Beyond PowerPoint

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Beyond PowerPoint?!

So, why is he using PowerPoint for this presentation?

PowerPoint is a presentation application that helps you “tell a powerful story and share your slides on the web.” However …

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Google Docs Demo Recap1. Created a new presentation2. Selected a theme3. Added title/sub-title, selected text, and changed formatting4. Added new slide with shapes/images/WordArt/Video5. Imported slides6. Changed transitions7. Added speaker notes (Note: Any presentation collaborator with view access to the presentation will be able to view these notes. Any presentation collaborator with edit access to the presentation will be able to view and edit these notes.)8. Started Presentation (Note: To view speaker notes in presentation mode: click on gear icon then Open speaker notes. If you’d like to keep these notes private while you’re presenting, make sure that you project only the presentation slides.9. Showed HTML View 10. Download as PDF and published it to the Web.

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sliderocket.com

Presentation software that helps you create & share presentations; gain powerful insights with high security.

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Sliderocket Demo Recap1. Get inspiration. Get a copy of Fireworks.2. Click on “Presentations.” 3. Play around with different changes.4. Show how to add pictures, video, flash, shapes etc.5. Add New slide (lower left-hand corner). Show how to add audio. 6. Click on plugin and add cmairn twitter feed.7. Can have shared slides, media, and themes. Collaboration.8. View presentation. Close preview.9. Share, Collaborate, Analytics, Tags, History, Download10. Export11. Close Fireworks presentation by File: Return to Library12. Go back to “Presentations” and click on “New”. Pick template.

A cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for exploring and sharing ideas

on a virtual canvas.

http://prezi.com/u_racwsysugt/paramedic-curriculum-information-literacy/

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Prezi Demo Recap

1. Explore the Learn tab. The Cheat Sheets are great!2. Create new Prezi (Show templates, navigating the canvas)3. Insert an image (resize, position)4. Insert a YouTube video5. Insert PowerPoint slides6. Click + sign then start editing by clicking on green check mark, Add text (resize, position)7. Click on path, then select image, the video, then the PowerPoint slides8. Rearrange Path Points9. Change theme10. Once you add anything to the canvas, click once on it to bring up the zebra, which will allow you to move, scale, and rotate any content you have selected.

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