随着计算机技术的飞速发展、学校硬件设施的逐步发展以及素质教育的深入开展,在课堂教学中,教师广泛使用PowerPoint课件进行辅助教学,利用PowerPoint课件的直观性、趣味性以及生动性来提高教学质量和效率。借助PowerPoint的直观性,培养学生思考能力;借助PowerPoint的生动性,培养学生分析能力;借助PowerPoint的趣味性,培养学生学习兴趣。本文围绕PowerPoint课件在小学数学教学中应用,探讨PowerPoint课件的作用,并指出其中可能存在的弊端。 With the rapid development of computer technology, the gradual development of school hardware facilities and the further development of quality education, teachers make extensive use of PowerPoint courseware to assist teaching in classroom teaching, and make use of the intuition, interest and vividness of PowerPoint courseware to improve teaching Quality and efficiency. With PowerPoint’s intuition, develop students’ thinking ability; with the vividness of PowerPoint, develop students’ analytical skills; with the interest of PowerPoint, develop students’ interest in learning. This article focuses on the application of PowerPoint courseware in elementary mathematics teaching, discusses the function of PowerPoint courseware and points out the possible malpractices.