As a professional I always looked at powerpoint as a really cool way to present overhead materials. But as I read and explored atomic learning this software is absolutely amazing. With powerpoint I have been able to create presentations where I don't have to say a word. The animation feature is nice, but when I finally discovered the recording feature I was ubberly geeked. The presentation I used as an introduction to an inference lesson captivated my students immensely. As I set up the presentation, my students took out their binders to take notes, under the assumption that I would be speaking. As I clicked the button to start the slide show I took my seat. (by now my kiddos were thoroughly confused) As the music began and they heard my voice all I could here were the ooohs & aaahs of their amazement. Of course I had to replay the presentation because they missed the information due to the fact they wanted to know how I put it together. After the second viewing the class had some awesome questions and were able to come up with their own examples of inferences.
What I learned from this whole 'experiment' is that my students needed a breathe of fresh air and so did I. By putting audio with my powerpoint it allowed me to monitor the classroom more and offer one on one assistance to my students who needed it. So the next presentation that I gave was on plot I provided an empty graphic organizer of a plot diagram and as the slide show played I was able to assist students in filling in the information. By presenting new information in this format is like having a co-teacher in the room at all times. It was absolutely awesome. . .even my inclusion teacher loved the concept.
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