What are appropriate ways to apply Powerpoint animated and colored presentation to help learners?

I have recently started using powerpoint to help my middle school math students learn math. I use animation that works in concert with comments and student interaction. At least that is my goal. I am concerned that I use powerpoint appropriately. Is my animation a distraction or does it draw student attention? Anything I have heard cautions that we be careful about animation and color because they may work to distract rather than cause the student to be focused.

I have attached some of my presentation and I am looking for ideas and input.

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10-27-08 animated y=mx+b.ppt, 260 KB
1-8-09 8th demonstrate pythagorean theorem.ppt, 327 KB
1-13-08 distance formula.ppt, 494 KB

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Permalink Reply by Kim Pote on October 31, 2015 at 10:46pm

I just received a new computer to hook up to my promethean board. I have several files that I used to use on powerpoint. Since they have hooked up the new computer, when I open powerpoint the first screen is about "what's new" and I can't close it out! Any suggestions!?

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Permalink Reply by Jayashree Iyer on August 10, 2016 at 1:37am

Animation tools are really of great help. You can use them for your PPTs.

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Permalink Reply by Leesa johnson on October 6, 2016 at 12:34am

Good points! Media reading/writing ability brain research based learning, project based learning are all involved Powerpoint animated (ppt) .It important to cater/serve for visual/seeing learners in education. My point to add certain visual aids in our 'presentation' also benefits student learning because this procedure has a greater chance of engaging/ agreeable the different learning styles of our class.