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Using PowerPoint in Online Courses
Using PowerPoint in Online Courses This page presents an overview of using PowerPoint in online courses.
V. Narrated Presentations 
We have discussed various methods to place PowerPoint presentations into online courses. What's missing from each of these methods is the ability to listen to the instructor actually give the lecture, as one would in the normal classroom environment. There are a number of ways to create a narrated PowerPoint presentation.Record Narration in PowerPoint You can actually record narration from within PowerPoint itself. Go to the "Slide Show" menu, and select "Record Narration." Of course, you also will need to make sure a microphone is connected to your computer. You then simply give your presentation -- PowerPoint will record your narration with each slide. If you place your native PowerPoint presentation online, your students will be able to listen to your narration when they view it. One problem with this approach, however, is that the file size of the presentation may now be much larger now that it includes narration. Students on slower Internet connections may have to wait longer to download the presentation. Your narration will also be available should you decide to save your presentation in HTML format (as a web page). Articulate Presenter Articulate Presenter is a program that converts your PowerPoint presentations into Flash-based presentations. Flash is a popular format for presenting animations on the web. By converting your PowerPoint presentations to Flash-based presentations with Articulate Presenter, you can provide your students with a high-quality presentation -- complete with any animations you have placed in it, along with narration (if you wish) -- that play very well over both dial-up and broadband Internet connections. With Articulate Presenter, you can also insert short quizzes into your presentations. Also, these Flash-based presentations cannot be copied, if you are concerned about giving away your actual PowerPoint presentations. Creating Flash-based presentations with Articulate Presenter is easy. You first create your presentation as you normally would using PowerPoint. Then bring your presentation to the CIT Lab where we have Articulate Presenter installed on one of our Windows XP workstations. If you want to include narration with your presentation, you can record it using Articulate Presenter's narration tools (in the CIT Lab's quiet A/V Production Room); you can also add quizzes. When it is finished exporting your presentation, Articulate Presenter will leave you with a folder containing the new, Flash-based presentation. You simply upload to your web site or WebCT course. Articulate Presenter is available in the CIT Lab for instructors who wish to convert their PowerPoint presentations into web-friendly, Flash-based presentations (with or without narration). Contact CIT staff for more information. 
Sample presentation created using Articulate Presenter
Impatica for PowerPoint Impatica is a software program than converts your PowerPoint presentation -- even those with recorded narration -- into a web-based version that has been optimized for viewing over the web. They play well over all types of Internet connections -- from fast DSL/cable broadband connections to dial-up connections. Presentations converted using Impatica do not require any special plug-in to be viewed -- they play directly in your web browser. Also, Impaticized presentations cannot be copied, if you are concerned about giving away your PowerPoint presentations. Converting PowerPoint presentations is simple. You first create your presentation as you normally would using PowerPoint. If you want to include narration with your presentation, you can record it from within PowerPoint, as described above. When you are ready to convert it, simply run it through the Impatica application. Impatica will create three files than you simply upload to your web site or course. Impatica for PowerPoint is available in the CIT Lab for instructors who wish to convert their PowerPoint presentations (narrated or not). Contact CIT staff for more information.
Sample presentation converted using Impatica for PowerPoint
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