That was a really cool project. It really widened my view of the possible application for the PowerPoint program. Usually I have only used it for presentations while speaking and for visual aids. Making this interactive lesson for students was a fantastic idea and really opens up PowerPoint into an instructional tool that is effective and useful.
In general I am very comfortable with this Microsoft tool, I have used it many times for UAF classes and presentations. This project really showed me how much I didn't know about the program. It really has unlimited possibilities both for students and teachers.
Students can use this program as a tool for their own presentations, with visual aids for speeches. But I think it can also be used to explain processes like in science. PowerPoint used in this more interactive way can be used with language arts, with students recording stories or poems and having pictures and other elements that compliment the activities. I think it is great that PowerPoint can really be used as an assessment tool in this interactive fashion instead of just a tool for the students to use.
Now, I can incorporate PowerPoint as another way to assess projects in my lesson plans, plus it will give more options for differentiating the assignments.
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Interesting comment about using PowerPoint in science. One of my son's biology teachers at West Valley used to require that students' lab reports be done in PowerPoint. It was a perfect tool for the job since it allowed images and explanatory text and animations, and it could be presented to the class.
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