POWERPOINT WEEK 7

TASK:         CLASS ACTIVITY TO CREATE A POWERPOINT

According to Wendy Russell (2017) PowerPoint is a presentation software program that is part of the Microsoft Office package.  PowerPoint, she said, uses a graphical approach to presentations in the form of slide shows that accompany the oral delivery of the topic.  this program is widely used in business and classroom and is an effective tool when used for training purposes. 

Below is a video which shows you how to use PowerPoint.

This class activity was created in such an interesting and interacting way that it allows individuals to discover and learn new things with the help of the class.  Our lecturer, Mrs. Marsh, created tasks pertaining to the creation of a PowerPoint where individuals were selected randomly to execute one  task.  Individuals had to create a new background for the PowerPoint, add additional pages, add a title and topic, add relevant points to support the topic, use interesting features to enhance the visual appearance for example the use of pictures and music. It took team work to complete the tasks and we succesfully did just that.  Whilst helping my peers, I watched and created a PowerPoint of my own to have a better understand of what was expected of me.

Click on the link below to view the PowerPoint I did in class as practice.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByBs8mhNu2BLNlk2a25ISGpGS1U

I learnt that there are many ways to make teaching and learning fun and interesting for both teacher and students.  Teachers have the use of softwares to pass on information in a different way that would appeal visually and auditory to students.

The most interesting thing about learning to create a PowerPoint was that two (2) days later, I was given an assignment where I had to create a PowerPoint based on a research. I was smiling from ear to ear doing the happy dance because I learnt the necessary steps to successfully complete the task now set to me in another subject area.

In my area of teaching, a PowerPoint presentation would be asked of from students to identify key points in researches that would be given to them.  I believe the PowerPoint method would enable a better understanding of the research because they will retain the information better.