Power Points

Power points are a set of slides that gave visual information or cues to deliver content in a way other than verbally. Power points are effective tools to organise and sequentially deliver information or content.
I made a power point for the first time last year. I was very nervous as I had never done it before, but... I was pleasantly surprised at the simplicity of making a power point. Then.... my fourteen year old son walked in and put his usb stick in my computer and continued to show me his version of a power point. What a difference there was between the two. Mine was all factual, no pretty visual effects, no stunning backgrounds, no audio effects, just a simple and sequential set of slides that were filled mainly with information text and a picture here or there. I was feeling quite proud of myself, alas, my power point was a bore compared to my sons.
I think the reason for this is because when I was taught at school there nothing really creative about doing assignments. Teachers didn't want all the pretty stuff or anything that detracted attention from the information itself. These days students are being offered ways to be more creative, they're are being taught to be more creative, they are being encouraged to be more creative. I think this is great and although this does not have anything to do with power point per say, it does however reflect that there is a correlation between how students will deliver information/assignments and how teachers teach.
There is know doubt that I was taught under the reign of the 'Behaviourists Theory' as it shows in everything I do today. It definantly showed in my power point presentation last year.
It is amazing what you can do with a set of power point slides. Students can be as creative as they want and they can make it as interactive as they want. The only downside is that power points can not be uploaded onto other sites, which is a real shame because power points are easy to make and can deliver content/information in many different ways.