Yes I've used Power Point...but
However, this is the first time I've used Scribd.The following is the portfolio I had to create for my Art learning journey in a previous assignment.
Using scribd was easy. The following is another power point I used in a maths lesson during my practicum to go with lessons on solving word problems.
Powerpoint on Solving Division and Multiplication Word Problems
I have used powerpoints many, many times and have enjoyed learning its quirks along the way. I have used them to present assignments to my peers at uni and I have used them to introduce topics to students in my practicums. The ability to add sound, image and video mean that you can reach a larger range of learning styles. Being able to speed up the presentation as necessary or even skip slides means that you can keep viewers engaged.
The different effects used on these examples don't show up here (how do I show those?) but suffice to say, I'm an effect queen and probably use them too much. :)
Students in a classroom could quite easily (only requiring minimal assistance) create some quite fantastic looking presentations which could be used to present findings from investigations or similar. My Eight year old daughter has created some wonderful presentations of our pets and she has been able to easily add effects to text and images alike.
As powerpoint is created by Microsoft, it follows the same taskbar layout that students will most likely be familiar with, thus making the use of this tool beneficial when time is a concern.
I didn't ever think of making them INTERACTIVE!
What a world of possibilities...I'm excited to give that a try soon.
In discussions, I am reliably informed that this tool can also be used to create a kind of interactive 'room'. More info here http://christykeeler.com/EducationalVirtualMuseums.html I have yet to try this, but the idea certainly sounds conducive to more authentic learning tasks. In fact, Authentic tasks such as creating a marketing package or advertisements could certainly see students using this tool to create some very creative assessment pieces.
Interesting http://visualology.net/ Yet again, how sound can change how something is perceived.
Remember K.I.S.S? Some good points about keeping powerpoints concise and to the point. http://www.pptmagic.com/articles/kiss.htm
A good article on how to use pan and zoom effects. http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/powerpoint-help/create-pan-and-zoom-effects-in-powerpoint-HA010232631.aspx Unfortunately playing with this one will have to wait. But I will certainly come back to it.
That's all for now folks.............
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