Group 3 technology - Power point Presentations

I have created many powerpoint presentations in the past, but I have used the simple transitions not hyperlinks. I found it interesting to use the hyperlinks to navigate your way around your presentation. PowerPoint is regarded as a presentation tool that is used to support oral presentations (Reading group 3 tools EDED20491). The powerpoint presentation I created as an example can be seen on my wiki at: http://karenwilkin.wikispaces.com/powerpoint+presentation

I am using Edward De Bono’s six thinking hats to illustrate how this presentation tool could be incorporated into student leanring.

White Hat	Facts	-According to the PPT Use Survey the average size of a powerpoint presentation was just under 1 megabite (783k) -A typical presentation had 26 visuals -The average presentation had 16 slides with bullet points -used transitions and animations
Red Hat	Feelings, intuitions, likes and dislikes	-I like that you can add  animated effects -powerpoint is private and is not accessible on the internet unless it is uploaded -powerpoint was the easiest of the Group 3 technologies to use, but that me because I have used it before. -more organised lesson -slide design is made to be simple
Black Hat	Negatives, Judgement, Why it may not work	-easy to put as much information as you can on each slide, which makes it messy and harder to read -limit the number of slides, so students do not get bored. -people may put too much emphasis on the slide show rather than the audience.
Yellow Hat	Positives	-Main points highlighted -presentation can include images, videos, sound or animations -easy to use -most people are familiar with PPT -user friendly applications -variety of layouts and slide designs Can personalise the presentation
Green Hat	Creativity, Alternatives, Possibilities, new ideas	-Use a variety of texts, images, videos, animations, sounds to keep the students motivated -artistic ability can be used -slide show can be navigated entirely by hyperlinks
Blue Hat	Thinking Process, Steps, summarize	Power point is easy to use, simple instructions: add text, slide design, transition etc. Overall I would definitely use this in the classroom as a presentation tool.

The greatest advantage of using power point for classroom lessons is that you can modify them and use them over and over again, each time you teach those lessons. http://www.online.tusc.k12.al.us/tutorials/pptclass/pptclass.htm

Powerpoint presentation can be used in my teaching area of science through experiments where the powerpoint presentation can be used to support their oral presentation. They can add graphs, and images to help illustrate the results. In my other teaching are HPE, students can use power point to present a skill used in a particular sport, again with text and images to support their findings.

References

Using Powerpoint in the Classroom. Tuscaloosa City Schools – Online Technology Learning Centres. Retrieved on 7^th April 2011 from: http://www.online.tusc.k12.al.us/tutorials/pptclass/pptclass.htm