Nonlinear Powerpoint

Using nonlinear powerpoint was fun! I enjoyed being able to tinker around with the fonts, designs and clipart options. The ability to link within the presentation allows for interaction and in turn makes them more interesting.

In classrooms this would be a great tool. You could create quizzes for students to take or assign them to make a quiz as review. As kids create the presentations they would be reviewing the material while using their creative skills. Teachers could also use the quiz templates to obtain information about what kids know about a topic before embarking on a new unit. A follow up quiz could be given by the end of the unit to measure learning in comparison to the initial questionnaire. Additionally, teachers could poll students for information on how they are doing with a project or the course in general as a check in mechanism. Students that may not feel comfortable voicing concerns or confusion might be more comfortable using something like this to express them.