What are the advantages of using presentation graphics software programs? What are the disadvantages? How are teachers and students using presentation

Using presentation graphics software, you can create documents called presentations, which you then use to communicate ideas, messages, and other information to a group, such as a class or auditorium of people.

Advantages of using presentation graphics software include the following: Presentation graphics software typically provides an array of predefined presentation formats that define complementary colors for backgrounds, text, and other special effects. Presentation graphics software also provides a variety of layouts for each individual slide so you can create a title slide, a two-column slide, a slide with clip art, and others. Any text, charts, and graphics used in a slide can be enhanced with 3-D and other effects such as shading, shadows, and textures. With presentation graphics software, you can incorporate objects from the clip art/image gallery into your slides to create multimedia presentations. A unique feature of presentation graphics software is that it allows you to create a presentation that presents information in a nonlinear format. Slides also can be made into traditional overhead transparencies or printed and given to students as a handout.

Disadvantages of using presentation graphics software include the following: Care must be taken to ensure that all presentations do not look the same. Students can be turned off by the presentation if it is not well designed and if the message is not clearly stated.

Teachers are using presentations as part of their daily lesson plans and for parent presentations. Students are using presentations as a way to enhance assignments.

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