Presentation software can be used as an interactive visual learning aid when incorporating web links and video. Students can work together in groups to create presentations, helping them cooperate and work as a team. There are many free presentation packages that can engage students, but the content and layout must be carefully considered to avoid boring the classroom with too many slides. Presentations should use limited text and include images, graphs or diagrams to benefit visual and print impaired learners. The software allows for alternative routes and levels of detail through internal hyperlinks, notes, and accessing supporting materials within or outside the presentation.
2. Presentation Software
Presentation software is a visual learning aid and can
become interactive if web links and video are built in to
make it an interesting lesson.
Group work can be used to put a presentation together so
students cooperate and work as a team.
There are many free presentation packages to engage
students but content and layout is important when using
this as a form of teaching as slide upon slide will bore a
classroom very easily
3. Presentation Software
How to use PowerPoint effectively
- Limited Text
- The default text size encourages teaching and
learning staff to focus on the key points and main topic
headings. This benefits learners with print impairments
or issues with concentration.
- It is very easy to add images, graphs or diagrams,
benefiting learners, such as deaf or print impaired
learners, with a preference for visual learning. Further
information on the appropriate use of images can be
located in the section entitled.
4. Presentation Software
Alternative Route-ways and Content
- Using the hyperlink and notes facility it can be simple
to create opportunities for learners to:
- Work through a presentation in a different order by
using internal hyperlinks.
- Access different levels of detail by referring to the
notes field.
- Access different supporting materials within the
presentation (e.g. slides with additional explanation,
sample questions, simple quizzes etc).
- Access different supporting materials external to the
presentation.
