The world has come across many changes, among which we can find many changes implemented at schools. There have been considerable changes in the way we teach and learn and educators rely on different technological tool to make their class more interesting. One of the most used and popular technological tools is PowerPoint. The use of PowerPoint is very beneficial for presentations. This essay seeks to explore the advantages and disadvantages of PowerPoint associated with teaching and learning. It is considered to be one of the very powerful and flexible support tool in pedagogy.
PowerPoint was once widely used in the world of business but nowadays it can found being used in the world of education. According to Szabo and Hastings, 2000, Lowry, 2003, it’s use range from highly supportive to significantly negative. It is considered to be very appropriate for both students and staffs. It facilitates the way of introducing and presenting a topic in a professional way. The presentation is very well designed with appropriate slides, font sizes and types. It has more clarity. With a mix of media, PowerPoint presentation can always be interesting. Sophisticated visual and auditory media can be incorporated. It is easier for students who have impaired visual or auditory difficulties.
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Too much information need not always make the class interesting. Very often, slides are visually poor causing a trouble for viewers to understand and keep track to what is being done in class. Irritating sounds of slides transitions can also be one of the most disturbing aspects. Some PowerPoint presentations are boring because it has only text slides and not images and sound included. Presentations can also be very fast and students cannot assimilate as they cannot follow. These positive points can be avoided with appropriate training and approach to teaching and