PowerPoint Presentation as a Valuable Communication Aid for Effective Teaching

Anjali Hans

PowerPoint is a valuable communication aid that is now being used in many classrooms. PowerPoint is a type of presentation software that allows one to show colored text and images with simple animation and sound. PowerPoint is just one of many types of presentation software. Hyper-Studio is another. PowerPoint is the most popular because it comes bundled with Microsoft packages. PowerPoint will run on either Macintosh or Windows PC's. The files are easy to create and can be e-mailed as attachments. They can be posted on or downloaded from websites, and can be converted to html webpages. Not only can PowerPoint presentations be traded and exchanged, they can also be modified to fit any individual classroom setting. Although other presentation software may have the same capabilities, PowerPoint is the most common, and it is user friendly. PowerPoint can be used to teach new ideas and concepts to students. I have used PowerPoint presentations much more for practice and drills.