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Tools of the Trade: Helping Your Faculty Enhance Their Teaching: Presentations

This guide was used in a presentation for the 2012 ATLA Annual Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. This guide was originally created by Michelle Spomer.

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Presentation Tools

If you're looking for web-based alternatives to PowerPoint or Keynote, the following list will provide several options. Prezi could also be used for collaboration and mapping.

  • Brainshark
    Description:
    Brainshark "provides the leading cloud-based software for creating, sharing and tracking online and mobile video presentations. With Brainshark, you can easily transform static content, such as PowerPoint documents, into voice-enriched video presentations that can be accessed anytime, on-demand." Users can also upload documents, videos, and photo albums.
    Pricing Info:
    For individuals, there are three levels with increasing numbers of features - free, $9.99/month, and $19.99/month. There is also customized pricing information for "enterprises."
    Brainshark Examples
    Brainshark App for Android (free)
    Brainshark App for iPad/iPhone (free)
    SlideShark App for iPad (free)

  • Google Docs: Presentations
    Description:
    "Invite others to view or edit your presentation, work with team members to see changes instantly, and chat with others directly in the presentation. Rich animations, customized drawings, seamless transitions, embedding capabilities, a variety of themes, and much more."
    Pricing Info: Free

  • Prezi
    Description:
    Prezi is a "cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them."
    Pricing Info:
    For individuals, there are three levels with increasing numbers of features - free, $59/year, and $159/year. Educators can get the second level for free and the third level for $59/year. Group licensing is also available.
    Prezi Examples
    Prezi Viewer for iPad (free)

  • SlideRocket
    Description:
    SlideRocket is "a revolutionary new approach to business communications designed from the start to help you make great presentations that engage your audience and deliver tangible results."
    Pricing Info:
    For individuals, there are two levels - free and $24/month (with more features). There is a third "enterprise" level that is $360/user/year (for a minimum of 100 users).
    SlideRocket Examples
    SlideRocket Player for iPad (free)

  • SlideShare
    Description:
    SlideShare is "the world's largest community for sharing presentations. With 60 million monthly visitors and 130 million pageviews, it is amongst the most visited 200 websites in the world. Besides presentations, SlideShare also supports documents, PDFs, videos and webinars."
    Pricing Info:
    For individuals, there are four levels with increasing numbers of features - free, $19/month, $49/month, and $249/month. Group licensing is also available, and non-profit/educational institutions receive a %50 discount.
    SlideShare Examples
    SlideShare Mobile