Instructors using technology in the classroom

Almost every professor in my classes here at CSU use powerpoint on a daily basis. The allow us to access these lessons for each day and print out copies. This is extremely helpful in classes because it allows you to be an active listener to the lecture while adding your own notes and examples to create a better understanding of the material that is being presented. By giving us the notes ahead of time, we are not focused on writing the information down as quickly as possible in order to get all the notes. A few teachers will also connect to links of websites to quickly show an example of a situation we are discussing in class or to show videos. I have also had to create powerpoints for certain classes in conjunction to giving a presentation. It shows you how difficult it can be and all the little tricks that are useful in being an effective presenter such as colors to avoid, large font sizes, and knowing when to cue a certain slide and how long to keep it up for, which are all good skills we need as teachers.