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Slidestaxx is a free service I recently learned about from my PLN on Twitter. Slidestaxx lets you take media from multiple sources and turn them into a slideshow that you can share on Slidestaxx, a website, or your blog. You can add pictures, videos, links and more. You can annotate each element also.

There are examples on the site to show you some ideas. It is a really fun, powerful way to create presentations.



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Knovio - create online presentations easily


Knovio is a new service that allows you to easily create online presentations. It is currently in private beta, but you can request access from their main page. It is free to use and lets you turn PowerPoint slides into video presentations in your browser with no hardware or video software needed. All you need is a webcam and microphone.

Knovio is very easy to use. It takes 3 steps to create and share your presentation online. First, you create and then upload your PowerPoint presentation to the site. Then you record the video of you doing the presentation with the slides, and then you share the finished product.



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Smilebox Slideshow - free software to create slideshows of your photos


Smilebox Slideshow is free software that allows you to easily create interesting slide shows from your pictures. It is a free download for PC or Mac.

There are a variety of designs and styles for the slideshows and you can adjust the details and pacing and add music, text and videos.

This is a great resource for teachers and students for projects and presentations. It's very easy to use and there is help available.
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Present me - easy way to record and share presentations



Present.me is a service that allows you to easily record your presentation with video and audio linked to the PowerPoint presentation. You upload your PowerPoint slides, and then present.me converts them to a web based file. Then, you go to the site, click record and present in front of your web cam, clicking your slides just like you normally would. Now you have a single file that has your slides, you, and your voice all linked. You can then share it with others, embed it, or just keep it for yourself.

This is great for recording review sessions or lectures or meetings, etc and then having them available for future review and viewing. It's easy to use and very useful.

Here's an example of how the presentation will look. The slides are on the left and the video on the right. You can skip around to other slides by clicking on the thumbnails at the bottom, or move the slider. It's easy on the eyes to watch also.



There are tutorials and help information on the site, and they even have a Presentation Academy that gives tips on creating and delivering a great presentation. There is also a gallery of present.me featured presentations.

There is a free account that has some limitations: recordings are limited to 15 min, you get 10 recordings per month, there is a 50MB file limit and there are ads. You can upgrade to accounts with more length, number of recordings and file sizes. The Plus account is $29/month and the Max account is $100/month.

I am thinking that with the 15 min limit, I could use it to create study and review guides for my students. Especially since it is so easy to use compared to some other presentation recording systems I've tried. Groups of teachers or schools could probably share an account too.
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Desmos - create media rich educational content online


Desmos is a new web service that allows you to create rich educational content that works through a browser so that anyone can access it, no matter what operating system platform they are using.

It is free to sign up and use and even features the ability to collaborate on the content with others.

Desmos includes support for graphics, photos, math tools, and interactive lessons. You can create math lesson using the math tools, including graphing and equations. You can also the graphics program to create interactive diagrams where students can move the labels themselves.



It is easy to use and there is a blog and support page to help you out. It looks like a great way to create some great content for your classes.

Lessons are all licensed under Creative Commons but are visible to everyone.

Check it out.
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PhotoPeach - easily create and share photo slideshows


PhotoPeach is a service that allows you to quickly and easily create media rich slideshows. It supports background music, captions and comments, making it even more powerful and interactive.

You upload your photos (or import from Facebook or Picasa), arrange them in the order you want, add music, and you're done. The site has demos and easy to follow guides, along with a great help page. There is also a gallery of public slideshows you can view for inspiration. You can make the show play as a story, with zooming on the pictures, or as a spiral effect. Check out the demo!

Teachers could use PhotoPeach to create slideshows for their classes as presentations, as review materials, or as an online discussion focus. Students could view the slideshow and comment on it. Students could use it to create projects - story lines, research projects, and more.

You can share your slideshow via email, IM, Twitter or Facebook. You can also embed them in your blog or website.

It's free, powerful, and easy to use and is a nice alternative to other presentation methods.

(There is a premium edition that offers some extended features.)
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Prezi - the zooming presentation editor


I've been using Prezi for a while now, using it for classroom presentations and presentations at conferences. 

I found Prezi very easy to use and fun. You can easily create a presentation from scratch, adding text, images, video, links and more. It is very easy to modify them all also with just a click. You can also import slides from a PowerPoint file. The presentations are very dynamic and you can really make them more visually engaging and interesting than PowerPoint or Keynote. It also moves people away from those dreaded bullet points. 

The site also has great help resources, including videos, a help site, and more. There is a community of users on Twitter, Facebook, and the Prezi forum also. 

You can get free accounts for educators or the public. There are limits, but they haven't affected my use at all.

You can create your Prezi's and present them online, or download them for offline use. You can also use Prezi desktop software (with a paid account) to create Prezi's offline.

There is even Prezi Meeting, where you can edit and show Prezi's with up to 9 other users. Work collaboratively on a Prezi or use it as an online meeting platform. 

It's easy to get started and there are a ton of Prezi's that you can look at as inspiration. 

You can make your Prezi's private, public (viewable by everyone) and public with the ability to copy. 

Prezi is fun, easy to use, and create's some great presentations. Try it out. 

Example of one of my early Prezi's (overview shot): (done with minimal experience with Prezi)

Here's the link to the actual Prezi: Google for Educators 



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Popplet - online presentation, mindmapping, and bulletin board





Popplet is a unique combination of presentation tool, mindmapping, and online bulletin board. It is easy to use and a fun way to create. You simply create a new, free account, and then get started building your Popplet.


You create a new Popplet and then click on the screen to create a new Popple. A popple can hold text, images, video, and even Google Maps. You can use it as a bulletin board, using popple's as the notes or flyers. For mindmapping, you create a popple and type your content and then select one of the circles on the side to create a link to a new popple. You can also edit and create or delete links later. 


You can also use it as a presentation tool. Each popple can be used as a "Slide" and you can change the order using the presentation menu. The application will zoom in on each popple in the order you selected (similar to Prezi).


You can share and collaborate on Popplet also. 


Popplet is a fun, easy way to create mindmaps, online bulletin boards, and presentations. Try it out.








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