PowerPoint: An Overused Technology Deserving of Criticism, but Indispensable

PowerPoint is roundly reviled and ridiculed, yet this technology enjoys universal popularity. This article reviews the criticisms of PowerPoint and its peer technologies, describes its affordances and advantages, and suggests innovative PowerPoint applications in instruction. Beyond garden-variety a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Educational technology 2014-09, Vol.54 (5), p.29-34
Hauptverfasser:	Hopper, Keith B., Waugh, Jonathan B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Archives Biomedical technology Computer Software Computer Software Evaluation Courseware Educational Games Educational Technology Health care industry Innovation Instructional Films Learning Multimedia Materials Presentation slides Simulation Simulations Teachers Technological innovation Technology Uses in Education Usability
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Zusammenfassung:	PowerPoint is roundly reviled and ridiculed, yet this technology enjoys universal popularity. This article reviews the criticisms of PowerPoint and its peer technologies, describes its affordances and advantages, and suggests innovative PowerPoint applications in instruction. Beyond garden-variety applications of PowerPoint, it may also be used to develop streaming movies for mobile use, create online topical archives in stable content, and even serve as a media-rich simulation platform.
ISSN:	0013-1962