Media

I decided to describe the elements of literature over Power Point because it is a great way to put what may potentially be a lot of information in a short amount of space. With title and content pages, it is easy for the students to look up at the presentation and realize the topic of the slide, and two or three important facts about what we are discussing.

It is also nice because you can use small pictures, for the more visual learners, while still getting the lecture/note element in for those who are better at simply kicking back and taking notes in class. Its weaknesses would be that it isn't too innovative anymore: it isn't too difficult to copy, paste, and shorten a lecture outline in order to fit onto a Power Point slide. Also, the students who don't have computers at home may find it difficult to complete assignments via Power Point, when or if necessary.

However, it is overall an easy tool to use. There is an MS guide, an easily navigable tool bar, and small icons to imply what each icon does. For students and teachers who do have access to it, I would recommend using it simply to better acquaint yourself with using computer programs, as well as to be able to condense difficult lessons into building blocks so that students and peers will not be overwhelmed.