The document discusses alternative presentation tools beyond PowerPoint. It provides tips for maximizing accessibility and universal design for learning. Several free web-based options are presented, including Google Drive Presentations, Zoho Show, and Prezi. These allow for cloud storage, collaboration, and varied presentation formats. The document also mentions mobile presentation apps and emphasizes choosing tools tailored to specific projects and keeping designs and content simple.

1. Beyond
PowerPoint
Using Alternative Presentation Tools

2. Why go beyond PowerPoint?
● To learn new skills and tools
● To store presentation in the cloud for easy
access and sharing
● To collaborate more efficiently with partners
● To add some variety and pizzazz

3. Universal Design for Learning and
Presentation Tools
● Using multiple means of expression helps
reach students with diverse learning styles.
● Tools like Prezi can be useful for showing
relationships visually

4. Tips for Maximizing Accessibility
● Think about the contrast between your
background and text
● Include images or charts to convey
information
● Use color to highlight important terms or
concepts (keeping contrast in mind)
● Provide electronic versions of presentations
to students so they can adjust them to their
needs

5. Which presentation tool(s) do you
use most?

6. FREE web-based options
● Google Drive Presentations
● Zoho Show
● Prezi

7. Google Drive Presentations
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Built into your gmail/iSpartan account
Designed to be collaborative
Present from web or export
Upload existing presentations

8. Zoho Show
● Free with account, but premium options are
available
● Clean design
● Easy integration of other media
● Options for both wide-screen and regularscreen presentations
● Present from web or export
● Upload existing presentations

9. Disadvantages of Zoho and Drive
● Fairly stripped down in terms of design
options
● Collaborators must have accounts to access
shared files
● Limited to a linear, slide-based format

10. Prezi
● Dynamic and visually interesting
● Non-linear way of presenting engages
audience and also makes the presentation a
good option as a standalone
● Entirely web-based
● Easy integration of other media

11. Disadvantages of Prezi
● Can be disorienting
● Has even more bells and whistles than
PowerPoint, and it can be tempting to use
them all

12. Snazzy animated options
PowToon
GoAnimate!

13. Free (or cheap) mobile apps
iOS
● HaikuDeck
● Perspective
Android
● Softmaker

14. Final thoughts
● Different tools work for different projects
● No matter what tool you choose, keep it
simple (both in design and content)