Powerpoint

Powerpoint can be a visually motivating tool, but the converse can also be true. There is a need to sacrifice a lot of time and energy just to make the presentations enjoyable and attention-maintaining. And this is not easy, because to constantly capture the students' attention, there needs to be creativity and surprises in (virtually) almost every slide.

For students creating powerpoint presentations, beware of the CP monster (the Copy Paste monster). Beware too much text.

Beware of kids who are colour blind.
- dark blue background with red fonts yuck

Absolute no-nos:

1. too much text

2. letter-by-letter buildings during presentation

3. swimming / swivel transition

4. typing sounds

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