How to Make a Talking BookPower Point 2007

Kendra V. Bittner, M.Ed., Cert CED, S.Sp.Ed.Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3IDEA Training and Consultation

Assistive Technology Coordinator

CREATE A FOLDER FOR A TEMPLATE

Create a Folder

A folder helps to organize and store media for each book.

1. Right click on the desktop or the “My Documents” folder

2. Choose New and then Folder

3. Type a name for the folder, “Talking Book Template”

Launch PowerPoint 2007

1. Click on the Start menu

2. Choose All Programs3. Click on Microsoft

Office4. Choose Microsoft

Office PowerPoint 2007

Insert a Slide

1. Open a new slide presentation

2. Click on New Slide3. Choose Title Slide for

the cover page4. Choose the Picture

with Caption slide for the pages

CREATING A TEMPLATE

Reposition & Resize the Text Box

1. Reposition - Click on the edge of the box and drag to a new location

2. Resize – Click on the corner circles and drag toward the center to make smaller or to the edge to make bigger

REPOSITION RESIZE HANDLES

Add a Navigation Bar

Add a second title box by copying the title bar.

1. Click on the Title Text box

2. Press CTRL + D3. Drag the text box to

the bottom of the page

Add a Navigation Bar

4. Immediately fill with color

a. Drawing Tools Tab on the Format Ribbon

b. Select Shape Fill and click on the down arrow

c. Choose the colori. The duplicated text box

will disappear if you do not immediately fill it with color

Add Page Turners:Page Forward

1. Select the Insert Tab2. Click on Shapes

a. Scroll to find Action Buttons

b. Click the right arrow (this takes you to the next slide)

c. Click, hold, & drag the cross hair to place the button

Add Page Turners:Page Forward

e. A new menu will open entitled Action Settings

f. Choose “Hyperlink to: Next Slide”

3. Click OK

Add Page Turners:Page Back

1. Select the Insert Tab2. Click on Shapes

a. Scroll to find Action Buttons

b. Click the left arrow (this takes you to the previous slide)

c. Click, hold, & drag the cross hair to place the button

Add Page Turners:Page Back

e. A new menu will open, Action Settings

f. Choose “Hyperlink to: Previous Slide”

3. Click OK

Add a Symbol

1. Click on the Insert Tab2. Choose Clip Art3. Search for “lips” or

“mouth” or “talk”4. Click on the picture5. Click and drag the

picture to the center of the navigation bar

At this point your title slide should look similar to this.

Navigate Using Page Turners

1. Click Slide Show Tab2. Choose Set Up Slide

Show in the Set Up group

3. Choose Browse at a kiosk (full screen) in the Set Up Show pop up

4. Click OK 5. If you are not using the

page turners, then set it for Speaker or Individual

Duplicate Pages

1. Click the page in the left task pane

2. Press CTRL + D to duplicate

3. Repeat until you have the number of pages you need

CTRL + D

CTRL + D

Page Transition

1. Choose the Animation Tab

a. Power Point 2010 use the Transition tab

2. Click on the down arrow on the Transition to This Slide for more options

a. Power Point 2010 – Transition Tab

3. Choose your transition4. Click Apply To All

Wipe Left gives the impression of turning the page.

Save the Template

1. Click Save As2. Choose Other Formats3. Save type as

PowerPoint Template(.pptx)

4. Choose your location, name, and save

5. Close

Open the Template

1. The template icon looks like it has a binding on the top

2. Double click or Right Click > Open

CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:ADD TEXT

Add Text

1. Click in the Text Box2. Type your text3. Change the font color:

a. Highlightb. Choose font color

CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:ADDING AUDIO

Adding Audio

You will need a headset microphone or a computer with a microphone to narrate the pages.

There are a few different ways to add audio:1. Download a text reader that works with Power

Point called PowerTalk http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk/

2. Narrate the power point however you are not able to disable this. Rather you can mute it.

3. Record your speech for each individual slide.

Power Talk

1. Download the utility http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk/

a. An icon will be added to your desk.2. Click on the icon3. Choose your power point4. Right click and choose Narrate with Power Talk5. Open your talking book and text to speech will

begin6. Speech can be customized

a. Control Panel>Speech Recognition>Text to speech

Narration

1. Click on Slide Show in the ribbon2. Select Record Slide Show3. Choose what you want to record4. Click Start Recording, when a timer appears at

the top of the screen begin speaking.5. Click the mouse to advance to the next

screen(s).6. At the last screen the computer will combine

the recordings with the screens and display them as thumbnails with a time stamp.

Recorded Speech

1. Click on the Insert Tab2. Click on the arrow

below the Sound Icon3. Choose Record a

Sound4. A “Record Sound”

window will open5. Name the sound

before your record

Recorded Speech6. Click the red button to

begin to record your speech

7. Click the rectangle to stop recording

8. Click the right arrow to play back

9. Click OK.10. A small speaker will

appear.11. Repeat on each page

Click on the Insert Tab

RecordStop

Change File Size Settings1. Click on one speaker2. Click on the Sound Tools

Tab3. Change “Max Sound File

Size (KB) to 50,000 on the Sound Option Group

This will effect all subsequent presentations. You only need to do this once.

Power Point 2010 – you do not need to do this step

Attach the Recorded Speech with the Symbol

1. Delete the speaker.2. Click on the symbol you

inserted for “Read”3. Click on the Insert Tab4. Choose Action5. Click Play Sound in the

Action Setting pop-up6. Choose your titled sound

from the drop down menu7. Click OKPower Point 2010 - You can

customize the speaker symbol.

Read Text AutomaticallyThe text is read automatically

when the page is turned. This is useful for students using switches with an interface.

1. Click the Animations Tab2. Click the drop down arrow

on the No Sound Box3. Scroll to find the recording4. Select5. Repeat for each page

CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:FORMATTING BACKGROUNDS, PICTURES, AND SOUNDS

Backgrounds

1. Click on the Design Tab

2. Click on Background Styles

3. Choose Format Background

4. Click the paint can and choose your color

5. Click Apply to All6. Close

Clip Art

1. Click on the Insert Tab2. Choose Clip Art3. Type the picture name

in the Search box of the task pane

4. Click Go5. Click on the center of

the picture and drag it6. Resize by using the

corner resizing handles

Resizing handles

Digital Pictures

1. Click on the Insert Tab2. Click on Picture3. Browse your picture

folder to find your picture

4. Double click on the picture

5. Resize the picture using the resizing handles

Download Pictures from Other Sites

1. Go to the site2. Right click on the

picture3. Choose Save Picture

As4. Select the location5. Name and Save6. Insert the picture

following the Digital Pictures steps

Websites

Digital Pictures• Google Images

http://www.google.com/imghp

• Flickr http://www.flickr.com/

Free Clip Art• www.picsearch.com • http://

school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/

• http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/

Add Sounds to Pictures1. Click on the Insert Tab2. Type the sound in the Search

box in the Clip Art Task Pane on the right (bark or moo)

3. Click the down arrow beside the Media File Types

4. Uncheck the boxes except sounds

5. Press Go6. Click on the sound to insert7. Choose either Automatically

or When Selected

Match the Picture and Sound

1. Delete the speaker icon

2. Click the picture3. Click the Insert Tab4. Choose Action

Match the Picture and Sound

5. Action Setting Window:

a. Down Triangle beside No Sound

b. Scroll to find your sound

c. Click to select

6. OK

Sounds from the Web1. Find the sound on the web2. Right click3. Save target as4. Save in the same folder as

your book5. Click on Insert Tab6. Choose Sound7. Click Sound from File8. Locate and select the

sound9. Choose play Automatically

or When Clicked

10. Delete the speaker11. Click on the picture12. Click on the Insert Tab13. Choose Action14. Action Setting

Window:a. Click on the drop down

arrow beside No Soundb. Scroll and select

15. OK

Sounds from the Web

• www.findsounds.com– Remove the check by

the Aiff and AU boxes

• www.classictvhits.com– Many advertisements

• www.simplythebest.net/sounds

CUSTOMIZE THE TALKING BOOK:ACCESSIBILITY, STRATEGIES, COPYRIGHT

Switch Access

• You will need:– Switch– Switch interface

• Make sure you enable Read text Automatically

Talking Books: Strategies and Use

• Include high frequency words such as the Dolch Word Lists: http://www.dolchword.net/ – Articulation– Fluency

• Parts of speech• Idioms• Introduce new vocabulary• Sequence events from pictures or field trips• Social Stories

Copyright

• Copyright basics: http://www.copyright.com/viewPage.do?pageCode=cr10-n

• Copyright Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act: Fair Use http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

References

Day, Lourdes. 2008. Creating Talking Books, Power Point 2007. http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/resources/ese/resourcespowerpoint.htm