Have you ever been teaching using PowerPoint and look out at your class and realize that nearly all of your students have their heads down, obviously not focusing on your presentation? If this has happened to you, this blog will help you create good PowerPoint presentations that will help keep your students focused on the presentation.
PowerPoint Slide Characteristics:
In order for a PowerPoint presentation to be effective, the slides must be interesting to students and easy to read. When creating your slides, consider the following:
- Use complementary colors that are easy to read.
- Be sure that the font size is large enough to allow only 7 words per line of text. You may need to adjust the font size of the heading to make it proportional.
- Include pictures, clipart, videos, or other graphics to liven up your slides.
- Utilize transitions and animations to keep students focused on what is important.
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| This is an example of a good PowerPoint slide. |
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| This is an example of PowerPoint slide that needs to be changed to be more student friendly. |
Presentation Content:
Sometimes the reason students aren't focused on the teacher's presentation has nothing to do with the PowerPoint slides. If students are bored, they will find something else to do and many times it is to sleep in class. There are somethings teachers can do to prevent bordom:
- Include questions about course content in PowerPoint slides.
- Create activities that students can participate in and incorporate them into PowerPoint Slides.
- Don't just read what is on the slide and make students write down the information.
- If you want students to write what is on the slide, be sure to give the students time to write down what you have deemed to be important information.
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