Creative presentation tools

CREATIVE CREATIVE PRESENTATION PRESENTATION

TOOLSTOOLS

BySally Garza

Lawrence SchoolDirector of Technology

[email protected]

Why?

Power Points can be boring and repetitive

Many students need a visual stimulus to stay engaged with information being presented

Need to a way to share information with students yet keep students’ interest (or other adults)

Ideas for Presentation Tools

Power Point SmartNotebook Inspiration 9 VoiceThread SpicyNodes

Google Docs Presentation

SlideShare Prezi Sliderocket ImageLoop

**Bold items = extra fun and snazzy tools

Power Point

Most likely already on your computer

Easy to use

Can be shared if you use Windows / Office Live and share with others but not intuitively a collaborative program

Must be saved online, on computer or on USB pen to share with others

Differences in different versions of Power Point and between Mac and Windows versions

Pros Cons

What is it?Power Point is a presentation program that runs on your computer from Microsoft

Google Docs – Presentation Tool

Free Easy to use Docs saved online so

don’t need to worry about if the place you are at has correct version of Power Point

Same no matter if Windows or Mac

Multiple people can work on the same presentation at the same time

Must have internet connect to use

Not as many tools and formatting options as Power Point

Pros Cons

What is it?Google Docs is a online tool (free for individuals and schools) part of Google AppsThe Presentation tool in Google is very similar to older versions of Power Point

Smart Notebook

Super easy to use Can embed video,

Flash, audio, hyperlinks, pictures, inking and text

Must have SmartBoard in your classroom/school in order to get licensing for it

All run from computer; not web-based

Pros Cons

What is it?Software for SmartBoards that allows you to make presentations

Inspiration v9

Easy to use Don’t need to re-

enter data you already entered into Inspiration

Not saved online Have to purchase

the software

Pros Cons

What is it?Version 9 of Inspiration will automatically convert your outline/diagram into a presentation slideshow

SlideShare

Can link/upload Google Docs and Power Points to SlideShare to share with other people (public or with specific users)

Can embed into websites (Facebook, MySpace…)

Auto tags on your home page contents of your slides


Cannot create presentations in SlideShare but rather share existing presentations online with other people

People can comment/review presentations but cannot edit

Pros Cons

What is it?Online tool to share your Power Point and Google Docs slide shows with other people

SlideRocket

Free version available Easy to use Lots of formatting

options! Docs created/saved online Same no matter if

Windows or Mac Can publish, share/embed

to other websites Can import Power Points Can embed from Youtube

& Flickr accounts


Free version has limited features and only 250 MB of online storage for presentations

Paid version has ability to: Can get slide statistics (# of

people who viewed slide…), history of revisions

Set up a meeting based on a presentation (up to 50 people) (with upgrade to Paid version only)

Multiple people can work on the same presentation at the same time

Export/download presentations

Pros Cons

What is it?Online presentation creation tool using slides, audio, pictures, video, flash

VoiceThread

Free version available Easy to use Presentation all created

and saved online Compatible with

Mac/PC Very versatile tool that

is easy to use even for younger users



Free version has a limit to 3 VoiceThreads School/Class paid

versions also available

Pros Cons

What is it?Voicethread is a collaborative multimedia tool that mixes pictures, video, text and voice narrationIt also allows other people to leave comments on a presentation via audio, text,voice or video and even doodling

ImageLoop

Free Easy to use Can embed into Facebook,

MySpace and other websites All saved online Same no matter if Windows

or Mac People can comment to

slideshow and review/rate show

Some kid-friendly fun features

No limit to uploads or size of slideshows



No sounds or text can be included

Pros Cons

What is it?Online tool to create fun picture slideshows

Prezi

Created and saved online Educational version (free)

available Can invite editors to a

Prezi Can embed in other

websies (Facebook, MySpace…)

Easy to use Can link to Youtube videos

and insert pictures Great tutorials and

examples


Offline editor is only available on paid version

Pros Cons

What is it?Prezi is a tool to create non-linear presentations on the web

Spicy Nodes

Free Easy to use Docs saved and

created online Same no matter if

Windows or Mac Embed pictures,

Youtube video, text, hyperlinks

More like a



No audio

Pros Cons

What is it?Online non-linear presentation tool more like a concept map/Inspiration web vs a Power Point but still can be run like a slide show