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By: EDU 626 Class Blog » PowerPoint Reform: A First Chapter

EDU 626 Class Blog » PowerPoint Reform: A First Chapter — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:15:27 +0000

[...] http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2008/01/20/powerpoint-reform-a-first-chapter/ I found this entry about the misuse of PowerPoint in the Never Ending Search blog located at http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com. The blog is written by Joyce Valenza who is a teacher/librarian, technology writer, and blogger. PowerPoint has been used for the past decade as the way to present information visually to an audience. In its infancy (and still today), we were so excited to no longer have to create diagrams, graphs, and illustrations by hand. We could display text so those present could “read for themselves” information pertinent to the presentation while the presenter spoke about the topic more in depth. Text and pictures could fly on and off the slide, appear and disappear, and even do a somersault or two. All of the sudden boring presentations became very visual and often entertaining. There is no doubt that a PowerPoint presentation can enhance an otherwise mundane speech; however, it can just as easily make the audience bored to tears. Teachers (me included) have programmed our students to prepare presentations in a way that is so scripted and “gradeable” by a rubric that the “presentation” aspect has been all but lost. This blog entry talks about reprogramming teachers and students to use PowerPoint more effectively as a presentation aid instead of the presentation entirely. Here are the new rules to follow for PowerPoint presentations: 1. No bullets—one word or phrase on a slide 2. One image per slide –text optional 3. No clipart 4. Use conceptual images 5. Shorten quotes to just the “nugget” that is important 6. Use as many slides as you need 7. Think outside the box 8. Slides are for the audience not the presenter 9. Use good speaking techniques This new criterion brings PowerPoint back to a presentation aid and lets the speaker present the material in a more traditional way. Speakers who are well prepared present their information to the audience in a speech format with PowerPoint being a tool to help convey meaning to certain parts of the speech. According to the blog post the students and teachers interviewed dreaded having to watch numerous PowerPoint presentations laden with too much text and scripted information. I know from personal experience that I and my students do not look forward to presentation days because they are usually long and boring. I plan to implement these new tools into my classes to provide students with a better learning experience that will teach them about making presentations and not just creating slides and reading them to the audience. New Technology Review [...]

By: Tips on Power Point Presentations | HSlibraryBlog

Tips on Power Point Presentations | HSlibraryBlog — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:26:12 +0000

[...] 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized Great Tips on Power Point Presentations from Librarian Joyce [...]

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:47:48 +0000

Thanks – it was discouraging to attend the NJASL Convention this year and sit through countless power points. Unfortunately it seems that the expectation is that if there is a presentation, there must be a power point : ( Voice thread anyone??

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Thing 4: What I’ve Learned about Blogging | Marist Parent Pointers — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:44:56 +0000

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By: Thing 4 – Presentation Reformation | Musings

Thing 4 – Presentation Reformation | Musings — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:16:32 +0000

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By: Thing 4 | Moving Forward

Thing 4 | Moving Forward — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:19:36 +0000

[...] did like the blog on power points. My students have recently given the most boring ppts by doing all the things that were listed as [...]

By: Thing 4 – thoughts on blogging | Julie

Thing 4 – thoughts on blogging | Julie — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:31:22 +0000

[...] blog that I thought was interesting was PowerPoint Reform by Joyce Valenza. It’s interesting that my dear friend Ali who lives now in Bangkok, [...]

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Thing 4 – Edublogosphere | Books "R" Us — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:53:18 +0000

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By: Thing 4 – To Blog or Not to Blog… | Tech Musing

Thing 4 – To Blog or Not to Blog… | Tech Musing — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:39:28 +0000

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By: Thing 4: Blogging begins with reading | The Beginning...

Thing 4: Blogging begins with reading | The Beginning... — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:04:17 +0000

[...] really liked the post “PowerPoint Reform” because I have been struggling with the issue for a couple of years now. I don’t have kids [...]