I feel that the biggest advantages are that it is less time consuming because a teacher can prepare at home and present in class while with wipe off boards, it takes time to transfer your written notes to the board. Also, personally, I cannot draw if my life depended on it but with presentation software, I can find examples online and post them on powerpoints to prove a point rather than try and draw. I think the biggest disadvantage is that kids want them posted online later so they do not have to pay attention in class. This is true for the higher grade levels.
I may use presentation software to support learning because there is so much you can do with the software rather than writing on the board. The software also allows it to be porjected at the front of the classroom and whn you write on the board, your writing may not eligable or it may be too low for students in the back to see. For math, it is easy to use the sentance transitions on powerpoint and put up the answer and then once students are done, you can hit enter and then the answers pop up.
One issue I have with educational technology is that I always wonder what other resorces are out there to be used to teach students besides the usual powerpoint that my teachers use in class.
No comments:
Post a Comment