PowerPoint+Overload

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The information on this page is based on the article "Five Ways to Reduce PowerPoint Overload" by Cliff Atkinson and Richard Mayer (2004). You can access the article at []. ======

The multimedia principle simply states that people learn better when there are visuals incorporated with text.

This powerpoint is a great example of the multimedia principle. This powerpoint is basically is a tour as to how to use a mathmatical websites. It contains many pictures of the website itself with text boxes and arrows to help with the oral instruction. It is a great balance of text and pictures making it easier for a listener to learn and follow the content. A.M.T media type="custom" key="4577816"

// Research finding: people learn better from words and pictures than from words // // alone (the Multimedia Principle) pg13. // This is a slide show that is a great example of including pictures and other visuals in a presentation. Each slide has a picture to help illustrate the point the slide is trying to make. In some instances, there a only a few words with the picture being the main focal point of the slide. The presentation is fun to watch and still educates while keeping your attention. –A.G.

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This powerpoint is not only an example of the multimedia principle, but also demonstrates what is meant by this concept. It differentiates between the multimedia principle and what is known as the contiguity principle. So, while explaining these topics it also demonstrates what each is. H.A.B.

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This PowerPoint shows the water cycle with the use of pictures and graphs labeling the process along with bullets touching the main points of the cycle. This presentation follows this idea by the use of pictures and graphs depicting the main ideas on the slides. A.J.S media type="custom" key="4577970"