Re: [Phys-L] Power Point's Huge Waste of Paper
Interesting discussion! I teach high school. Used to write all my notes on
the board -- too many. Students could not copy fast enough, and then I was
onto the the next concept, demo, etc. Very ineficient. I now give out
paper notes on the first day of each topic. Simple and straightforward,
and kids love them to study for tests. Much better than any textbook, and
kids can pay more attention to me in class. I put a skeleton of the main
ideas on the board, and I use that to guide what I will be teaching. Very
effective. Never used PowerPoint. Never will.
Phys-L@Phys-L.org writes:
>What is the purpose of having the power point presentation if the
>presenter copies every page, even the pages with one or two salient
>points. They could just as well give out the pages or skip printing the
>pages with the single phrase or word. Why do presenters think they have
>to put every bullet point on a separate page with cutesy cartoons to
>illustrate them. Power Point has become a lazy way to give a
>presentation. It has become a crutch for a "teacher" who is a poor
>speaker.
>
>Give me the days when you could use the overhead projector and put a
>piece of paper on top of the points you wanted to present so you could
>expose them one at a time. Students would have to (heaven forbid!) TAKE
>NOTES! When I taught in the high school we had an overhead with a
>scrolling roll of acetate so I could write the notes and illustrations as
>the lesson progressed, then scroll the roll across to a blank section to
>continue. That way if students missed something and asked for the notes
>they missed I could simply scroll back to the pertinent section. The roll
>was long enough so the notes and drawings remained on the roll for a week
>or more. If someone was absent they could ask me to roll it back to the
>day's notes they missed.
>
>On Sep 2, 2014, at 9:34 PM, Paul Nord wrote:
>
>> Amen.
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 1:21 PM, Bill Norwood <bnorwood111@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Have you all noticed a person coming in to give a Power Point
>presentation
>>> along with a hand truck loaded with paper copies of each PP page?
>>>
>>> It is my estimate that this system uses 10 or more times as much paper
>as
>>> should be necessary.
>>>
>>> Any remarks?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bill Norwood, U of MD at College Park
>>
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