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The #1 alternative to PowerPoint is Prezi, a zooming presentation option with a variety of professionally designed templates and the capacity for polling your audience (see below). Another great alternative is Glogster. Visit the link and use the teacher code to create an account. (See Mr. Contreras or Mrs. Costello for the code!) And don't forget about Google Presentation when choosing your next project option. See the Thinglink image at right for features you may not know about yet. |
Powerpoint Alternatives to ROCK Your Next Presentation
Use your SN gmail address, open your apps, and create slideshows with others (or alone).
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Create tiles to lead viewers to sites, videos, etc.
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Make your Prezis interactive by adding questions for your audience.
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Upload photos, choose a template, and share your slideshows on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
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The library has connector cables you can use to hook your iPad to your teacher's projector if you don't have your own. View the tutorial here.
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A social and interactive presentation.
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Create online, interactive posters that link to websites, audio, and video. Create a NEW ACCOUNT here. Like the idea of an online poster but want something simpler? Try S'more instead.
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Lets you incorporate all kinds of files into the show -- pdf, video, docs. The slides proceed seamlessly from format to format.
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Easy video creation
File Conversion
Convert audio, video, text files here.
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Conversion for audio, video, image, and text files.
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Convert docs and share with others.
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Converts .pdf files to files readable on your Kindle. Or try PdfAid for even more options.
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podcasting
Create a voice recording you can embed anywhere without any download.
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Allows you to add comments to sound tracks.
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Create and embed on your website or share through Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr.
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Sixty second messages you can create on your phone or computer and then embed into your website or email to your audience.
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creative commons & Public Domain
Include two sections, The Collections and Essays, and is updated regularly to include new items as soon as they fall out of copyright.
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Need music for a project or presentation? Try one of these sites.
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Help protect artists' rights to their own property. Use images from these CC sites, and give credit to the original artist.
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Animate it!
Create infograhics, presentations, animated banners and more.
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Here's an example of what you can do with Animoto: Divergent Book Trailer. Ask your teacher or librarian for an edu account! Or, create your own account at Roxio PhotoShop and make something similar!
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An alternative to Animoto -- not as many theme choices, but you can make longer videos without a special account.
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Create an account, then use the Upload button to create animated slideshows. Here's how in Five Easy Steps.
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Still in Beta testing, this site claims to give you an animation studio. FREE!
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Create 100-frame animations. (Recommended for younger students.)
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Create an augmented reality layer. View the quick tutorial (or search YouTube for more.
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Create an avatar and let it speak for you.
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Photo Editors (free online)
According to their website, the most powerful image editing software on the web!
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Upload your photos and choose your enhancements. Nothing to download!
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Photo editing made easy.
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Easily remove image backgrounds.
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Remove the background from any image.
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Free, online photo editor -- no registration needed.
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Create selfie text art here. Upload a picture and choose the effect you like. Then save and print.
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Easily add text to a picture here.
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They claim to be the most popular online photo editor in the world!
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This simple collage maker will let you upload up to 40 photos.
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graphic design (without a design degree)
Create infographics from templates. Another good one is Infogr.am. Try a couple just to see what works best!
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Create interactive infographics. You may also want to try EWCPresenter for a similar option.
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Slides, flyers, posters, infographics and collages. Use their clip art images or your own photographs.
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Print graph paper, or story templates, or comics layouts, or music. Too many to list, but definitely helpful!
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Create a one-page flyer (complete with map) to advertise any event.
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