Embedded Task 4 - Reflection on Presentation Tools

In this weeks course materials, we looked at the different presentation methods available for use as pedagogical tools in the classroom. Whilst PowerPoint, Prezi and Glogster are all great presentation tools, for this particular blog reflection I will focus on the use of PowerPoint. PowerPoint has many different ways that it can be utilised and incorporated into classroom curriculums.

There are several different ways to ensure that your PowerPoint presentation is engaging for your students, and the possibilities are endless. PowerPoint is a great way to utilise for student assessment as it can be used as an accompaniment for an oral presentation, a source of typed notes and information for teachers to present just to name a few. It also offers the opportunity to insert pictures, audio, videos, graphs and much more to add to the presentation, and it is presented in a slide format. PowerPoint is in my opinion a great program to incorporate a range of teaching resources within different contexts. PowerPoint is an extremely easy program to use and navigate through and there is also a help page to guide users through the program and how it operates.

As I am a pre-service Health and Physical Education teacher, there is a huge number of different ways that I could incorporate the use of this program into my teaching. The most obvious one would be to have the students use the program to present their assignments. By using the SAMR model I can design my teaching programs to suit my students. At the substitution level, I could give my students an effective model of what their PowerPoint needs to look like, while I am explaining their assessment task. At the augmentation level, I can begin to have the students develop their own PowerPoint presentation and as the teacher I can monitor their progress and provide feedback. At the modification level, the students can begin to add pictures, audio and videos and anything else that will enhance their work to the presentation. Finally, at the redefinition level, the students can present their PowerPoint presentation to the class while I mark it.

The use of program PowerPoint in the classroom curriculums can enhance the students to present their work with the use of digital technology, and engage themselves in higher order thinking to be able to present their work effectively.