PRESENTATION TOOLS
Prezi:
An alternative to PowerPoint and Google Presentation, this web-based tool allows the user to create a single canvas of text, images, videos, etc. online. It is a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas. The product employs a zooming user interface, which allows users to zoom in and out of their presentation, and allows users to display and navigate information sharing in a way that isn't as "flat" as suite-based presentations and is especially useful in linking ideas visually. Prezi also allows for collaboration with the ability for multiple users to work simultaneously on a presentation creation. Free to 13.25 a month.
http://prezi.com/
Prezi:
An alternative to PowerPoint and Google Presentation, this web-based tool allows the user to create a single canvas of text, images, videos, etc. online. It is a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas. The product employs a zooming user interface, which allows users to zoom in and out of their presentation, and allows users to display and navigate information sharing in a way that isn't as "flat" as suite-based presentations and is especially useful in linking ideas visually. Prezi also allows for collaboration with the ability for multiple users to work simultaneously on a presentation creation. Free to 13.25 a month.
http://prezi.com/
Haiku Deck:
Haiku Deck is for the creating of presentations for website or blogs. With Haiku Deck one can create presentations that can be easily projected, shared, posted, embedded on a website or blog, or viewed on any web-enabled device. Free.
https://www.haikudeck.com/
Haiku Deck is for the creating of presentations for website or blogs. With Haiku Deck one can create presentations that can be easily projected, shared, posted, embedded on a website or blog, or viewed on any web-enabled device. Free.
https://www.haikudeck.com/
PowToon
PowToon is a combination of presentation and animated cartoon. Easy and intuitive, and another user-friendly and fun alternative to PowerPoint. One of the less publicized benefits of PowToon is that it can help you keep your presentations on time. As users can feel intimidated by the prospect of creating animation, the included tutorial walks one through the process of creating a PowToon presentation. The PowToon website has many excellent examples of PowToon presentations created for educational use. Free.
http://www.powtoon.com/
PowToon is a combination of presentation and animated cartoon. Easy and intuitive, and another user-friendly and fun alternative to PowerPoint. One of the less publicized benefits of PowToon is that it can help you keep your presentations on time. As users can feel intimidated by the prospect of creating animation, the included tutorial walks one through the process of creating a PowToon presentation. The PowToon website has many excellent examples of PowToon presentations created for educational use. Free.
http://www.powtoon.com/
TouchCast
TouchCast allows the creation of interactive presentations that mix video with web content. This app lets you record a video and overlay elements such as web pages, maps, photos, Twitter streams, polls, quizzes and more. Users watching the video can click on these multimedia elements and interact with them while the video continues to play. The introduction to the product on their homepage is very helpful at showing why one would choose to use TouchCast. The tutorial posted here is specific to iPad use, but they have multiple platforms. Free.
http://www.touchcast.com/
TouchCast allows the creation of interactive presentations that mix video with web content. This app lets you record a video and overlay elements such as web pages, maps, photos, Twitter streams, polls, quizzes and more. Users watching the video can click on these multimedia elements and interact with them while the video continues to play. The introduction to the product on their homepage is very helpful at showing why one would choose to use TouchCast. The tutorial posted here is specific to iPad use, but they have multiple platforms. Free.
http://www.touchcast.com/
Screencast
Screencasts have many uses, and using them for presentations is only one. Screencast is a video screen capture, like a moving (often with audio) screenshot. Below is a tutorial using just one kind of screencasting app.
Screencasts have many uses, and using them for presentations is only one. Screencast is a video screen capture, like a moving (often with audio) screenshot. Below is a tutorial using just one kind of screencasting app.