New Views on PowerPoint Presentations
I learnt to make PPP about ten years ago and used them from time to time as visual aids. I must say that they are bright, colourful and better than pictures or post cards. But I am not fond of them because I prefer active and communicative learning.
I learnt to make PPP about ten years ago and used them from time to time as visual aids. I must say that they are bright, colourful and better than pictures or post cards. But I am not fond of them because I prefer active and communicative learning.
This week readings made me change my mind, because they brought me better understanding of the teacher’s role in the classroom where presentations are used. PPP is just an additional aid - a visual accompaniment to the spoken word. It is not a television and each slide should be discussed with the students. My students can be placed in the center of the class by means of the really interactive PPP. Students can be asked to anticipate information on an upcoming slide or be involved into interactive games or story writing. Video workshops in the Internet, offered to us by our instructor, helped me to learn how to do it. And I did it! I’ve prepared my first interactive PPP myself. Before it I only used ready-made software.
My students have learnt to make their PPP at the lessons of Computer Science and use them to illustrate their projects. It should be noted, that very few of them use fonts, colours, slide design in an appropriate way. Thanks to the articles which we have read this week I was able to create materials with the main tips and samples of PPP Arts. I believe they will be useful not only for my students but for my colleagues as well.
Hi Irina,
ОтветитьУдалитьIndeed you have a lot of experience- 10 years is no mean achievement. Some of these things are yet to take root in high schools in my country. This week I’ve realized we need them seriously and urgently.
I can see this week’s learning has made you change your mind about PPT. As for me, I will push the administration to purchase necessary gadgets; I can’t wait to do it.
Have a nice weekend Irina till we meet next week.
Mbatia Francis
Hi Mbaltia,
ОтветитьУдалитьThank you for the comment. You are right we really can do a lot of things with PPT.
I wish you good luck and get the necessary gadgets to bring positive changes to your students.
Irina
Hi Irina,
ОтветитьУдалитьThank you for your comments in my blog :)
Regading this issue, I already had a special interest towards Power Point Presentations before but as you say, I felt very good reading more about how to use it to complement my classes and not to use it against me.
This tool can help us encourge our students in creating oral presentations, presenting findings about researches and projects assigned.
It has so many options I did not know how to use before and now I feel very good about being able to use it and share it.
I am glad you are also feeling better towards the possibility of using it more often.
It all depends on how much we now how to control it and not let it control us.
Regards,
Carol