8 Rules Effective Use Of PowerPoint For Teaching & Learning

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Like I promised in the latest entry, today I will post up my new entry. It is about the 8 rules to effective use of PowerPoint for teaching and learning. Although in government school mostly used whiteboard as a teaching aid but i think it is better when we use technology in teaching and learning process because student nowadays are in technology era and they really interest in technology. So, here are 8 rules effective use of PowerPoint in teaching and learning process.

1) Text size
Text size is very important when you want use PowerPoint. Why? It is because every knowledge or information that you put in the slide show must be clear and can be read by student. If the text sizes are very small, it is very hard to the student who sit at the back to see it. We know that every class have around 25 to 35 student in the class. Not everyone can sit in front. As a teacher you need to consider about your student although you think you can see it.

2) Avoid to use more word
In the PowerPoint, you must avoid to use more word in one slide. Just put an important text that are really need to student to understand it. To much text in one slide can make student lazy to read it and feel bored with it. They also dont know what the important part of the information.

3) Colour of background
The colour of background slide are play an important part in the presentation. For example, the light text and black background can strain student eyes. It is very for their eyes. Try to contrast the colour of background and the words. Also you should care about the student who color blindness that can not see colour properly. Maybe you can use white background with dark colour of words.

4) Transition and animation
What the best part of PowerPoint is it have transition and animation. This transition and animation can make the slide more attractable and also make the student dont feel bored with the slide. But remember, never use it too much. It can be a distraction also and it can make our teaching and learning process be very slow until the student feel not interest to learn anymore.

5) Picture and graphics
The slide will be very beautiful and interesting if it is include with the picture. The picture are one of the best alternatives in teaching and learning process and student also easy to remember the picture rather than a very long texts. But, every picture must be relevance and relate with the topics that you are gonna teach. Too much picture can make the slide messy.

6) Video
In PowerPoint, you can also put the video. The video can be a part of explain for teaching and learning process. The video must be clear and appropriate to use it. Also the video must be relate with the topics that are gonna be learn. Never put the video just to attract the student but use it to 'hooked' the student to focus on the topic that they are gonna learn.

7) Exercise or activity
You can put the exercise on the PowerPoint. It can attract student rather than give them a work sheet. It can save your cost as a teacher if you need to photocopy the work sheet. They also can do the activity at the right times.

8)Design of your PowerPoint\
Because this slide is for education process, you can use appropriate design for student. Try to design it attract the student apart of to make it beautiful. There are many design template that you can use it. You also can download it online if you want a different kind design. Try to match it with the colour. You should consider a right colour because it play an important part too. For example, if you use colour pink it can affect the boy student who usually dont really like pink colour because it is show girlish.

Yeah... there are 8 rules effective use of PowerPoint for teaching and learning. It is very important to know about it. So, as educator we need to learn about it. Peace yo!

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