pRESENTATION TOOLS
Pecha Kucha, which means “chit-chat” in Japanese, was created by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, who seek to encourage a fast-paced presentation style. 20 slides containing an image are shown, each displaying for exactly 20 seconds. The images will auto-forward, so there’s no way of going back to or skipping ahead of the slides. This means each presentation is exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds long.
The challenge with this style is to convey your idea with the combined use of images and concise, impactful statements within this tight time frame.
The challenge with this style is to convey your idea with the combined use of images and concise, impactful statements within this tight time frame.
Piktochart is an online infographic application which allows users without intensive experience as graphic designers to easily create professional-grade infographics using themed templates. The program provides tools to add interactive maps, charts, videos and hyperlinks.
Piktochart is limited by the variety of its templates. There are also a few issues with editing the size of items on the infographic, as well as relatively minor restrictions on what you can do with the free version of Piktochart.
Piktochart is limited by the variety of its templates. There are also a few issues with editing the size of items on the infographic, as well as relatively minor restrictions on what you can do with the free version of Piktochart.
Prezi is a web-based tool for creating presentations (called prezis for short). It's similar to other presentation software like Microsoft PowerPoint, but it can be a bit more eye-catching and engaging.
Most types of presentation software use a slide-based approach, where you move back and forth between individual slides, kind of like pages in a book. Prezi, however, uses a canvas-based approach. Instead of using slides, Prezi has one very large canvas that your presentation moves around on, zooming in and out to view various frames.
Most types of presentation software use a slide-based approach, where you move back and forth between individual slides, kind of like pages in a book. Prezi, however, uses a canvas-based approach. Instead of using slides, Prezi has one very large canvas that your presentation moves around on, zooming in and out to view various frames.
Glogster EDU is an online creative platform that provides students and teachers with the technology to create interactive multimedia posters called “glogs.” The drag-and-drop interface supports text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, hyperlinks, and data attachments.
Animoto is an online, cloud-based video creation platform. It can be used to create videos, not only from video content, but also from photos. The key is that you don't need to worry about formats of various files as Animoto does all the conversion work for you.
Animoto is super simple to use, from creating presentation slideshows with audio to making polished videos with soundtracks. The platform includes templates to make it even more user-friendly.
Since the video is created online, sharing is as simple as copying a link. This means that a video can be made on many devices, unlike traditional video-editing tools that require a lot of processing power on the part of the device being used.
Animoto is super simple to use, from creating presentation slideshows with audio to making polished videos with soundtracks. The platform includes templates to make it even more user-friendly.
Since the video is created online, sharing is as simple as copying a link. This means that a video can be made on many devices, unlike traditional video-editing tools that require a lot of processing power on the part of the device being used.
Canva is a cloud-based graphic design tool. It includes features such as drag-and-drop design and photo editing with access to custom fonts, frames, shapes, grids, and icons. Canva's pre-built templates include logos, posters, presentations, infographics, social media posts, newsletters, menus, and much more. Teams can create data visualizations such as custom charts and diagrams using internal data. Once visual projects are completed, teams can choose to publish online, share with others, or download. Visuals can also be embedded directly into presentations.
Google Slides is a presentation program included as part of the web-based Google Docs suite. Google Slides is available as a web application, mobile app, and as desktop application on Google's ChromeOS. The app is compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint file formats. The app allows users to create and edit files online while collaborating with other users in real-time.