Pete's PowerPoint Station

Pete's PowerPoint Station contains hundreds of PowerPoints and games for use in your classroom. All grades and almost all subjects are represented. You can easily search out PowerPoints for use in your instruction. I used to import these PowerPoint files directly into ActivInspire on my Promethean board, but I felt limited by what I could do with the file. Annotations were always having to be "cleaned" off before I moved on to the next slide.

Now, I simply open the PowerPoint file in MS and I hover my stylus over the lower-left corner of the board. This brings up a menu for me to use. I can advance the slides, choose pen colors, and choose marker colors. This only works in "slideshow" mode. I'm sure there are similar options with SMART boards but I only have experience working with Promethean.

http://www.pppst.com

Mouse Mischief by Microsoft

Real-time assessment. Think of how lovely it would be to have your entire class engaged and have immediate access to their comprehension levels. Ahhh....savor it. Your class is moving forward, closing the gaps, and inspired at the same time. Are you smiling yet? You should be! Microsoft has created "Mouse Mischief" for PowerPoint. Here's a small blurb from their site....

"Mouse Mischief can transform teaching and learning in the classroom. Mouse Mischief integrates into Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, allowing teachers to create interactive presentations that engage and excite every student in the classroom. Approximately 525 students, each with his or her own mouse, can answer multiple choice questions and draw on a shared screen. You can download Mouse Mischief free of charge."

PowerPoint Games!

Good evening! Found a terrific website that has free PowerPoint templates. These unique games are easily downloaded and can be modified to fit your curriculum needs. Also, these files are easily imported into SMARTboards and Promethean Boards for use in your classroom!

Enjoy the templates!