Teachers' Classroom Uses

Teachers can spice up their lesson plans and presentations with PowerPoints. They are appropriate for all subjects and all learning styles for students.

• Creative Presentation Ideas
  Flash Cards - Flashcard presentations for individual and group reinforcement. You can create a template and choose whether you or your students will insert the words or phrases. Topics may include: reinforcing math concepts; practicing parts of speech; practicing spelling; reinforcing story problems; and reinforcing numbers, letters, or colors.


• Science Presentations - Use PowerPoint to teach processes and how things work. Teachers or students can add additional items to a diagram to illustrate how a process grows and changes. Science principles work well using this format.


• Student Portfolios - PowerPoint can be used to create portfolios of student work.


• Jeopardy - The teacher can download one of many templates on line and create Review Games for any subject. http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm

How PowerPoint Can Enhance Classroom Instruction

Use PowerPoint presentations to enhance the effectiveness of classroom instruction in many ways in every subject area.
· Main points can be emphasized and the presentation itself can be enhanced by using graphics, animation, or sound.
· Add flair to presentations with slide and bullet transitions and animated effects.
· Presentations can be used to make lessons more organized and flexible.
· Text on a PowerPoint presentation is much easier for students to read than trying to read notes that are written on an overhead projector or chalkboard.
· Student interest can be stimulated through the use of graphics and cartoons.
· Variety is the key to keeping the attention of students.
· Many tools are available for use with PowerPoint, so experiment to see what works best for you and your students.

Why use PowerPoint In the Classroom?

PowerPoint is a wonderful tool for learning in both a student and teacher-directed situation. It can add a new dimension to learning allowing teachers to explain abstract concepts, while accommodating all learning styles. Used properly, PowerPoint can be one of the most powerful tools for presenting new and old information ever known. Students of the new age technology are more tuned into the media presentations and pay attention longer therefore learn more information in a non lecture setting.