First of all...I like PowerPoint much better than Excel. I have more fun with composing a project that has to do with my content area. However, I feel that this is a HUGE project without that many guidelines and barely anytime. I just feel that the concept of doing an entire 50 minute presentation in such a short time is a hard task to complete. I also don't know if it is because every project I wish to do I have to research a lot of material so as dates are right, publications are correct, information about the books/plays/literary works are exact, etcetera. I just feel a little overwhelmed because it is such a big project and we are required to make it better than our best presentation. Which I do not know about anyone else, but my best project took me about two weeks to complete.
However, I do enjoy the online tutorials offered to give and refresh new ideas when it comes to PowerPoint, I just wish that we had more time in class to go over newer ways to enhance our projects. I have a difficult time straying away from linear/symmetric projects because I am kinda OCD about that. However, I am enjoying the concept of preparing a unique presentation.
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I totally agree with how you are feeling. I do like Power Point much more because there is so much more that you can do and I think it is more applicable to the classroom or whatever you want to do because it helps relate to kids. I also agree about feeling overwhelmed and thinking that it is a lot of work to do in a short amount of time. I remember my best presentation was a culture presentation and it took me weeks to complete so that it was that good and there isnt that much time with the deadlines to make it that good.
I agree with you both about the overwhelming nature of this project. I feel that we got better directions on this project, but I still felt a little unprepared for the task. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be preparing a lecture, or some kind of activity for the kids. The links that we were given were really neat, for example I really liked the poetry reading idea, but that doesn't help me teach or prepare and appropriate PowerPoint for my class. I think my presentation is coming along pretty nicely though, so we'll see.
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