Powerpoint has been around for a long time now has been used throughout my education by my teachers, tutors and lecturers. I have created many myself for assignments and presentations and I have always found it to be a frustrating program. As with most programs it does have it's pro's - It's useful in presenting visual elements such as photos or screen shots, you can add as many slides as you like and full editing of text is available. In newer releases of the program you can also embed video files for the web and audio. As part of this task we were also asked to view a tutorial on creating simple animations using PP, I think this is a good tool but it is time consuming trying to draw giving the limited tools in the program. The animation quality produced is also limited by the users talents. In terms of using PP for education purposes I think it should be limited, there are just so many other options out there (such as Prezi, see below) which are a more engaging medium. I don't mean to discount PP entirely as it is a basic standard program which all students should at some stage, I just feel there are more engaging presentation tools than this one.
P M I Plusses, Minuses, and Interesting/Implications
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learning potential of a PowerPoint
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Unlimited amount of slides available.
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Ability to add sound, pictures and in some cases movies.
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Templates available for guidelines.
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Can add links to informational websites.
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Can make small animations
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Good for Visual learners.
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Only newer versions enable video sharing.
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Tedious
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Creativity is limited
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Designer’s talents limit use of animation.
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Presenter can be prone to reading off slides therefore not talking
directly to the learner.
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Only version 2007 and above support embedded video files from the web
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Being able to make a PP does not make you a good presenter.
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PP can be overused – if there are no visuals required in a lesson then
a PP is not needed.
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