Reflection 4

One of my professors (who will go unnamed) had a fondness for Powerpoint. I would normally say that that's a good thing, but my professor's problem was a fondness for over-graphics and over-animation. By that, I mean that literally everything spun, flew, or danced onto the screen, and every graphic was animated and borderline irrelevant to the lesson. 

Though this may come from not being a technology native, this habit makes it very difficult for students to focus on what is actually being presented. Powerpoint must be the conduit through which information is passed, and overly-decorating that conduit leads to obfuscation of the information.
I think that powerpoint should be simple, yet engaging. Not everything has to be animated, and links to external videos or images are probably more effective than cramming an entire powerpoint full of clip art and spinning words. 

Content over presentation.