This document reviews and summarizes 6 different online tools: SlideShare for uploading PowerPoints, Blabberize for adding sound to pictures/animation, Wordle for creating word images from text, Atmosphir for 3D level design, BibMe for automatically generating bibliographies, and Citation Machine. For each tool, the document outlines the proposed uses, advantages, disadvantages, ownership policies, and any age restrictions.
Easy online tools for creating and sharing presentations
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2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M91903Q-CQQ
Great for uploading power points to the
internet to share with other people.
Advantages- Easy to use, fast.
Disadvantages- Nothing special added to
power points.
Power points created are owned by the person
who made them (doesn’t give away personal
information).
http://www.slideshare.net/privacy
Any age can use this tool.
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEtUu1r8Pe4
This could be used for a school project for
adding sound over pictures, or creating an
animation with talking animals.
Advantages- Easy to use, new idea, fast.
Disadvantages- Still under maintenance.
Your only supposed to use your own pictures.
And you own your creation.
http://blabberize.com/tos
You have to be 13+
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6ZwVoqFP-NE
This program is really cool for any vocabulary
assignments, or anything that you are using lots
of words to describe one thing.
Advantages- Text can create images.
Disadvantages- Needs plug-in downloaded.
The images created are owned by the person
who made them (privacy policy page
currently under construction).
Any age can use this program.
5. http://www.atmosphir.com/design
This program is a really cool idea, it could be
used for design, or any computer classes.
Advantages- Innovative, great designs.
Disadvantages- Requires plug-in, can be slow.
Any levels made are owned by the person who
made it. (No personal information is disclosed)
http://www.atmosphir.com/privacy
Any ages can use this application.
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
6RQGc5Zz3c
This is a great tool for when you need a
bibliography for class projects.
Advantages- Can edit the end result, does
most of the work for you.
Disadvantages- Sometimes can’t find
information.
No name is needed, nor is anything
created that you can claim rights for.
Any ages can use this tool.