Comprehension, Ppt and Humour

http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/teachers/dhogan/wkshp/readingcomprehension.html
Some good ideas on how to use ppt for something other than a visual presentation.There are also some interesting ideas on effective uses of ppt. My favorite was the Kids and Adult Technology slide. It humourously draws attention to how in tune our students are with technology, and how many adults are just not on the ball!
Great slides, very funny, could be interesting to show to parents to have them appreciate the necessity for our children to be technologically literate!
Slide 12 is a good representation of how many teachers feel about technology: they'd rather have a root canal, as the slide suggests, rather than have to learn about the up and coming tech advances. I had a student last year that was chosen for a pilot program on a new initative from the board. He received his own computer and color printer as a result. The problem I had during the year was battling the reluctancy of the EA who worked with the student to actually use the program. It's a shame. But again, technology is only as good as those people are eager and willing to use it!
Slide 16 pretty much sums it up!Check it out!This ppt would also be good to show the students and assign one slide to a pair of them. Have them discuss and share with the class what that slide is saying about technology in the classroom, in the world and its users.