Powerpoint and Google Docs Presentation

I recently learned how to use PowerPoint in my Educational Technology class. This is a great program that I can see myself using as a different way to display information to my students. I love all of the features of PowerPoint. I like that you can use different animations on each slide. You can also place pictures or videos or sound bites on the slides. There are so many possibilities with PowerPoint. I think that teachers could keep their students more engaged with using a PowerPoint presentation over just using a overhead projector to display transparencies, or simply reading the information out of a text book.
I also learned how to design a presentation in Google Docs. The nice thing about Google Docs is that you can upload your exsiting PowerPoint or create a new presentation. You can then invite anyone you want to view (or even edit if you wish) your side show. While I like the idea of having my presentation online for anyone I want to view, I prefer PowerPoint over using Google Docs. One reason is because Google Docs does not let you link pages within your presentation, making it a lot easier to navigate within a slide show. I also Like all the different formatting options available in PowerPoint.
Creating presentations in both PowerPoint and in Google Docs was a lot of fun. I learned so much that I did not know. I am very excited to be able to use presentations in the future in my classroom.