A very interesting article on misuse of PowerPoint in getting the “point” across in the  NYTimes. While PowerPoint can be a helpful and effective tool in learning, it can also be a mind numbing experience. Granted, this author uses it fairly extensively for learning with the intent of retention and humor; but I hope that I never put someone to sleep with it, or stop them from thinking outside the PPT box.   It is my hope that together with the discussions and books used, PPT will make a better experience. I hope to never be known as a “chicken hypnotist.”  But after this article, be it known I will be watching students for a dazed look of confusion or boredom.  After reading the NY Times article. What do you think about the power of PPT?