Granted powerpoint is used to make presentations look a little less shabby but, i believe they are put to good use also. for some it helps organize thoughts and facts, so that they are able to give a presentation in the first place. one can drag slides around, add photographs to better depict their message, and grab the attention of people listening. its the same as an outline only digital form for your audience to see. i can see where the authors argument could be valid in terms of time consumption but other wise i think it helps.
if a viewer zones out of a boring presentation, if its the same slide, they are able to keep up with the important materials and cooperate. the only time a powerpoint is over done is when its filled with fluff.think of the name POWER POINT. i use powerpoints to do just that! Get to the point, meat and potatoes, of what im trying to say. they can be over used, but i feel like powerpoints better facilitate note taking and let the viewer know what to take away from presentations. i know that studying off powerpoint notes taken in class, i will be ready for exam time. teachers include things on a need to know basis for the most part that just reading the text wont provide. one would have to use class discussion in context with the reading just to fish out the useful information. I would think all students would love powerpoints. if its boring to you then most likely the whole topic is.....not JUST the powerpoint. trust me if your interested and want a good way to learn then you will pay attention to those slides!
>>POWER POINT. i use powerpoints to do just that! Get to the point, meat and potatoes, of what im trying to say.<<
ReplyDeleteYes - if only more people used them to do just that...