In fact, they had some of the best presentations. Also, students who may not have found success with other projects were tremendously successful with Power Point. I challenge all teachers to try Power Point. It is worth the risk and time. I felt like I grew as a teacher because I tried it.
Risk is a part of being a better educator.
Without it, we fall into the mundane. The changes I will make next year would be not so much with the program but with the elements overlooked like saving the program. My students had some trouble getting their programs saved. They had some strange things happen like slide shows coming up on other people's disks. Next year I will go around to each person and check to see if saving is done correctly.