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Powerpoint is BORING. There, I said it. It’s boring and I hate that it dominates classrooms, boardrooms, and every other kind of room in which you might find it. It’s formulaic, bland, and plain. No matter how many pictures, videos and so-called “stuff” you put into a powerpoint presentation, it’s still powerpoint. And it still sucks. Are there better ways of presenting information? Absolutely! I’d like to introduce you to one such alternative, but first a little context.
In January, I was brought into a class I didn’t know much about. They called “SIPS.” What is SIPS? Good question. SIPS stands for Studies in Pedagogy and Schooling. More specifically, I was enrolled in the SIPS class: Inquiry & Technology Across the Curriculum. In it, we were introduced to a vast array of technological toys to foster inquiry in the classroom (you’ll be hearing more about my SIPS class in the future). One such tool was shown during a showcase, and it wasn’t even the focus of the presentation, it was the medium!
