Powerpoint In the Classroom

Introto Insects

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Hi all,

When talking about powerpoint in the classroom I think they are a a great idea. When thinking of ASD students the use of powerpoints to explain tasks will be extremely beneficial to them as they are more receptive to visual cues rather than verbal. Powerpoints can also be used as the "hook" of a lesson like the above powerpoint could be done when introducing a topic about insects. This particular powerpoint is aimed at Year 2/3 could also be used to test students' previous knowledge about the topic at the beginning of the unit or even used as a revision test later in the unit. It could even be used as an actual assessment task. Once again using a powerpoint as an exam is an advantage to ASD students and other visual learners as they will have a better understanding of what is required of them. Powerpoints are also useful in allowing students to use the software themselves to develop assessment tasks such as oral presentations and slideshows.

Another advantage of powerpoint is that it can be embedded into almost anything and pretty much anything can be embedded within it.

All the advantages associated with using powerpoint in the classroom make it so that they cannot be ignored as an effective form of teaching/learning strategy in the classroom and I feel that as they can be used across all KLA's, they are a must for the classroom.

Feel free to comment :)

Regards

Jon