TRY IT OUT: LESSON 3/ USING POWERPOINT IN CLASS

Even though Powerpoint presentations have existed for some years, it is only in the last five years that their use has become widespread through the introduction of hardware in most high-education institutions. I remember the time when there were only two in the building and we had to book it to use it. Now we have HD TV’s and PC’s in every room!!!

In my classes, I use powerpoint presentations everyday and at everytime. I give them a series of uses:

1) To introduce the topic we will be covering in the unit by making use of picture prediction techniques.

2) To drill grammar particulars where the stimuli appear through the blind animation

3) To hiperlink to my favorite ESL websites, exercises and videos

4) To test them. Are you acquainted with the section PHOTOGRAPHS of the TOEIC exam. I display the photos on the screen and then, ask my students to determine from the four alternatives given, which is closer to the one they are looking at.