Week #9

First of all, does this guy think he is Dane Cook?
He made some really valid points in the video and everything that he mentioned does drive me crazy about powerpoints. I remember in my public speaking class that people would make powerpoint presentations and then read right off the slide. It seemed pointless. First of all it is really hard to hear the person when they are talking at the presentation, you need to face the people in the class and address them--the powerpoint already knows what you are going to say.

I love powerpoint but I do think it is important that you do use other resources just to mix things up. In my future classroom, I want to have a routine, but I don't want my students to know exactly what we are going to do everyday. In one of my current classes I know exactly what we are going to do every Tuesday and every Thursday. We sit and watch a powerpoint on every Tuesday and on Thursday we talk about a reading that we did during the week. It is such a bore. One day though, he mixed things up and I really enjoyed it. I understand the importance of having a routine though, because many students need structure.
I also love the option of putting pictures and videos in the powerpoint show. This makes it interesting and allows you to show the students pictures of what you are talking about that can help further explain the subject.