Dynamic multimedia presentations can enhance your classroom lessons by providing material beyond the textbook. You can easily incorporate information from sources such as the Internet, electronic encyclopedias, and familiar Microsoft Office System programs to make your presentations more appealing.

Multimedia presentations can bridge the gap between different learning styles in your classroom — and reach otherwise reluctant learners. You can also involve your students in the creative process by encouraging them to contribute their special skills to a portion of your presentation.

Furthermore, by using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 to create your presentation, you can maintain a record of the material that you cover during the school year. Students who miss lesson topics, or have difficulty understanding them, can easily revisit them later.

Use the following information and tools to learn how the Microsoft Office System can add variety to the way you present your lessons.

• Creating great classroom presentations (Article)
  Learn how adding graphics and sound clips can make your presentations more dynamic.
• Create a document outline (Training)
  Learn how to outline your presentation in Word before completing it in PowerPoint.
• Design efficiently with masters (Training)
  See how the slide master feature helps you alter font, text position, and layout.
• So that's how! Great PowerPoint features (Training)
  Get tips about working with templates, title master slides, and picture optimization.