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Wednesday, September 04, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54675,00.html Of PowerPoint and Pointlessness Joanna Glasner When one envisions the typical Microsoft PowerPoint user, the first image that comes to mind is usually a suit-clad yuppie crowing over a screen of bar charts. But if recent trends in elementary and secondary education hold their course, that stereotype could be changing. Attracted by the same slick interface and easy learning curve that drew the corporate types, educators and students are employing the presentation software in classrooms in ever-increasing numbers. For some teachers, the computerized slide-show format is deposing the blackboard....
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