Scoring PowerPoints

My Thoughts About the Article:
Reading this article made me realize how much I already know about Powerpoint presentations and I know it's because I have had teachers demonstrate what a good presentation should look like. My teachers have always demonstrated that powerpoints should be organized, appealing to the audience eyes, and accurate with interesting information. Even though the article did acknowledge on what makes a successful powerpoint, it also seemed to focus on what unsuccessful powerpoints look like. The number of words used, picutres, audience, and time should always be considered when making a powerpoint, however the information and big ideas are what should always be the main focus. It is important for presenters to not forget what the purpose is, because that is sometimes what leads to an unsucessful powerpoint presentation. . The author also seemed to be adamant about keeping the presentations short in length and professional. In this case, less is more. The presenter has the role of capturing the audience attention with eye contact, voice expression, and confidence, because that is what makes a powerpoint presentation successful. The powerpoint in itself is just to help the presenter deliver the messages.

What Parts I Agree With and Why?
I do agree that teachers have to be examples on what good presentations should look like, because they are modeling what they expect from their students. I dislike when presenters are reading off the slides, because it makes me feel that they are not confident in what they are presenting. It also makes me feel that I could be reading the powerpoint myself. Also, I agree that powerpoints should be a tool to help guide the presentation and not necessarily be the presentation. Often times I think people get them confused, because they think the powerpoint is the presentation. However, I see it more as notecards that are suppose to help you remember what you want to say. I agree that student's should be provided rubrics, because it helps give students a guideline of what is expected of them and a goal to aim for. Lastly, I agree with supporting students to cite their work, whether it is picutres or words. I think often times we forget to cite pictures and it is something that also needs citing, because it gives credit to what is not our own.

What Do I Disagree With and Why?
I found it difficult to find things that I disagreed with about the article. However, I did disagree when the article expressed that real images should be used rather than clip art. I do agree that real images do make points more clear, however, I also think that clip art can do the same. Just as the article said, it depends on who the audience is and what the purpose of the presentation is.