Hello All,
PowerPoint slide are a very useful tool that can be used in the classroom to engage the learners in topics and also find out their prior knowledge. This can be achieved by creating a presentation involving a quiz that the students complete to reflect on learning and for the learning manager to be able to see what they already know. In particular, possible application for PowerPoint in the classroom could be used in a Technology unit, where the learners have to create International stores to show others the layout of their topic. A photo story could be created with hyperlinks linking to Google Earth and other internet sites where the students have gathered information to display climate, foods (recipes), clothing (designs) and other cultural traits.
This PowerPoint presentation could be done as a class about Aboriginal culture and then the students could gather into their groups to complete their own slideshow. This would ensure that the learners are being modelled how to achieve the desired learning outcomes. A reference page would need to be displayed and the students would need to be taught how to hyperlink pages to the sites that they received the information form, to assure no copyright laws are breeched. In a Science unit, the students could use PowerPoint to display their experiments and use it as a reflection and for assessment following through the scientific process, with photographic and work samples uploaded into the presentation as evidence to support their data. This e.learning tool is very useful to engage students yet still adhere to the learning outcomes they need to achieve. All learners, no matter the diversity can complete this task as those who are below expectation can perform basic operations, yet the learners that need challenging can apply more complex presentations.
This PowerPoint presentation could be done as a class about Aboriginal culture and then the students could gather into their groups to complete their own slideshow. This would ensure that the learners are being modelled how to achieve the desired learning outcomes. A reference page would need to be displayed and the students would need to be taught how to hyperlink pages to the sites that they received the information form, to assure no copyright laws are breeched. In a Science unit, the students could use PowerPoint to display their experiments and use it as a reflection and for assessment following through the scientific process, with photographic and work samples uploaded into the presentation as evidence to support their data. This e.learning tool is very useful to engage students yet still adhere to the learning outcomes they need to achieve. All learners, no matter the diversity can complete this task as those who are below expectation can perform basic operations, yet the learners that need challenging can apply more complex presentations.
Interactive PowerPoint presentations could also be implemented to guide the learners through class topics and also as an extension activity for the advanced learners to use to enable and give opportunities for them to extend and refine their knowledge, and then use the knowledge meaningfully by using the engagement theory as a tool to scaffold the learning experience. I really think that if implemented successfully, PowerPoint presentations can ultimately benefit the learning and be used as a tool for the learners to process and express relevant information.
Until next time,
Amy
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