Blog Post Number 8

In my Powerpoint 2 assignment, I created a Jeopardy game with questions regarding Housing at Florida State University. As for the writing portion, the presentation included no grammatical or spelling errors. Content was clear and accurate, students would know exactly what they were being asked. Navigation is clear and concise, it would be impossible to “get lost” in the presentation with navigation buttons clearly marked on each screen. Screen design was average—fairly aesthetically pleasing and themes were consistent. Development of the presentation makes sense, everything seems to be set up in the traditional Jeopardy style.

In the future, peripherals and all technology, computer or non-computer, will be essential in the classroom. In my classroom, I fully expect students to utilize zip drives, and I believe that they will have this kind of technology and be familiar with it of their own accord in the first place. Furthermore, there are so many different types of technology that can assist in the classroom these days, from digital cameras to iPods. If the students are going to be using these technologies in their spare time, why not gear them up in order to make them educationally valuable?

I have learned so much more about Powerpoint in this classroom that I feel will be incalculably valuable to me as an educator. Powerpoint is perhaps one of the most important technological tools available to teachers and through the new skills I have learned regarding Powerpoint, I feel like I truly know the ins and outs of the program in order to make the best lessons possible using the program. I have also learned that I should definitely update my Microsoft programs because I find the new version of Powerpoint we have been using in the classroom to be much more user-friendly and technologically, I feel that it makes using some of the more advanced features much easier.