Non-Linear Powerpoint

Powerpoint is a program that I use rarely with my students. I have always seen them as linear presentations and I tend to avoid them for the following reasons.
1. They are boring for a third grader. I teach third grade and I can’t image keeping the attention of a third grader with a bulleted list.
2. When many people present Powerpoints to me, they read word-for-word directly from the Powerpoint and add nothing extra. I think “I can read it myself. Why are you reading it aloud to me?”


However, a Non-linear powerpoint might be useful in the classroom. I could make them for my students to use as instructional tools. I immediately thought about using it as the base for a Web-quest. This would provide a guided exploration for young students who really need more of a guide when they engage in researching their own information. I was also thinking that students might enjoy setting up their own NLP if I gave them the outline for the slide. For example, they could make their own Jeopardy board for other students to play. I think that they would enjoy that and it would be a learning experience for them.