Advantages of PowerPoint
- Ability to incorporate and use of a variety of resources eg: photos, images, videos, students work, sounds
- Caters for different learning styles
- Interactive engagement
- Can customise presentations based on the audience level
- Can be used in collaborative learning and therefore promotes peer sharing
- The uses of PowerPoint are only limited by your imagination
- Create diagrams
- You are able to reuse content
- The slide themes allows you to create consistency
- Easy to use layout and editing method
- Can add pages in desired place at any time
- Looks professional and eye-catching
- Promotes literacy
- Able to make 3D effects
Ref: (Stover, n.d.), (Baruch College, n.d.), (Andrew, 2009), (Jones, 2009)
Challenges of PowerPoint
- The risk of overuse of words or images on individual slides
- You are not able provide a lot of detail
- Can be time consuming to develop a successful presentation
Ref: (Goessl, n.d.), (Hasan, 2010)
PowerPoint in Early Years Learning
- Children within this age bracket benefit greatly from visuals & interactivity
Although the analysis above shows that the advantages of PowerPoint greatly outweigh the challenges, I believe that there is room for debate. This presentation that I created in PowerPoint was quite different to the normal slide arrangement that I construct in this program. I found it very challenging even though I was following step by step instructions. In saying this I consequently feel that this is significant drawback for the operation of this tool. It was incredibly time consuming to create what looks like a very basic (nothing fancy) presentation. I do note however that this comes back to my own knowledge and skill level about this program and that I am now aware that it requires development. Although I do believe PowerPoint has many advantages....for this type of presentation though…..not so much.
My PowerPoint presentation is found in this Wiki.
http://michelleuni.wikispaces.com/
References
Andrew, T. (2009) Teach students alternative uses for powerpoint. Retrieved from http://www.suite101.com/content/teach-students-alternative-uses-for-powerpoint-a104886
Baruch College. (n.d.). PowerPoint: Advantages and potential pitfalls. Retrieved from http://media.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/jbelland/powerpoint/tips.htm
Goessl, L. (n.d.). Pros and cons of using microsoft powerpoint presentations. Retrieved from http://www.helium.com/items/976269-pros-and-cons-of-using-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations
Hasan. (2010). Steps for creating a professional powerpoint presentation in less time. Retrieved from http://www.articlealley.com/article_1367805_15.html
Jones, J. (2009). Advantages of microsoft powerpoint. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/list_5806083_advantages-microsoft-powerpoint.html
Stover, E. (n.d.). What are the benefits of using powerpoint and slide presentations in the classroom? Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/facts_5008796_using-powerpoint-slide-presentations-classroom.html
- Ability to incorporate and use of a variety of resources eg: photos, images, videos, students work, sounds
- Caters for different learning styles
- Interactive engagement
- Can customise presentations based on the audience level
- Can be used in collaborative learning and therefore promotes peer sharing
- The uses of PowerPoint are only limited by your imagination
- Create diagrams
- You are able to reuse content
- The slide themes allows you to create consistency
- Easy to use layout and editing method
- Can add pages in desired place at any time
- Looks professional and eye-catching
- Promotes literacy
- Able to make 3D effects
Ref: (Stover, n.d.), (Baruch College, n.d.), (Andrew, 2009), (Jones, 2009)
Challenges of PowerPoint
- The risk of overuse of words or images on individual slides
- You are not able provide a lot of detail
- Can be time consuming to develop a successful presentation
Ref: (Goessl, n.d.), (Hasan, 2010)
PowerPoint in Early Years Learning
- Children within this age bracket benefit greatly from visuals & interactivity
Although the analysis above shows that the advantages of PowerPoint greatly outweigh the challenges, I believe that there is room for debate. This presentation that I created in PowerPoint was quite different to the normal slide arrangement that I construct in this program. I found it very challenging even though I was following step by step instructions. In saying this I consequently feel that this is significant drawback for the operation of this tool. It was incredibly time consuming to create what looks like a very basic (nothing fancy) presentation. I do note however that this comes back to my own knowledge and skill level about this program and that I am now aware that it requires development. Although I do believe PowerPoint has many advantages....for this type of presentation though…..not so much.
My PowerPoint presentation is found in this Wiki.
http://michelleuni.wikispaces.com/
References
Andrew, T. (2009) Teach students alternative uses for powerpoint. Retrieved from http://www.suite101.com/content/teach-students-alternative-uses-for-powerpoint-a104886
Baruch College. (n.d.). PowerPoint: Advantages and potential pitfalls. Retrieved from http://media.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/jbelland/powerpoint/tips.htm
Goessl, L. (n.d.). Pros and cons of using microsoft powerpoint presentations. Retrieved from http://www.helium.com/items/976269-pros-and-cons-of-using-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations
Hasan. (2010). Steps for creating a professional powerpoint presentation in less time. Retrieved from http://www.articlealley.com/article_1367805_15.html
Jones, J. (2009). Advantages of microsoft powerpoint. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/list_5806083_advantages-microsoft-powerpoint.html
Stover, E. (n.d.). What are the benefits of using powerpoint and slide presentations in the classroom? Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/facts_5008796_using-powerpoint-slide-presentations-classroom.html
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