Are there any shortcomings of using PowerPoint in ESL classrooms?
PowerPoint presentation for large classes relies heavily on projectors which can be quite expensive to acquire. When schools manage to spend a fortune on these gadgets, there isn’t always a guarantee they will work round the clock. Hardware failure is not an unusual problem in the world of technology. You might have planned that demo lesson of yours all around PowerPoint and it is that day that something goes wrong with the projector. Maybe the teacher whose lessons just ended set the projector differently. You may need to reset things to suit your lesson. You can’t do this without wasting some time. Even your little flash drive might not work properly. The solution is always to carry a back up in the form of a non-PowerPoint lesson plan or a device. Usually this would be the same lesson plan without PowerPoint. Tips Don’t always rely on PowerPoint presentations for lesson planning. Use PowerPoint and other methods interchangeably. Also you can just plan your presentation and also prin
