This is an article that I think everyone should be required to read....especially if you are going into the educational feild. Most of the information I had read in this article I have heard a time or two. I dont always think educators realize how important it is to be able to make a good powerpoint, especially if the topic you are presenting is new information to the people you are sharing it with.
I think that I could incorporate this in my classroom and with my students pretty easily. For one when I use powerpoint in my classroom I will need to make sure that I follow all the rules from the article. As far as my students go, if I have them do assigmnets using powerpoint I will give them clear instructions on what makes a good powerpoint and make it a rule that they must follow that. It may be challenging but pushing your students in that manner is always good!
I have created numerous powerpoints in my educational career and I would have to say that for the most part mine have probably followed most of the rules. I think the parts I struggled most with would have to be the 1-7-7 Rule. Which is to have ONE main idea per slide, insert no more than SEVEN lines of text, and no more than SEVEN words per line. I feel like that would probably be one of the components of a good powerpoint that people struggle with the most.
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