It is a program used for presentations originally developed in 1984 for the Mac. Used by the business sector and more importantly for us, in education.They can be simple to use which in some eyes could be a bad point as teachers could use them for the sake of using them, if you rely on them too much the learner could lose interest, having too much info on them. Using another resource, the internet, to research this post I went onto www.answers.yahoo.com and typed in the question 'Would you say powerpoint is a good resource?' One of the responses was "I'm a student, so here's my viewpoint.
Personally i LOVE powerpoints. my teacher always used them to teach us and it really helped me. i think one of the advantages to using power point is you don't have to stare at a book all day and try to comprehend it. that was really hard for me. but when saw it on a screen and saw the process being revealed step by step it really helped me." (2009 online)
Used very often in college it allows music and video links to be added so its frequently combined with other resources. This is an example of how i've adapted a PowerPoint for a dyslexic student.From BBC Skillswise "Dyslexic learners may have problems tracking print and reading black print off a white page." (Farnfield,D 2003 online).
Farnfield,D (2003) BBC Skillswise Teaching dyslexic learners in adult Basic Skills classes [Online]. Available:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/tutors/expertcolumn/dyslexia/index.shtml
Yahoo answers http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApmJm9w9CN0EfVmWeiuncGUjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20090129073325AAO7Xzl
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