If you have a computer and a projector in your classroom, PowerPoint can be a very useful addition to your teaching toolkit.

Watch this video for tips on how to create effective PowerPoint presentations and practical suggestions of how you can use them in your English classes.

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Submitted by volkant on Sat, 03/03/2018 - 15:06

Thank you for the video. I've found some uses of powerpoint in your video very helpful. Here are some ready powerpoint games for ESL classes at http://www.photocopiables.com/type-resource/powerpoint-activity

Submitted by Paul Balogh on Mon, 05/15/2017 - 10:33

Very useful intro to creating effective powerpoints. Once you're done with the powerpoint file you can upload it to https://hypersay.com and get (for free) a live session, complete with easy polling, note-taking and open questions. Try it out!

Submitted by akilamel on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:28

Thank you so much for this wonderful and useful information. It's for this kind of staff that I consider this site as my favourite.

Submitted by sylvie g-g on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 16:59

thank you so much for your ideas Rob. I was just wondering how I could use powerpoint in my classes. Now I can't wait to learn how to master it.

Submitted by DragancheR on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 19:51

I have used PP in the classroom for several years, and I consider it very practical, especially when you are teaching several classes of the same grade. It is a real nightmare to write same things on the blackboard for several times. :)

There are lot of activities for presenting, practising and revising vocabulary and grammar, by using the PP.

Activities my students like the best for revising are 'submarine' and 'reveal the picture', where there is a question behind every number. In 'submarine' they get more points if they find out submarine field and answer correctly, and in 'reveal the picture', by answwering correctly they reveal the part of the picture in the background.

All kinds of variations are applicable, such as number of questions, shipwreck - the group miss a turn, blured picture for revealing, etc.

And it is easy to learn necessary applications with almost basic computer skills. It needs time to practise, but every presentation takes less and less time for preparation.

Thank you for the tips, I find them very interesting and applicable.

Best,

Dragana

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge (not verified) on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 08:53

In reply to by DragancheR

Thanks for your Powerpoint suggestions Dragana! It's really useful to hear about activities that students like.

Sally

Submitted by Lester Lee on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 14:09

It's useful and efficient.Thanks.

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