**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Oded and all -=20 You will most probably be surprised to hear this opinion of mine: = knowing the degree of my involvement in CALL you'd probably expect me to respond enthusiastically; however, my perspective regarding the use of PPT for classroom explanations is quite negative. PPoint has no advantages compared to a regular whiteboard. Its main drawbacks are: - it is not as interactive as we'd want it to be; - it is very labor-intensive: you'd need to spend (waste?) lots of time = to create your own grammar-related presentations that would really work; I guess this is the reason why you are looking for existing = presentations, rather than try to create your own. I'm not saying you cannot use PPT for grammar instruction - but the = effort you need to invest in preparing it would make you hate it after 2-3 attempts. You spend 30 minutes to create a 90-second sequence. Is that = worth it? The same holds true as regards using PPT for network-based tutorials for self-access. PPT has the Save for Web option - but these pages are heavy = and run slowly; besides, you cannot incorporate scripts that would make them sufficiently interactive. If one is really keen on creating good tutorials - Flash is the software = of choice, as it makes scripting fairly easy. Still, it has the learning = curve that will make most people give up before mastering it. Best - Lev ----------- Lev ABRAMOV <lev[at]schiffman.biz> The Shiffman Institute www.schiffman.biz -----Original Message----- From: etni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:etni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On = Behalf Of =F2=E5=E3=E3 =F6=E3=F8 Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 6:06 AM To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [etni] PowerPoint presentations Dear listers, I have been dreaming for years to use PowerPoint in the classroom to = explain grammatical points. Only this year, the school has set up a room with a computer and a Barco. Does anyone know such presentations ? Actually I = would appreciate any Powewr Point presentation connected to EFL. Thanks a lot, Oded. ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####