4. • PowerPoint, when displayed via a
projector, is a useful tool for showing
audiences things that enhance what the
speaker is saying. It is a useful tool for
illustrating the content of a speech,
such as by showing photos, graphs,
charts, maps, etc., or by highlighting
certain text from a speech, such as
quotations or major ideas. It should not
be used as a slide-show outline of what
the speaker is telling the audience.
5. • PowerPoint tools often
lead to teacher-
centered instruction
and lecture.
6. • With presentation
software, you can use
multiple sources of
information as they
build an understanding
of the topics they are
studying. For example,
you can import sound
clips, video clips, image
files, and alphabetic text
in creative ways that
encourage active
learning.
7. • People say that the ease of use of presentation software
can save a lot of time for people who otherwise would
have used other types of visual aid—hand-drawn or
mechanically typeset slides, blackboards or whiteboards,
or overhead projections. Ease of use also encourages
those who otherwise would not have used visual aids, or
would not have given a presentation at all, to make
presentations.
8. • As PowerPoint's style, animation, and multimedia abilities
have become more sophisticated, and as the application
has generally made it easier to produce presentations.
the difference in needs and desires of presenters and
audiences has become more noticeable.
9. • Check Spelling and Grammar
• Using PowerPoint's "Spelling"
function from the "Review"
menu helps ensure the
presentation contains no
errors. Users should read aloud
their slides while creating the
presentation to ensure there
are no punctuation and
grammar problems either. The
PowerPoint "Thesaurus" and
"Research" functions also
provide a way for users to
ensure the presentations
contain relevant details in
order to tell a convincing
story.
10. • Presentation Slides as
Webpages
• PowerPoint shows can
also be saved as
webpages or as
PowerPoint shows linked
to webpages. Using this
feature, presentations can
be linked to the class
webpage for parents to
see from their home
computers.
11. • Using PowerPoint to
Organize Research Projects
• Each slide of a PowerPoint file
can serve as a notecard, much
like the 3X5 index cards often
used for planning research
projects. If students have
presentation software on their
laptop computers, work at a
desktop computer station, or
have presentation software on
their handheld computers, they
can take notes in the body of
the slide, add bibliographic
information in the note section
of the PowerPoint slide, and
use the slide sorter to organize
their papers.
12. • Classroom Time
Management
• To help students keep track
of time spent on different
tasks in the classroom, the
teacher can create a slide
with each task typed using
bullets. By animating text
and using the timer, each
step of the task can be
grayed out as students
should have it completed
13. • Summarize Detailed
Reports
• PowerPoint
presentations capture
the essence and
summarize key points of
highly detailed reports,
surveys and studies on
any subject or domain.
Slides with statistical
highlights and important
facts are also used to
present critical
information.
14. • Educational Value
• PowerPoint
presentations are
used by professors
and teachers to add
value to their lectures
and notes. Students
use PowerPoint slides
and presentations to
enrich their
assignments, projects
and other coursework
submissions.
15. • Sales Presentations
• Sales professionals
regularly use
compelling
PowerPoint
presentations
comprising of data
and informative
content to inform,
educate and enthuse
different user
audiences about
16. • Effective Visual Tool
• The visual imagery
made possible by
juggling various
PowerPoint
combinations, design
templates and other
tools is used by
speakers to add value
to speeches and
presentations and
engage audiences via
projector screens during
conferences, seminars
17. • Create Consistency
• With the document
themes, you can easily
change the appearance
of the entire document
with one click. When
you change a theme,
you apply consistent
color, style and fonts
across the slides in your
presentation. This
improves your ability to
develop consistent and
professional
presentations.
18. • Interaction and
Engagement
• PowerPoint and slide
presentations hold student
attention through the use
of video, graphics and
music. Because students
today are so
technologically advanced,
tools that involve
technology such as slide
shows increase student
involvement and
interaction.
19. • Integration of Multiple
Sources
• Using PowerPoint and
slide shows, you can
integrate multiple
sources in your
classroom
presentations. For
example, you easily can
incorporate photos of
student work, video
from a field trip, related
content from news
sources and the latest
expert research into a
single presentation
20. • Availability of
Instruction
• Rather than handing
absentee students
written notes of a lesson
they missed, you can
replay your lesson or
presentation using a
slide show. Absent
students receive the
same instruction as
those who are present,
so they do not fall
behind.