Can you use Microsoft power point in Chinese public schools?

Can you use Microsoft power point in Chinese public schools?  Or is there an equivalent software that will allow you to import ppts for usage?  I know some schools have computers and screens and some don't (IE more rural locations). 

I'd like to bring some of my Korean ppt game templates and reformat for the Chinese books if I decide to go.  (I am not leaving Korea just yet.) 

(But up to 5 million won a month with housing for some schools in China is going to be too hard to pass up.  It may come down a bit once Corona is gone.  We shall see over the next year or so.)

Can you use Microsoft power point in Chinese public schools?  Or is there an equivalent software that will allow you to import ppts for usage?  I know some schools have computers and screens and some don't (IE more rural locations). 

I'd like to bring some of my Korean ppt game templates and reformat for the Chinese books if I decide to go.  (I am not leaving Korea just yet.) 

(But up to 5 million won a month with housing for some schools in China is going to be too hard to pass up.  It may come down a bit once Corona is gone.  We shall see over the next year or so.)

It worked for me at my uni, high school, adult education and middle school, but I guess it depends on the school. I never had issues except when I tried to show something directly from the internet because of the heavy censorship.  If you want to use the huge amount of resources on YouTube, of course it is forbidden so I used my VPN and then downloaded them at home and showed it to my IELTS students. They were blown away by the material available on YouTube for IELTS and all arrived after the first class with USB's and copied all my videos.

I am not trying to be a wet blanket but think VERY carefully before you head to China. I taught there for 2 and a half years and loved it BUT towards the end (left in 2019) things were getting very dodgy for foreigners from the CCP's side and I was getting more and more worried about that.

I am not sure of your nationality but if you are American, I would give it a miss for sure. The anti-American sentiment in 2019 was running high and now I can just imagine what it is like. The CCP is completely paranoid about foreigners, particularly Americans. XI the Pooh is an absolute fruitcake and you never know what will happen next. It just takes one incident with your home country and you could be in serious trouble.

The Chinese people and education boards are desperate for English teachers but the CCP doesn't give a flying fig about English and so it can be VERY difficult to get the old Z-Visa.

Of course the lack of internet freedom is a concern too. You can use a VPN but technically that is illegal and when I was there they basically turned a blind eye to it, but my Chinese friends tell me now they are more and more paranoid and you risk arrest if they decide for some reason to raid your apartment.

And raid your apartment they do. Especially if the CCP is going to have a big conference in Beijing. Even if you are hundreds of miles away, they clamp down like crazy. We were restricted to our city, full on body searches when getting on the subway, buses stopped and all foreigners made to leave the bus while they checked on your passport. Yes, always have your passport with you even when you go to the beach or on a hike or else you may not be allowed to do the hike or go for a swim.

The thing I loved was my students, they were just wonderful and I am still in contact with many of my uni students. If you teach well the parents will love you and your students will love you even more. My students literally cried when I left because they like me and also because there was no replacement for me.

So, to sum up, I am not saying don't go, I am saying think very carefully before you give up the freedom of Korea for the extra money. 

If you need a change from Korea, try Taiwan, that is the proper Chinese experience. The money is not the same as mainland China but the experience cannot be bought for money.

Oh, and I forgot to add, you WILL have a CCP official's kid in your class so you have to watch every word you say. I quite innocently said Taiwan was a developed economy and country in my International Economics class and I had to do a lot of explaining to get myself out of some serious trouble.

Oh, and I forgot to add, you WILL have a CCP official's kid in your class so you have to watch every word you say. I quite innocently said Taiwan was a developed economy and country in my International Economics class and I had to do a lot of explaining to get myself out of some serious trouble.

For sure.  That goes without saying.  I would have the common sense to self censor.  I would wait at least another year before seeing.  The money is too good.  I think everyone will think we are American no matter which country.  But 4 to 5 million won a month, unless Korea steps up it's game, is too hard to not consider.  I would probably do for a short time and cash out then get out.

You can use PowerPoint in China, as well as any MS Office products, but be aware that a lot of schools use cracked versions that might not render your resources very well.

Billy Herrington, I love you (RIP), but why are you bumping ancient threads?

I quite innocently said Taiwan was a developed economy and country in my International Economics class and I had to do a lot of explaining to get myself out of some serious trouble.

Have to comment on this though. This was just dumb on your part.

Billy Herrington, I love you (RIP), but why are you bumping ancient threads?

It was on the front page, and I thought this info could be useful.

Have to comment on this though. This was just dumb on your part.

Dumb indeed, but not really deserving of "serious trouble." If you go to China, it's best just to avoid the topic of Taiwan entirely unless you are VERY well versed in the government's position about it because it's way too easy to put your foot in your mouth.

It was on the front page, and I thought this info could be useful.

Dumb indeed, but not really deserving of "serious trouble." If you go to China, it's best just to avoid the topic of Taiwan entirely unless you are VERY well versed in the government's position about it because it's way too easy to put your foot in your mouth.

Makes sense.  Ignore the bitter long term Korean expats.  They troll and flame if you dare mention anything other than Korean ESL. 

unless you AGREE with the government's position.  anything else is not acceptable, and they could put you in jail for it.   China sucks. 

unless you AGREE with the government's position.  anything else is not acceptable, and they could put you in jail for it.   China sucks. 

Are folks going to teach ESL or to be a political dissident?

unless you AGREE with the government's position.  anything else is not acceptable, and they could put you in jail for it.   China sucks.

They can't read your mind, bro.

Teaching about the status of Taiwan while in China is like teaching about the status of Dokdo while in Korea. I'm sure none of us have any problem avoiding that. It's really not a big deal for expat teachers in China.

By the time anyone who posts here goes to China, MS won't be supporting the current version of PPT anymore.

Current version no, but they'll have a version of it that will probably be usable in China

No you'll be arrested and sent to the gulag. Does that satisfy your persecution fantasy?

No you'll be arrested and sent to the gulag. Does that satisfy your persecution fantasy?

Well...if her name is Natasha Romanov, wears hooker-red lipstick and...well...

No you'll be arrested and sent to the gulag. Does that satisfy your persecution fantasy?

Only if you're giving presentations on the political status of Taiwan.

As of June 2022 it worked perfectly fine.

Plus as someone above said, you can easily get cracked versions.

Strange...(or not), I was in China back in the day and I recall seeing Micro Star....


It's like...Monkey Pox (echo).

our school has ms office license. a good school will offer that to you along with a laptop. I got a brand new MacBook air when I started at my school in 2020.  far less computer issues than i had with Korean public schools and the antivirus crap they had on them.

Guys, you can use PowerPoint if you want to. The only problem is that some schools are too cheap for the license and just use cracked versions that don't work so well. Hangook77 can go to China and use all of his PPTs. They just went to a ten-day quarantine so it might be feasible now.