Problems+with+using+Office+applications+for+whole+class+teaching

by [|Liudmyla Klymenko] - Monday, 24 October 2011, 12:17 AM || [|Reply] ||  by [|Myroslava Loboiko] - Friday, 28 October 2011, 11:03 PM ||
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 * =  || What problems might you have when using Office applications such as Word and PowerPoint? Try to give examples to support what you think, where appropriate.
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 * =  || As I have already mentioned in another discussion thread, being beneficial, PowerPoint doesn’t mean that the lesson will always be a success. It’s very important to be able to integrate such software into a lesson. Nowadays, there can be observed a tendency to use PowerPoint too often. Such overuse can bore learners and diminish its effectiveness. One more problem which can occur is technical one. Classrooms need large monitors or projectors to display presentations. Sometimes computers can crash, viruses can plague them and it’s necessary always to have a back-up plan. One more point to consider is the following – when developing PowerPoint presentations we are used to adding a lot of images, but it’s important to pay attention to copyright, so it can take too much time to ask permission for them.

However, any activity has its own benefits and problems. There is no doubt that PowerPoint allows teachers to mix different kinds of display much more effectively than before such software came along.

[|Show parent] | [|Reply] ||  by [|Angela Moninets] - Saturday, 29 October 2011, 11:40 PM ||
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 * =  || Myroslava's comments on the drawbacks of using Office applications sounded very reasonable. First of all, you never know what might happen to the equipment you employ. For example, there appears to be some discrepancy between two seemingly similar computers, and you come only to find it just doesn't work. Secondly, a pitfall to avoid is applying too much animation. Animation is catchy and it looks great, but a good presentation abides by the "less is more" rule. Slides are best designed to be simple and direct in nature. It's also not a good idea to implement too many slides; your audience will tire of them if they are subjected to slide after slide. The point of the slideshow is to augment your presentation, not replace your words.

[|Show parent] | [|Reply] ||  by [|Nataly Katsaran] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 12:24 AM || 1.Not working equipment, lack of time for preparation are the main reasons why most of teachers use PPP only at demo lessons. Breaks are very short to get ready for the lesson. If you work in different rooms or with different classes it's impossible to switch all the devices on, load your presentation, check its operability and be in time. 2.Another contradiction is "what role PP plays in educational process". We shouldn't forget that PP is only the instrument but not the goal of the lesson. The time we spend on a presentation in class can be spent more efficiently for drilling certain structures. Using PPs at lessons doesn't garantee the final result (here Myroslava is totally right!) 3.And finally most PPs are made for demonstration of new language and set passive activities like watching and commenting. The good PP should include some interactive practice to keep students interest. [|Show parent] | [|Reply] ||  by [|Angela Nikishina] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 09:35 AM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] ||  by [|Helen Onyshchenko] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 02:30 PM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] || by [|Kseniia Rozdolska] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 04:53 PM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] ||  by [|Raisa Istomina] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 08:12 PM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] ||  by [|Natalia Kolotova] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 10:27 PM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] ||  by [|Vera Moiseenko] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 10:32 PM ||
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 * =  || Dear girls, you've outlined almost every stumbling blocks we usually have at schools.
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 * =  || While preparing tasks or presentations with PP help we can get so carried away that we forget about our aims or sometimes we tend to make our project overfilled with information.I've come across a video highlighting that on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck
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 * =  || I guess most of problems with using PowerPoint have been mentioned above by my colleagues. The problems that I have personally experienced are that preparing a PP presentation is very time consuming, sometimes the slides won't open or work properly on another computer, other times the computer won't work [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/theme/britcounv3_nav/pix/s/mixed.gif caption="mixed"]]. The breaks are small and sometimes there's not enough time to open the presentation or find the necessary slides, so doing it right at the lesson creates the 'unfilled pause' and students get distracted.
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 * =  || The above mentioned problems have almost every teacher. But there is one more problem. Sometimes at school we have only one or two Smartboards and most of all these boards have their masters with the keys. The problem is that you can't get the access to such a classroom, while you have to ask for a permission. That makes you upset all the time.
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 * =  || I share all the opinions of my colleagues. Actually, PP is not the thing in focus, it's just a tool to be supportive in class. We all have the same problems, and I totally agree that PP is time-consuming, and not all teachers are skillful in using it and designing materials in class.
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 * =  || I sometimes feel that office applications require too much of teacher's attention - while demonstrating a ready presentation or typing something the teacher may get overwhelmed with looking at slides/formatting the text while the students drift somewhere else. Multiplied by the quality of public computers that could worsen the quality of the lesson.
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 * =  || Quite agree with all the colleagues. I have just the same problems:

1) When we use any IT at the lesson we should realize that smth can go wrong. So a teacher shouldn't get angry and ALWAYS have a plan of extra activities for a lesson.

2) At our school the accesses to Smart Boards and projectors is too difficult...

3) I've used PP at my lessons only for my presentations and students' presentations as the result of their project work. But now I realize that there are so many interesting variants of using Office applications at the lesson! So lack of teachers' knowledge about variety of activities and tasks using Office is also a problem. But we are lucky to have a great opportunity to solve it her! [|Show parent] | [|Reply]  ||  by [|Irina Dygal] - Monday, 31 October 2011, 07:05 PM ||
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 * =  || As for me, I use PP presentation quite often, especially at Country Study lessons. I use it to present the topic e.i. to support my report on the topic. The material is better remembered when it is seen. But unfortunately I don't have a projector in my classroom and I have a possibility to use only my personal laptop. The problem is that sometimes not all my students can see the screen properly. It becomes a real problem when the sun is shining the screen is badly seen. ||