Post 7

I think that it is great idea to use presentation software in the K-12 classroom. It provides another element of learning for students. It can help them get excited about learning because of all the creative things a teacher can do with presentation software. On the other hand, if you rely on presentation software too much, it could become a problem when those things malfunction. Most presentation software require technology, which is not always reliable. So that would be the disadvantage of using presentation software.

I would use PowerPoint to support student learning by creating special games about the chapters that were just taught. Jeopardy would be a great game because I could incorporate several questions to quiz the students on what they learned. I could also create other nice PowerPoint's on different lessons to create notes for students. I could also use them as helpful hints to what they will be quizzed on.

There are not any issues that really bother me within education technology. The only issue that might be a problem is relying on technology too much. We all know that technology can't always be relied upon because if something happens, are plans will fail. That is why we always need a back up when dealing with technology. Especially as teachers, because we do not want our lesson plans to fall through just because we don't have the technology that we needed.