Tuesday, November 2, 2010
CEDO530 - Post #1 - What do I hope to learn?
I hope that I will learn to break the habit of using powerpoint simply because it is easy to use and is the most common media presentation software available in schools. I have to admit, watching powerpoint presentations is mind-numbing. Almost all of the teachers in our district use powerpoint for their's and their students' presentations. Before I became a teacher, I worked in the private sector and have had to endure 50+ slide presentations during staff meetings, workshops, etc. I had a hard time staying focused during many of those presentations, and now it troubles me to see so many of our students being taught that powerpoint is the only presentation software available. I loved the 2 articles we read for class, especially "Powerpoint is Evil". I agree completely with these articles. However, I am a typical teacher with very little time to learn a new "tricks". Powerpoint is the old standby when there is no time to learn new ways for presentations. So, in short, I'm hoping to learn new presentation techniques in this class so that I can put powerpoint in the past.
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Mary, you said it! Having seen so many presentations done in PowerPoint can sure get old, especially when there are so many words on one slide. On the flip side, you can really distinguish between those who really know what they're doing and show it by having a great presentation, including slides.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you mean about being busy and not having much time to learn new "tricks." But at the same token, wouldn't having less on a slide save us all time? I'm inspired to have little content on each slide, which means choosing the right content to put on each slide that much more important. :)
I read that the man who created PowerPoint has apologized to the world - ok, perhaps that is an urban myth. But I think any tool can be used poorly or well.
ReplyDeleteI piano can make great music or sound awful, it is all in the practice. Use the ideas presented here to practice, and overtime, improve. What one thing would you like to focus on first?