Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Good PowerPoint Example

This video not only shows an effective PowerPoint, but it explains how to make one effective. The one thing I slightly disagree with here is the use of bullet points. The writer argues that bullet points are distracting and should not be used. However, I believe that a few bullet points is okay on a slide. The key word here is "few."

Bad PowerPoint Example

This video is humorous to watch but it really brings up some good points about things not to do in PowerPoint presentations. Many of these things may seem crazy to you and unlikely to happen, but I can assure you I have seen students do most of them.

Purdue OWL

The Purdue OWL is an excellent online handbook resource that can help not only with your group project topics, but your essays throughout the semester as well.