After seeing so many powerpoint presentations throughout my university career it is clear that while some are great and make the lesson more interesting, others are distracting and take away from what the teacher is physically doing.
After going through a short presentation that was clearly designed to illustrate the wrong ways to use powerpoints many features (and reading about creative ways to use powerpoint in the classroom, it was fun to rework it! Here are the little changes that made a BIG difference:
Font that is hard to read due to color and/or size is distracting! I chose to use a color that stood out against the background (white text on black, etc.). I also increased the size of the text (especially important headings).
Continuity makes a presentation look planned out, I chose to use the same theme for all of the slides (with the exception of the first).
Have an interesting title slide! Pictures are too easy to find and use to be ignored!
Using larger text limits how much you can fit in one slide, which can be advantageous. I chose to decrease the amount of text on the slide and to instead list subject headings. I know that as a student it was easier to take notes from what the teacher was saying rather than furiously copying down the slide.
Finally, make sure there are no spelling or grammar mistakes! (Seems obvious but, gotta throw it out there.)
I am excited to continue learning how to use powerpoint, and can't wait to integrate video, sounds, and links! Better save something for next time, thanks for reading!
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