Link(s) O'the Month: PPT alternatives

When creating visual content, PowerPoint is not always the best answer or most effective tool. Don’t get me wrong– I would never argue that PowerPoint doesn't have its merits. Over the years, most of us have jumped on the PPT presentation wagon at one time or another: we’ve used it to visually support oral presentations; we’ve used it as a stand-alone teaching aid; we’ve even encouraged students to use it to create content. But what happens when PowerPoint becomes

 

boring… monotonous…predictable...

 

GOOD NEWS! There are lots of online web tools that can serve as alternatives to ppt for creating and delivering content. Here are just a few:

• Animoto: www.animoto.com/education  
• Glogster: http://www.edu.glogster.com/  
• Prezi: http://www.prezi.com/
• Slide Rocket: http://www.sliderocket.com/

Enjoy ~ and Happy Creating!