Video Reflection: How not to use powerpoint

This weeks video was definitely the most fun video we have watched so far, mainly because the mistakes pointed out are ones that most of us have probably seen in our lifetimes. For example, putting everything you are going to say on the slide. I think this is a mistake that is especially made by students when they are doing presentations. That may be because they are nervous, but it makes sense that if all you are going to do is read the slide word for word then you are not really needed. (unless you are giving the presentation to a group that cannot read, but if that is the case then you should probably just use pictures anyway). The rest of the things pointed out have a lot to do with distractions in the powerpoint. These can be things such as bright colors, unnecessary animations and even spelling errors. There may be times when students have a hard enough time paying attention, so why should we further promote that? Just to sum it all up, I enjoyed the video and it did remind me of some important things to take into consideration when using powerpoint.