PowerPoint Professional Development

Lynne Landry

When is PowerPoint Useful?

• That's the big question. • When we use or assign a

PowerPoint, do we take time to think about why we are choosing this tool for that project?

How Can We Best Use PP in Our Classes?• Support for our lectures or

presentations of our own content – Focus student attention – Guide note-taking

How Can We Best Use PP in Our Classes?• Practice screen – Spelling or vocabulary words – Objects to identify (lab equipment,

famous names or places, etc.)• Assessment screen – Visual assessment tool - picutres to be

identified

How Can We Best Use PP in Our Classes?• Brief Tutorials – Simple concepts (grammar rules/math

forumals) – "How-to" procedures (science lab) – Students can keep your tutorials for

future reference

How Can We Best Use PP in Our Classes?• Book Reports – Design a simple format or template for

students to use• Student-created presentations – Individual or small group – A multimedia display – Document and display results of

research – Support persuasive arguments