PowerPoint as a medium for Writing

Writing . . . "is a technology of thought expressing verbal ideas in visual space"

As a digital slide-presentation tool, PPT allows combination of ways to express verbal ideas -- with text, graphics, sound, video; in short, multimedia

Theorizing PowerPoint

• What was PPT designed to do? What audience was it intended to be effective with?
• What are some of PPT's most important features and functions?
• Why is PPT also applicable to general users?  Why do people find it useful and attractive?

• In what ways does PPT adapt/change older forms of media? 
• What are PPT's greatest strengths and potential weaknesses in literacy contexts? (Such as in schools and universities)