PowerPoint and SlideShare

PowerPoints are one of the most common and popular forms of visual presentation software. PowerPoints are simple to create and have numerous purposes. However, learning how to create effective PowerPoints can often be more of a challenge.

It can be quite easy to go wrong with a PowerPoint presentation, simple things such as an overload of text or hard to read font can completely diminish the effectiveness of a presentation.

PowerPoints should be used to increase the interest of your audience, and if this audience is a group of school children, then you certainly DON'T want to distract them!

There are several sharing websites that are available and which allow you to use PowerPoint presentations that have been created by other users. SlideShare (2009) is one of these sites. As with sites like TeacherTube (2009), SlideShare allows you to select and use relevant documents in your classroom. Here is a PowerPoint presentation that i came across while browsing through SlideShare. I feel it is particularly relevant!

Creating and Delivering Effective Powerpoint Presentations

View more presentations from Kiran Budhrani.

SlideShare Inc. (2009). SlideShare: Present Yourself. Retrieved on 21 August, 2009 from www.slideshare.net

TeacherTube. (2009). TeacherTube: Teach the World. Retrieved on 20 August, 2009 from www.teachertube.com