One of my never-ending resolutions is to minimize the use Powerpoint presentations in the classroom. Which for me is something very achievable because I only use them during the unlocking of difficult words part at the beginning of the lesson. My boss had suggested in the past to limit our PPT use because students can sometimes get used to flashy and animated words on a screen since most of the other subject teachers use them as well.
Not so surprisingly, I found out from this article that Powerpoint presentations can indeed make us dumber. The article is backed up by research and I have to say seems legit. However, I used one very simple Powerpoint today in the same way I have used it in the past. It seems to me that we can't simply stop using the available technology we have. Technology is there for a reason - to simplify our lives and ultimately to improve the quality of it.
It would be a challenge to stop using (and abusing) this technology, but it's not necessarily impossible. I guess this would be a call for me to be more creative in thinking out of box, and using more tangible objects inside the classroom. Which reminds of...anchor charts...and the lack thereof :(
Good news, though! The girls worked on their very first anchor chart for reading! I'll post them tomorrow, I have to check them first.
xo,
KC
P.S.
I like how blogging at this time can help me relax! Should do this more often hihi.
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