PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a commonly used teaching tool at all levels of education. I'm always surprised when teachers don't know how to create a simple PowerPoint. In this day and age knowing how to create a PowerPoint is an essential skill. It's a good way to organize information and to present it. I have created PowerPoints for Back to School Nights with parents, for college classes, and for use in my classroom. It's pretty easy to use and it helps familiarize students with technology they will likely encounter for years.

I created a PowerPoint on wombats because one of the grade levels I work with studies Australia. I tried to use kid friendly language and to add lots of pictures to convey what wombats really look like. I also added a video at the end to show how wombats dig holes very quickly. This presentation may help students understand what wombats are like since they are not native to this country and most students have probably never seen one. I uploaded my presentation to Google Docs to share it here. I look forward to seeing everyone else's presentations.