Educational‘theorists’ such as Vygotsky and Bruner tell us that interaction with others is of crucial importance in learning.As a pre-service teacher I foresee the importance of collaborative learning.I have listed below the benefits to using powerpoint as a tool within the classroom. However i wanted to also display another useful tool that involves the use of collaboration between students where powerpoint as a tool may not.
The electronic whiteboard connected to a network means that the children have a
world of resources at their finger tips ready for discussion, to test hypotheses and
research. The children do this as a large co-operative group. It ensures that learning becomes a much more collaborative and social process therefore a much more
powerful way of learning across the curriculum. Teachers and pupils are able to discuss, modify and extend ideas in a shared arena.
Powerpoint
Powerpoint is not new to todays' classrooms. for almost a decade now teachers have been incorporating powerpoints both into their topic presentations and for students to use as a research/presentation tool. Microsoft PowerPoint is beginning to pop-up in classrooms of all levels across the nation.
PowerPoint is a wonderful tool for learning in both a student and teacher-directed situation. It can add a new dimension to learning allowing teachers to explain new concepts. Used properly, PowerPoint can be one of the most powerful tools for delivering new information. Employed inappropriately, PowerPoint could potentially confuse students and make learning a difficult process.
There are plenty of sites on the web that allow you to access many types of different media (pictures, sounds, movies, etc.) for free.
Try www.lycos.com , www.av.com, images.google.com.
What's Good About PowerPoint?em>
1. PowerPoint is fun to watch and fun to make.
2. Used correctly, PowerPoint can accommodate all learners' needs.
3. It has a spell-check function! Something our black boards and overheads lack.
4. It motivates students when used in moderation.
5. It motivates staff.
6. PowerPoint allows you to reflect on your lesson and correct any needed changes. Finally, you can create the perfect lesson!
7. Imagine to be able to print out what you did in class for students that were absent. Better yet, turn the accountability on to students and post your presentations on-line.
8. PowerPoint is not hard to learn. Our technology staff rates it a "B+" for ease of use. It should take about one hour to learn the basics.
What's Bad About PowerPoint?em>
1. Content can sometimes take a back seat to flash. Watch-out for triple "P."
2. Computers crash, networks go down, viruses can plague computers! Always have a back-up plan!
3. Overuse can bore learners and diminish PowerPoint's effectiveness.
4. Classrooms need large monitors or projectors to display presentations. Make sure your technology plan furnishes this. With simple TV-out cards or VGA-TV converters, this can be easily accomplished.
5. A successful presentation can take several hours to develop.
I have provided a link below to a powerpoint presentation that a peer and I developed for our Ensuring Student Success course. The powerpoint was used to guide our listeners throug our presentation on the topic of 'gender inequities in the classroom'. We had a lot of fun developing this powerpoint.
P point TBA
References
http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/powerpoint/the_good/
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