Blog #6

My powerpoint presentation is pretty basic. I did a presentation on "How to Play Hearts." I kept the background colors all simple and they all correlate with a theme so that it doesn't get too confusing and so that it's easy to follow. I made the important ideas or rules in a larger text than the other ones to stress the importance and also so they would pop out at the reader. I used pictures of cards or hearts for visual imaging and some are animated on the screen to get the readers excited about the game!

I would incorporate peripherals and non-computer visuals into my room by having colorful posters all over that catch the students attention and also having games out that they could play to help them learn more things. If I am able to, I will have my students watch movies and listen to music that pertains to what I am teaching. When I took history classes, they always kept me interested because I could watch a movie or hear people speaking and learn through the lyrics of a song.

I learned how to use the symbols to make a slide go to the next. I think that that would be useful in my future because if I am trying to create a game or something exciting for my students, then having to click the button allows them to stay on track and they dont have to worry about hitting something and they are moved onto the next slide before they are ready.