ABSTRACT
This chapter is to understand some common problems with linear presentation tools and be aware of strategies for working effectively and explains the usefulness of interactive whiteboard technology. Once upon a time teaching largely consisted of writing on a board at the front of the classroom. This practice was based on a transmission model of teaching and learning, in which teachers pass on information to learners. Power Point looks like a tool for making business presentations. Before being bought up Microsoft PowerPoint was developed by engineers for the purpose of condensing complex technical information for a business audience. Psychologist Ian Kinchington uses JJ Gibson's theory of direct perception to understand and tends to use it in the same way in education. Presentations interactive by using an app called Socrative. This is an online substitute for the clumsy and expensive learner response systems that have allowed polling and quizzing of learners for a while now.
