Powerpoint

This past week we worked on powerpoint activities and how to use them in the classroom. I chose two different activities, one where I was comparing pros and cons of a job and the other one i was listing off reasons why to live in Utah. Power points can be used for pretty much every subject in the classroom and is beneficial because it's a visual learning tool and helps the students keep organized. When I use powerpoint in my current classes I find that I learn alot more about what I'm researching and find that I don't get boggled because I'm able to keep the information in an orderly form.
In my classroom I hope to be able to use powerpoint to help the students get more creative with their research and have a little bit more fun doing so rather than just writing up a paper. I've found that this is a good way to allow the students to work on a project individually but also in a group at the same time. Each student can take their own slide and spice it up the way they want and in the end have the group bring their slides together for a final project.
I like all the different features you can add to the project and transitions it allows you to do. When viewing a power point slide show I'm more jazzed to listen because I'm able to follow along with what the person is presenting.
One thing I don't prefer though is when a teacher puts up a slide and just reads off what is already there. I find that to get a little boring and find myself losing interest quickly. But like I said if there is creativity within the slide then I'm more aware to what is going on and find myself absorbing more. This will be one thing I most certainly require of my students is for them to put their own personality into their slides but at the same time be sure it's educational and going to catch the student's attention and my attention.