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A quick tip to stop students zoning out
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Hey, it’s Robbie. If we’ve been connected for a while, you probably know I enjoy using PowerPoint to build teaching materials. One of the reasons is pretty simple. It lets you control the pace, I used to reveal all the answers at once. And every time I did, the same thing happened. Students skipped ahead or checked out mentally. Once I started revealing answers one by one, they stayed with me. They listened and stopped rushing to the end. It’s a tiny tweak. So I recorded a short tutorial showing exactly how I do this using basic PowerPoint animations. Nothing fancy. You can watch it here: Hope it’s useful in your next class. Talk soon, P.S. If you’re planning to refresh your lesson library, there’s a site-wide TpT winter sale running for the next 48 hours. All my no-prep resources and curricula are included. |
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