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Fishead soup · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Location: Korea

I was just wondering how many people use P.P.T. and how often?
Do you think it's useful?

Boodleheimer · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:22 pm Post subject:

what about 'don't have access to that sort of stuff'

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Actually, I never use MS Powerpoint. What I use instead is either Pictures2Exe or OpenOffice Impress. I use them whenver I need to for the lesson.

Fishead soup · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Location: Korea

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

I use it a lot; whenever I can. It's a terrific tool.

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

I'm old school. So I only use Power Point in demo lessons (color/new technology - gee wiz factor to impress the D.O.E.). But in normal lessons - I use the tried and true method: photocopied visuals stuck on on the white board with magnets.

Photocopied visuals are very flexible, quick to use, can be quickly changed around to elicit vocab and story/conversation lines - are excellent for laying out a whole story line (up to 15 visuals in a row) and, importantly, they keep the lesson fast paced the kids interacting with a HUMAN - not a screen. I'm not a fan of kids reading/speaking to/reciting off, or interacting with screens.

hugo_danner · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Location: korea

I put in Office 2007, and it's great! I work in a public school and all the rooms have great computer systems. The books we have to use suck, so I do a lot of demo's/games with Powerpoint. Add lots of sound files as well. It's great for really goofy stuff that makes them laugh.

nobbyken · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Yongin ^^

It is an excellent tool to really get the class excited and motivated about a subject.

You can also play guessing games with some powerpoints. Other powerpoint games are good for extra class activities and such.
Life would be duller without it, both for me and the students.

I use oppenoffice at home, but MS at school.

EDIT: There are loads of pre-made files out there, and very easy to assemble a special one to teach specific vocab (especially to low level learners!) .

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

fromtheuk · Joined: 31 Mar 2007

I use PPT usually at the beginning of my special class/teacher's class.

Mainly to introduce a topic. I try to have about 15-20 slides. It can stimulate interest because it's visual.

It also gives me the chance to explain things in more detail and ask spontaneous questions to students, so they can think a bit more.

It's also useful because when you have an activity which they complete faster than you'd like, the PPT. takes up some time and sometimes it may make the lesson look better than it actually is Wink

Jizzo T. Clown · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: at my wit's end

I use PPt (2007) every class since I'm very limited to the number of copies I can make, and the students don't have notebooks or textbooks. It doesn't "replace" the teacher, but it gives the students a place to focus their attention.

PPt is like a chalkboard but is multidimensional in that you can insert videos, audio files, pictures, and can highlight grammatical differences easily by changing the color of the text, using animations, or other means.
You can also display karaoke and there are several games that are particularly useful for reviews.

I would rather not have to use it every time, but since we've installed the projector in the classroom student participation has increased. I also use handouts, usually gap fills, and I also pick them up off the floor after the lesson.

Our school frowns on making thousands of copies as well, so I use recycled paper for the better students to take notes on.

We still have pair work and group activities, so it doesn't take away from the lesson at all. I work in a high school but PPt can be adapted for all age groups and levels.

Another thing, designing a PPt will keep you focused, improve your planning, and is a more efficient use of time than writing everything on the blackboard.

EDIT: Here is a great link for embedding YouTubes into PowerPoint.

And here are some great videos to base lessons around and to use in class.

Ryst Helmut · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject:

Every class for some. Somewhat frequently for others....some classes benefit so much from the screen.

!shoosh,

Ryst

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

I teach business courses and I use powerpoint each time I give a lecture. Workshop is more a discussion class.

So I use it 50% of my time.

Alyallen · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject:

I use it to review things taught in class. I use it at times for games and also for song lyrics when I can't or don't want to use karafun.

I also use it when the piece of shit English textbook have errors so bad, that I have to replace it with my own 4 section unit.