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Using Powerpoints
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sarahjane68
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Using Powerpoints
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Hi everyone!
This is probably a very silly question but how do you all incorporate powerpoint presentations into your lessons? I �ve actually never used them myself, my only experience with them being from a student �s perspective when I recently began German lessons. I began teaching English over 20 years ago and, back then, there were no powerpoints and I guess I kind of got stuck in the using-the-familiar-stuff rut. Are they really very effective?
Sorry if I sound like a dunce. I just want to make sure I get it right if and when I decide to use the powerpoints.
Thank you all in advance!
Sarah
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25 May 2010
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redcamarocruiser
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Powerpoints are very useful for teaching because they can be animated. You can use them like you would use films or flashcards. |
25 May 2010
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anitarobi
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I use them for games, revision and even new material. For instance, if you �re introducing the Present Perfect, you can have all the rules prepared in your ppt, with examples and drill exercises afterwards - with just a click of the mouse or your remote control you add text, as if you were writing on the board, only you �re not. Not writing on the board actually saves a lot of time, you don �t turn your back on the sts and it saves a lot of time during the lesson. It also allows you to view the faces of your sts and see immediately their reactions - the eye-to-eye-to ppt contact gives them more possibilities to ask questions during the process. Also it saves you preparation time, because you don �t have to prepare it for each time you teach that material. You can use the same ppt for revision later on. It �s also fantastic to use for reading(not to mention how many photocopies less you have to make if the text is in ppt) - if each slide contains only a fragment of a text, you can keep them guessing, debate the text bit by bit (vocabulary as well as the content), and suspense is always a great thing in reading. Their minds work much better if you don �t give them all the data at once. Plus, not all your sts read at the same speed, and this way you sort of keep the balance of concentration. The eye-to-eye is present again, so interaction is a lot better. There �s also this great visual element - humans are visual creatures - if sth is written in huge letters, on a wall, and in colourful form, all age groups will memorise it a lot better than if it �s always in plain letters on the �boring � board. (Your ppt can also have answers/key, so you can display it for them.) I love using ppts in classrooms - I even use motivational texts or prepare lyrics as in karaoke. Not to mention having a ppt when you rehearse a play with your sts - they don �t carry around their papers and they memorise the text faster. |
25 May 2010
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blunderbuster
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Check out this! There was a huge discussion about it several years ago.
Regards
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25 May 2010
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sarahjane68
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Thanks everyone for your replies. They were very helpful! I think I need to try and produce some powerpoints of my own now. I �ve no idea how they �ll turn out but nothing ventured, nothing gained!!!
Thanks again everyone! |
25 May 2010
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anitarobi
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Many people here have wonderful ppts and I have to admit that, just by using them, I have learned a lot about how to improve my own ppts! Best of luck, Sarahjane |
25 May 2010
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