A fresh lesson with fresh mind comes from PowerPoint...

Witbank High School Teachers during the training session on the
27 June 2014

A fresh lesson with fresh mind comes from PowerPoint...

Before starting Ms PowerPoint presentation training session with teachers, I first ask them to take out their lesson plans. Before giving me a response, I am not surprise that their lessons are hidden in their files. I know these because it happened to me ten years ago while I was in the classroom teaching, my lesson plans were gathering dust in my files.

DO NOT READ PowerPoint SLIDES WORD FOR WORD!

 Today, Witbank High School teachers will approach their learners with fresh lessons prepared on PowerPoint presentation.  I will then ask them to pick a topic in their lesson plan for presentation. Mine will be on "Earthquake", which I understand it very well as I taught Geography in the past.  Our training will then resume with topics that teachers will confidently present..

As they continue to add slide after slide, inserting multi media features such images, sounds, videos and much more on their slides. momentum is gained in working with PowerPoint document. Wow! Is heard when they start designing their presentation, inserting animation, transition with different sounds from the default sounds of their laptops.

Witbank High School is one of the Proof of Concept Schools (POC) in the province which benefited from 2010World Cup Legacy School Connectivity. The school received 20 laptops trolley, a data projector and a printer. With the training teachers promised to work effectively and efficiency with learners. They will create an interacting classroom with PowerPoint presentations instead of writing on the board all the time.

Written by Nomusa Keninda: Senior Education Specialist Computers in Education