Saturday, March 27, 2010
The all-powerful PowerPoint
What did we do before PowerPoint? I mean, how did teachers teach anything? This week I have used a couple of simple PowerPoint slides in seminary lessons I've taught. It has made certain activities much more convenient and easier to do with the class. Today I went to a little presentation about buying a home (not that that will happen anytime soon). I don't know how the presenter would have communicated his ideas very well without PowerPoint slides. Seriously, since when have people been using PowerPoint and what did teachers do before that? Is PowerPoint used in junior high or high school classes now? I can't think of it ever being used in my classes until BYU. I guess people used overheads, but that just seems harder to make and less effective for learning. What would the world be like without PowerPoint? Ponder that one over your next bowl of cereal.
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Way good question Jason. I suppose they just had to write everything on the board and the students has to listen to get the details down in their notes. Different kind of paradigm. I sometimes wonder though if PowerPoint get in the way when it's over used or used improperly. I'm not sure what that means exactly, but, like anything, there are extremes. I, like you though, am glad that things like PowerPoint came around. Ever seen this: http://prezi.com/.
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