Saving PowerPoint Presentations as Handouts Increasingly, professors are requiring students to print out a lecture handout of a PowerPoint presentation.  This tech-tip was created in response to a request for developing a more cost-effective way of students meeting this requirement.  Printing a Handout, directly from PowerPoint, of multiple slides per page prove to be more convenient for students because they are able to save paper and printer ink.  Although this is what most students are doing, not always is this print feature available to them. Other options for creating PowerPoint slide handouts: When printing a handout directly from PowerPoint, students must have access to the PowerPoint application. If not, these are other options for creating slide handouts: Create a PDF file of your PowerPoint presentation. Saving your PowerPoint presentation as a PDF handout will only work for students that have Adobe PDF Writer installed on their computer.  To save a PowerPoint presentation as a PDF handout, follow these steps: Steps: Open the PowerPoint presentation Click on “File” on the Menu Bar Select “Print” Under “Printer Name” change the printer selection to Acrobat PDF Writer Besides “Print What” choose “Handouts” Choose how many “Slides per Page” Click “OK” Creating a Word document handout will allow you to save the presentation in handout format as a Word document.  Provided the student  has access to Microsoft Word, you can create a Word document handout file of your presentation for students by following these steps: Steps: Open the PowerPoint presentation Click on “File” on the Menu Bar Select “Send To” Click “Microsoft Office Word” The Microsoft Office Word page layout dialog box opens. Choose desired options.  Note: You are given very limited options here, but you can always edit the result just like any Word document. If you want only the text from your slides, choose Outline Only.  You also have a choice between Paste or Paste Link.  Paste creates a Word document from your slide show the way it is now.  Paste Link does the same thing, but also maintains a link to your PowerPoint presentation and automatically updates the Word file if you make changes to the slideshow.  If you choose Paste Link, you should save the Word file in the same folder as your PowerPoint presentation and keep it there.  If you move either file, the link will no longer work. Click OK.  Your PowerPoint presentation is now ready be saved as a Word document handout. RSS, Wikis and Blogs Want to finally find out what RSS really is, what WIKIS are and what the big deal is with BLOGS?  In this website, Lee Lefever takes you on a fun and creative visual journey into understanding these concepts without needing to read a technical dissertation. Video: “RSS in Plain English” Lee Lefever outdoes himself in explaining what RSS is, and how it works in less than 5 minutes without using a technical word.  This website will surely convert you to being an RSS user, and help you understand the concept and its benefits. http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english Video: “Wikis in Plain English” Wiki web sites are easy to use, but hard to describe.  In a short, unique and understandable video Lee Lefever does an outstanding job at explaining “in plain English” wiki websites. http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english Video: “Blogs in Plain English” This 3 minute video was made for people who wonder why blogs are such a big deal.  If you blog and wants people to understand why you have a blog and how it works, this video is for you too! http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs Upcoming Conference   SITE 2008   SITE 2008 is the 19th annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. This society represents individual teacher educators and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines, who are interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development.   March 3-7, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada Riviera Hotel & Casino Convention Center This conference offers numerous opportunities to share your ideas, explore the research, development, and applications, and to network with the leaders in this important field of teacher education and technology. Early registration deadline: January 21st   21st Century Classroom - Document Camera This webcast provides an overview of the features and functions of the 21st Century document camera. Also included is a variety of instructional materials that can be used with the document camera. (6:05) http://pds.hccfl.edu/pds/Webcasts.cfm If you have any questions about the webcast, or if you would like to learn how to use the featured software, please contact PDWS at Ext. 7338 to schedule an appointment. Faculty Publications The PDWS website features a collection of Publications by HCC Faculty of books, articles and conference presentations.  The publications are listed by author in alphabetical order and can be selected by scrolling down the page or clicking the alphabetical index. Please help us build this list--email us your publication information! http://pds.hccfl.edu/pds/fdc/FDCSite.cfm?ID=9