I love powerpoint. Like literally love it. I think that it is a great tool to create not only presentations, but slide shows and great games. I am excited to do this PPT lesson. However, I wish that it was a smart board lesson because I have such a great idea for a lesson but it can only be done with a smart board.
I really like the newer version of PPT. I feel like it offers more tools and features than the old one, unless I cannot find it. Even though PPT is a great tool, some teacher's abuse it and use it for the wrong reasons. There is nothing worse than a teacher/professor who reads straight from the slides. I even cringe when students do it during a project. I guess it was just pounded into my head during all my high school projects that you are only supposed to have three bullets per slide and they are not even supposed to be full sentences! Only reminders!
So class,
Please dont make me cringe!
Where is everyone.....
16 years ago
I agree. So many teachers and students abuse the power point feature. I don't understand what the point is of going to some classes because I could just print their powerpoints off blackboard and it contains all the information. I hate it when teachers type up paragraphs onto a slide and just read off of it.
ReplyDeleteExcellent, I hope i didn't make you cringe. I agree though, what is the point of having something on the screen if you are just going to read it. The students can read, if its that important let them read it. I agree that it is a great tool for teachers, as long as they use it correctly. I don't use it often, so I might not be too good with it, and also I never used a smartboard either so I'm probably not very good with that either.
ReplyDeleteI would have liked to have to use a smartboard with powerpoint only because I have never used a smartboard, let alone in conjunction with a powerpoint lesson. I think that there are a lot of things that I could be doing to make a lesson more interactive and interesting if i knew how to employ a smartboard correctly.
ReplyDeleteI agree...i really liked powerpoint lessons also, but I LOVE smartboard so much better. I really like how a teacher can integrate geography and any other subject by using smartboard. The click and drag, matching, and the writing document page is awesome. I have never used smartboard before, and I am very excited about it.
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