presentationtools-TM

Consider replacing the ol' 3x5-stand-in-front-of-the-class presentation or the every-awful posterboard presentation with one of these tools:

The tools below are Web2.0 tools. They work exactly the same way that other Web2.0 tools work.

1. Create an account (use your MSCD email or a gmail or yahoo or any email account you already have. They don't spam you--I promise)! 2. Find picture you want to use in your presentation, save them into a folder on your computer. Then upload them into the presentation tool.

I would highly encourage you to READ THE ASSIGNMENT before you choose a tool. Also I cannot guarantee every tool below is free, so if you find one that is NOT completely free, MOVE ON to another tool.


 * [|280 Slides] Create presentations online, import images from your Flickr or YouTube account, present from the web or export to Powerpoint, share via [|SlideShare].
 * [|Empressr]
 * [|FlixTime] create free 60-second videos from slides and video clips, add titles.
 * [|ImageLoop] is an image hosting site that also lets you create slideshows, guest books, and videos from your images.
 * [|IngniteCast] Create multimedia using images, videos, powerpoints, screencasts, voiceovers, music, and more. Then upload your creations to IgniteCAST. You can share your content with the world or privately.
 * [|Kizoa] Slideshow maker and photo editor; special effects and music. Embed or burn to DVD.
 * [|Magic Studio] Create interactive presentations! Use audio, video, images, interactive resources, and text.
 * [|Magnoto] Like magnets on your refrigerator door, but these magnets can hold text, images, sounds and videos..and you background can be any image you' d like.
 * Memoov Select a setting, select a character or characters, and add dialogue to create an animated presentation up to 4 minutes in length.
 * [|Moonk]
 * [|MotionFX] select elements: theme, media, audio, text etc then click to create a video.
 * [|My BrainShark] Powerpoints can be uploaded, narrated, saved, shared and embedded. Documents can be uploaded and narrated and photo albums can be made. Upload audio or phone it in! Embed and share. Get statistics and comments.
 * [|MyPlick] Share, embed and discover presentations and slide shows online. You can upload your presentation documents in a variety of formats such as powerpoint, pdf, openoffice odp, etc. If you need to add narration or sound effect to your presentation, you can upload an audio file and have the option to synchronize the audio with your slides using our online easy-to-use sync tool. Once a presentation is made, you will have the choice to either publicly share with everyone or only share it within a small private group.
 * [|OneTrueMedia] Share, embed, put on DVD, show on Tivo
 * [|PhotoPeach] moving photos with your choice of background music, captions on each photo, fun effects, and more. According to [|Larry Ferlazzo's blog post] of 6/13/09, PhotoPeach has " now added the ability to use images off the web by using their url addresses, plus you can also now create quizzes within your slideshow."
 * [|PhotoRem] Upload, edit, organize, create slideshows and share. Upload videos, too...and pdf files and more!
 * [|Photoshow]
 * [|Present.io] (a beta service of [|drop.io]) is simple private web-based realtime presentations. Present documents, video, photos, audio, and more to a scalable number of participants. To start a presentation from an existing drop just click 'start presentation' on the right hand column or click 'start presentation' on the bottom 'chat layer'- it is just one click to instantly get going. Watch the video to get an idea of what you can do.
 * [|Prezentit]
 * [|QlipBoard]
 * [|Showbeyond] a multimedia slidecast creator, online publishing platform, and story sharing community. With Showbeyond, you can grab your images, then add your sound and text to create multimedia stories.
 * [|Slide]
 * [|SlideAware]
 * [|SlideRocket](Free for individual users. Schoolwide pricing plans available.)
 * SlideServe - Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations publicly or privately with the world. Embed / Email the presentations to social networking sites, blogs and friends.
 * [|SnapShow]
 * With **[|SlideSix]** you can upload and share powerpoint, pdfs, Quicktime movies, YouTube and Vimeo videos and other elements you've already created in tools like [|Animoto] or [|Remix America]. Add notes and attachements or record audio and video directly to the site..(via [|Free Technology for Teachers]) [|Slide Six] is a slide show hosting service that offers you the ability to add your voice narrations without having to create, upload, and sync a separate audio file. [|Slide Six] does this by allowing you to record your narration directly through the [|Slide Six] site.
 * [|SlideStory] allows you to crate a slideshow from your own images and narrate them in your own voice and then embed it in your own webpage, link to it, or email it.
 * [|sPresent]
 * [|Stupeflix] Create a movie quickly from your audio, phtotos, and/or videos. Very easy to use. Choose output in QuickTime, Flash or for your iPhone! Download and use!
 * TeemingPod allows you to share PowerPoint presentations and collaborate, get comments on each slide, tag slides with relevant keywords for easy access and recommend useful slides. (free version available with limited users)
 * [|ThinkFree Sho]
 * [|ThisMoment.com] A combination slide show, video sharing site, photo sharing site, timeline, blogging, scraobook and map mashup.
 * [|Thumbstacks]
 * [|Toufee]
 * [|Vcasmo] combine video and slides on the same screen, synchronize, share
 * [|ViewBook]
 * [|VuVox] is actually a suite of presentation tools:
 * Use **COLLAGE** to quickly produce dynamic interactive panoramas with hot-spots.
 * Use **STUDIO** to build a personalized media presentation... and, place it in your COLLAGE.
 * Use **EXPRESS** to build presentations with dynamic content from RSS feeds and online albums.
 * Tap into **CUT-OUT Express** to use your photos as frames for slideshows.
 * [|Zentation] Powerpoint and video side by side
 * [|ZohoShow]
 * [|30 Presentation and Slideshow Tools] Compiled by Mashable

A little different:


 * [|ADAM] Upload a PDF file and then add "hotspots" to it. The hotspots can contain audio, video, photos, text and more.
 * [|Amazon slideshow widget] lets you create a slideshow of any Amazon product (bookcovers, cds, dvds, etc.) Perfect for new titles or booktalks

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 * [|BlowUp] Creates full screen slideshows from your Flickr images.
 * [|Dipity] a site that makes it simple for your students to create and share interactive timelines about any subject or topic. It allows students to embed You Tube videos, Twitter, RSS feeds, Blogger, flickr, Picasa, Last FM, and more right into their timelines.
 * [|Draft Doggy] allows you to create website tours — a series of websites where you also leave your own descriptive text or instructions on each page. You can use it to create Internet scavenger hunts. Visitors can also leave comments.
 * [|FormatPixel] Page based presentations
 * [|Museum Box] Gather items to describe of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box; display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.
 * [|OurStory] A collaborative timeline with stories, pictures, videos
 * [|Qwiji] Easy to use web tour creator. Create, show full screen, annotate, comment, share.
 * [|ScrapBlog] Arrange photos, text, videos, music into scrapbook-like pages
 * [|Stixy] Online collaborative bulletin board
 * [|Tikatok] Kids can write, illustrate and publish their own books here, read what others have written, collaborate as writers and/or illustrator, comment on what others have written. Printed copies can be ordered.

I showed this site in class and it was met with a large degree of excitement. And so I share it here:
 * And the StoryTelling Tools**

http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

The guy who did this site wanted to showcase fifty tools that could be used to tell a story. So, he took the story of how he got his dog, Dominoe, and told the story fifty times with fifty different tools.

For moreabout presentation tools in libraries and library media centers, see:
 * More Info**
 * [|And Now...Presenting...Free Presentation Tools on the World Wide Web] (Fall 2008 issue of //Florida Media Quarterly//, pages 14-17 [|)>]
 * [|Creating Online/Offline Presentations and Tutorials: Library Applications]
 * [|Forget Powerpoint: 13 Online Presentation Apps]
 * [|GoogleDocs Adds Presentations]
 * [|GoogleDocs in Plain English] (video)
 * [|Life Beyond Powerpoint: Best Online Presentation Software]
 * [|Slideshare: Slideshows tagged with "Library"]
 * [|Slideshare: Slideshows tagged with "Library Media Center"]
 * [|Web 2.0 Tools Motivate Student Creativity]
 * [|Zoho Show 2.0: A Review]
 * [|Draw freely on screen as you give presentation]