Use the Web or listservs to discuss issues with other teachers. As you use the computer for yourself, you also become more comfortable and skillful in computer use, preparing you for some of the other activities listed. Return to top Presentation Tool Using presentation software like PowerPoint or HyperStudio, you can create more compelling visual aids for your lectures. Such presentations are a good place to begin using the computer with your class, since there is little chance of anything unexpected or unpleasant happening. Using CD-ROMs or the Internet, you can have interactive visuals which can follow students questions instead of your script.
Students can also use presentation software to support their presentations.
The preparation will allow you to use lab time more efficiently. If you have learning centers set up, use your computer as one of them. You can create assignments on disk which the students must complete. Or assign one student each day to take notes each day and put them on the computer, so that students who are absent can catch up. With more experience, you can create computer-based learning modules, using HyperStudio, PowerPoint or an Internet browser.