Usage of Technology in Contemporary Education

In specific focus on PowerPoints

Education in Quebec

Evolving structure and curriculum of education

a religious control of Roman Catholic Church

Establishment of a system of Public Education

Secularization of education

Dual denomination

Restructure of grades

Technology in Education

Relatively a modern issue

Very important

In need of constant transformation of appliance

Today’s Objective

To share and teachBeneficial Pros of using PowerPoint in teaching students

Frequent cons that may arise

Advice on how to deal with the problems

to all teachers in our province

Microsoft PowerPoint

A proprietary commercial software presentation program developed by Microsoft

Used to display info in form of a slide show

consist of a number of individual pages or "slides".

Slides may contain text, graphics, sound, movies, and other objects

Functions as:An editor

A method

Slide-show system

Microsoft Engineering Team’s Top 10 benefits

Energetic and visual presentation

collaboration

Personalized video

Present-ability

Accessibility

Stunning graphics

Animations

Productivity

Separate presentation windows

Benefits of PowerPoint

Interaction and Engagement

Ability to Capitalize on Modern Media

Integration of Multiple Sources

Availability of Instruction

Cooperation and Collaboration

Issues in technology education

Social

Cultural/equity

Education

Legal/ ethics

Cons

Inability to check the students’ attention

Condensing too much info

Oversimplifying

Eliminating thought process

Lack of understanding

Solutions

Ontario College of Teachers

Fill in the blanks

YawnBusters

PowerMockup

Conclusion