My favorite activity we have done in SEDU 183 up to this point is the PowerPoint lessons. Every student was to pick a grade level and then a curriculum to stick to. Then the student was to create a PowerPoint for that lesson. Creating the PowerPoint's took a lot of time. My entire PowerPoint took a full 3 hours to do without any interruptions but, it was so fun and exciting I did not even realize how much time I had invested into it. I think this tool is very useful. It can make lessons more interactive and more interesting for students. Also, a PowerPoint with a paper to go a long with makes the students pay attention to the slides to find the answers which makes the child need to look carefully for answers and learn the information. The downfalls of this tool is that technology can fail us all, especially at very inconvenient times. Teachers must make sure they have a back-up plan just in case. I would definitely 100% use this is my classroom. It's time consuming to put together and has a change of failing just like all technology but if used correctly, can teach children in a great way.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. ~Thomas Paine
This why I don't typically use PPT in the classroom as an instructional tool. Takes up way too much time and effort. As a teacher, you can't spend 3 hours on one PPT and maintain the schedule of grading papers and planning. Good thoughts. I am glad you enjoyed the project. The outcome was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love the Thomas Paine quote. It is also one of my personal philosophies :)
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