No assignment this week, but with the substitute teacher we talked about PowerPoint, which we will have to use for a future assignment. I love PowerPoint! It's one of those programs that I just enjoy playing around with. I worked for the Church a few years ago on a custodial crew and was asked to create presentations for the safety committee. I had fun with them and learned a ton about PowerPoint as I messed around with those projects. I don't know how much I'd actually use PowerPoints in the classroom though unless it was to show pictures or lyrics or something like that. I just can't imagine that form of teaching would be very interesting to children. But, I'm sure using the right media and other catching things you could use them effectively.
I will have to be careful though because I do have a tendancy to get a little carried away with my presentations and they become more of a movie then anything else, and apparently that's not really an appropriate use of PowerPoint. I don't like all the annoying transistions and animations that are available and think those are definately overused, but then again, kids might LOVE them!
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Kids love to use those transitions and sound effects in their own powerpoints, but then again, they need to use moderation also. I think the key to using any technology is that you can do something better with it than without it.
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