Ed Tech and Learning

I have read this article before and really can appreciate many of the points that are brought up. I find that most adults presenting on Powerpoint using too many words, then they proceed to read us EVERYTHING that is written. This is extremely frustrating – and I agree and subscribe to using less than a dozen words per slide and making short statements from longer pieces of material. I differ somewhat from the article in that I teach young children Powerpoint, and I find that the first couple of years they use Powerpoint it is fun and an incentive to use all the bells and whistles. These are 2nd and 3rd graders – they are not making professional presentations! I find once they have these things firmly under their belts, then they can utilize them in a correct manner while creating original presentations. By the time  thye get ot high school they should be able to glean information from research and make clear, concise slides that present information.