Presentation Tools - Integrating Learning
When you hear the words "presentation software" what's the the first thing that pops into your mind? PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, Adobe Spark or even Google Drive Presentation. I know as an up and coming teacher, PowerPoint is the first one that pops into my mind. Having completed 1 practicum in my current degree and 2 in a previous degree, I have delivered a number of lessons via a PowerPoint, mostly exported from a Keynote file. But, as teachers we also need to remember one thing: using a PowerPoint to deliver content does not equate to using digital technologies to improve our pedagogy or learning outcomes. This week has been all about analysing presentation software, and as in the past couple of weeks, I used the SAMR model to do this. Analysing presentation software using the SAMR model, we see that using a PowerPoint to teach the content as we would using notes on a whiteboard or via a handout falls into the lower "Enhancement" level, wh...
