Powerpoint Presentations

In class we had the opportunity to design a sample powerpoint presentation that students could design themselves. The powerpoint we chose to do was "What number am I?" This was great for us math majors because it completely applied to our major! It was good because we were able to design them as if we were the student.

This will be good for students because they get to brainstorm and apply the use of what they have learned about numbers in class. It causes them to use a higher order of thinking as they discover and relay what they understand about numbers to help others better comprehend these numbers. It's really effective because they get to incorporate both teaching and learning as they create their own powerpoint, but also will have to do the other students' powerpoints as well.

This could be a great tool for class as long as we have access to computers. But even if we don't, we can create our own without a computer, it would just take a little bit more time. It could be a great activity to take a break from the mundane things we might be learning in class about formulas and such, and help them have fun while still testing their cognitive abilities.