Making them: It completely depends on the grade–middle school through junior high age, it might still be fun. There are tons of creative things they can do with the words and hte pictures. However high school age kids and college students aren’t going to be too impressed with this assignment. First off, we’re way too computer saavy for this to be a challenge. Second, if we get bored with it we will either give up and turn in something crappy or find something funny and quite possibly unrelated to incorporate in it.

Watching them: For all students below high school, this can be a bore. Unless you teach something like history, where there are lots of dates and facts, these aren’t really necessary for younger kids. For high school age and up, they can be very helpful. One, they bring a new element to the classroom and it is something they can see, rather than just listening to someone lecture all the time. Two, it is very helpful with notetaking as the teacher can use it to highlight the most important information. This is another reason why it shouldn’t be used for younger students–note taking is not as big of a factor in their education yet—they need more hands on tools to engage them.

However, I hate when teachers use powerpoints. Most of the time they’re done awfully, bad font/colors, information is given too fast or too slow, they seem to drag on forever, etc.

Power points are helpful if used in the right way- the teacher must explain using their voice and skills rather than relying on the computer i suppose.

If you happen to not own any of the required materials it is extremely difficult to get the project done.

That’s why I prefer poster boards or other types of presentations.

They are creative and very helpful. The words are clear and so are the pictures.