How to effectively use presentations in the classroom
- 1. How to effectively use presentations in the classroom
- 2. Power Point is the type of technology that I chose to use for my presentation It is visual It can be interactive It is streamlined
- 3. Visual Appeal • Power Point enables the teacher to add a vast amount of visual aids from multiple online sources • The teacher is able to show students examples of the concepts with videos and pictures Picture of DNA showing mutation
- 4. Interactivity • It allows the students to interact with the teacher and the technology to gather information • When the audience is engaged, learning increases
- 5. Example of student interaction The teachers notes are highlighted with important facts: • Bacterial Transformation What clues did bacterial transformation yield about the gene? By observing bacterial transformation, Avery and other scientists discovered that the nucleic acid DNA stores and transmits genetic information from one generation of bacteria to the next. The student fills in the blanks on his or her pre printed paper: By observing bacterial transformation, Avery and other scientists discovered that the nucleic acid __________stores and transmits __________________from one generation of bacteria to the next.
- 6. Streamline • Power Point allows the teacher to convey important knowledge in a concise, orderly manner • Each slide can contain one important concept or topic without the overload of less important details
- 7. Power point is an easy and efficient way to communicate information to your students in a way that is visual, interactive, and concise.
- 8. References Jukes, Ian. Bringing Down the House: Creating Sensational Knock-Your-Socks Off Presentations. http://www.infosavvygroup.com . May 2005. Lever-Duffy, Judy, Jean B. McDonald. Teaching and Learning with Technology, 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson, 2011. Print.