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A newsletter devoted to the support of teaching and learning at the University of Pittsburgh |
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U N I V E R S I T Y O F P I T T S B U R G H |
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A newsletter devoted to the support of teaching and learning at the University of Pittsburgh |
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New ‘Digital Ink’ feature makes it possible to save annotations on PowerPoint slidesRecently, an anthropology instructor prepared a graphic in PowerPoint using partially complete symbols to represent components of a village. Information generated in a class discussion resulted in the completion of the symbolic village images, helping students to conceptualize the topic. In a physics class, the instructor created a drawing, which was annotated during the class lecture, to emphasize the flow and resistance of particles in a pipe. Although students took notes during class, they also appreciated having access to the annotated slides after the lecture. These faculty were able to create and save their drawings to complete them in class using new annotation tools in PowerPoint. These tools are included with the latest release of Office 2003 software, giving users the ability to create ink annotations or highlight key points on the fly. Annotating slides using PowerPoint 2003 creates graphic elements called “Digital Ink” that are overlaid on top of slides and can then be saved, providing the ability to keep a record of ad hoc examples and illustrations and upload them into CourseWeb for students to review. This feature is useful in a variety of disciplines. It enables users to highlight text or graphics and to use a mouse to write on a slide during a presentation. The Ink Annotation feature is easy to use: Begin by launching your PowerPoint presentation using PowerPoint 2003. Notice that as you move the mouse, navigation buttons appear in the bottom left corner of your screen.
Illustration 1 Clicking on the Pen Icon brings up a list of annotating options. You can also use the shortcut keys Ctrl+P. By David Holzemer and Carol Washburn CIDDE By default, the pen color is red, but you have the ability to change it. To change colors open the options menu for the Pen and open the fly out menu for the Ink Colors.
It is important to note that since you are in the pen mode, all regular clicks are considered ink annotations. Therefore, to move to the next slide in your presentation you will need to click the Pen icon on the navigation bar and choose the Arrow (Crtl+A) or use the right arrow key on your keyboard to move to the next slide in your presentation.
When you have finished your presentation and are ready to save your ink annotations, you are prompted to Keep or Discard your ink annotations. Clicking on the Keep button adds the ink annotations to your presentation. Simply using a mouse you can create any ink annotations; however, a Tablet PC or a Janus Panel, both of which can be reserved at Instructional Media Services, will enable you to use a pen to create more readable ink annotations. For more information about using “Digital Ink” contact CIDDE’s Faculty Instructional Development Lab (FIDL) at 412-648-2832. | ||||||||||||||
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