If you would like to learn more about any aspect of PowerPoint please contact Brian Richards on ext 2618 or via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Microsoft Office Training Self paced online tutorials on each program within Office 2003, 2007 and 2010.

Teaching with PowerPoint - Advantages, disadvantages, examples and an interactive course.

Creating Powerful Non-Linear PowerPoint Presentations
How you can use the branching and linking features in PowerPoint to create powerful non-linear presentations with built-in user controls.(Santa Clara County Educational Technology)

Using Digital Images in PowerPoint - How to obtain, organise, adjust and add images to PowerPoint.

Technical Advisory Service for Images This site offers a wealth of advice and documentaion on Digital Images in Teaching and Research, including a special section on Using Images in Education

Impatica for PowerPoint enables you to deliver fully narrated and animated PowerPoint presentations over the internet without plug-ins and even at normal modem speeds.

An alternative to PowerPoint is Screen Casting software which allows you to create tutorials with audio narration that capture all the activity on the screen. This is ideal for demonstrating how to use a particular feature or tool in a software package.