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As teachers and all that we have to keep up with on a daily basis, mind mapping is a great way to stay organized. For our students mind mapping provides students a way to show how aspects of content are connected. Below are several options for mind mapping tools.
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All of the books, all of the blogs, all of the top Slideshare presentations on slide design make this common plea: simplify. But how simple is too simple? I had this conversation with a non-training...
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Simplify slides? What exactly does it mean? How much content is enough? This post will give you some useful ideas about the importance of keeping your presentations succinct and not overloaded with images, shapes, data and information. Delete the scoop?
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Whether you’re a Haiku Deck master or you’re just checking it out, I hope you’re getting the picture that we have a point of view about presentations. Does the world need more lame clip art and bullet points? We say no. Does it need more inspiration, more simplicity and beauty? That’s why we’re here...
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Check out this amazing presentation from the popular Haiku Deck to see how you may improve the way of creating your own presentations. 
Marco Bertolini's curator insight,
June 18, 5:20 AM
Haiku est un outil de présentation pour iPad. Ce blog vous donne 10 conseils auxquels j'adhère à 100 % pour booster vos présentations. Même si vous utilisez PowerPoint ou Prezi, ces conseils sont de l'or en barre ! 
Will Gourley's curator insight,
June 18, 3:29 PM
What's it going to take to get this app in every learner's media kit? Haiku deck adds beauty and clarity to literacy.
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The quickest way to get things done! Symphonical is an easy and fun app made of whiteboards and sticky notes.
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Symphonical lets you post sticky notes and collaborate with your friends in real time. Present your group ideas, make a to-do list or brainstorm in class. You can connect with your Google+ team for real-time collaboration. The app works in your browser or on a mobile phone. It is free to use. 
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June 15, 7:39 AM
For more info about Healthcare related..http://www.medepage.com/
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Convert video free between 300+ formats & 100+ devices with Freemake! Any video to MP3. Best free video converter by PCMag & PCWorld.
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Great video tool that can perform various actions including video conversion from / to a huge range of input - output formats with subtitles support, burning DVDs, making slideshows and visualizations, cutting video parts, joining several videos in one etc. The tool is free to download. 
Abhijit Brahme's comment,
June 14, 9:04 AM
The tool is good but it installs unnecessary utilities by snap.do, which is annoying!
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I just gave a webinar on upgrading to PowerPoint 2013, explaining all the new features and how to use them. During the webinar, I discussed 2 features that I realized are so hard to find that I really should share them with everyone. In PowerPoint 2010 and earlier, when you chose Insert > Clip Art, you could specify that you wanted only photographs. You did that in the Clip Art task pane from the Results Should Be drop-down list, as you see here.
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Two great tips for working more efficiently with PowerPoint 2013 regarding image search and adjusting colours of objects. 
Wayne Schlosser's curator insight,
June 13, 12:43 AM
Always good to review your presentaion techniques... 
Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight,
June 13, 5:43 AM
Often we underuse the tools we have easy access to. Here's one way to avoid tnat. Delete the scoop?
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Pixlr is a free online photo editor. Edit, adjust and filter your images. No registration, jump right in!
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Pixlr is a fantastic tool for editing photos. It is free and easy to use. Free mobile apps are also available. Explore all Pixlr tools to find your favourite. Great tool for editing images for your presentations. Delete the scoop?
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Download Free PowerPoint Templates and backgrounds for your presentations. This is a free collection of themes for Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 that you can download to make better presentations with unique styles and effects.
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This is an excellent collection of free PowerPoint templates from SlideHunter.com. Use this opportunity to download professional themes for your next presentations. 
Janet Ilko's curator insight,
June 11, 8:59 AM
Going to use these for my end of the year presentation to the school board! Quick and easy. 
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June 13, 11:32 AM
Descarga plantillas gratis para las presentaciones power point y dales un aspecto novedoso y más profesional. Delete the scoop?
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Vivapitch lets conference audiences view and interact with the presentation slides, in real-time, on their mobile devices. Users can currently: Save the presentation, leave notes alongside important slides, share slides directly with your Twitter network.
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While listening to the presenter's speech, the audience can interact by annotating, sharing, tweeting, saving the presentation in real time. To engage your audience, all you need is to download a free Presenter app for PowerPoint. Vivapitch currently works on Android platform only. 
LucaVanin's curator insight,
June 4, 6:16 PM
Da provare assolutamente: permette ai partecipanti di aggiungere note e interagire con le presentazioni! :-) Delete the scoop?
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This free online tool is used to make photo slideshows for webpages. It is based on javascript, contains a simple image editor, has round corners and allows customization.
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Slideful is a great free tool for creating slideshows, and you do not even have to register for a quick project (but you may do it if you intend to use the tool more than once). There are lots of possibilities to customize the slideshow until you get the end product that satisfies you. 
Alice Boyd's curator insight,
June 3, 10:50 AM
This tool is amazing! It can aid in making a not so great presentation look as if it was created by a PowerPoint genius. The possibilites for design are endless. Great tool... 
Javier Martinez - Axioma iT-RD's curator insight,
June 4, 6:18 PM
Lots of possibilities to customize your photos ! Delete the scoop?
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Flowboard is a storytelling and presentation app that allows creating side-scrolling publications with the help of photos, videos, text and photo galleries. Whether you are looking to tell your story in the form of your personal photo collection, wish to share ideas or require creating and presenting a presentation right from your iPad, Flowboard can help you get the job done without requiring the use of PowerPoint or Keynote.
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I have scooped Flowboard before but I thought you may like to read this article about creating presentations on your iPad (iOS 6 or higher) where you will find some great tips for working with Flowboard. The app is free of charge.
Lucia Keijzer's curator insight,
June 10, 3:00 AM
This may be a fantastic way to get students into tale-telling. Delete the scoop?
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PowerPoint has some amazing drawing tools that lets you create all kinds of illustrations. But sometimes it can be frustrating when you group text with an object to create an image because when you...
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Read this great tip by Laura Foley about how to use paste options in PowerPoint to manipulate texts and objects in your presentations. It may come in handy when you need to post a small block of text. If you paste your text as a picture, you may have it at any size you need. 
Alfredo Corell's curator insight,
June 6, 8:29 AM
A neverendingstory of amazing tools to improve Powerpoint.
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Highlight, focus or magnify objects in PowerPoint presentations, on the fly and with zero preperation Via Robin Good 
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Thank you Robin for writing about us.
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Slide Effect is a presentation software to create advanced shows in a few minutes. Easy to use, spectacular effects and transitions. Download the free trial!
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Slide Effect have just released a new version of the software, and it's worth taking a look at this easy and effective presentation creator. You build your slides by adding pictures, shapes and text, then customize background and slide transition. 3D text and special apparition effects are new features that help to make your slides really spectacular. Free trial is available but even a paid version of $39 is not big money if you like the amazing software. Delete the scoop?
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A compilation of proven distinctions on what makes a World-Class Presenter. Written by Eric Feng, Presentation Coach ( http://ericfeng.com ) and Designed by Sli
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This slideshow focuses on the presenter role rather than the design of your slides and refers to business rather than education but the main idea of the importance of quality work applies to any sphere. Pay attention to the superb design of these slides, see how fonts, colors, images play a significant role in the delivery of the message. 
Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight,
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Some of us do tend to say too much; they have the need to show how wise they are...... 
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Dintinction is important when you start a new business - to distinguish your business offering as well as You as a Leader for the organization you represent. There are some good suggestions in this. Delete the scoop?
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Pixntell adds your voice to your pictures and creates a personalized video you can share on Dropbox, Facebook, YouTube, FocusTrain or email.
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Pixntell is a great app for iPhone and iPad that lets you create video slideshows from your images and add your voice comments. Basic version is free (5 images only), for $ 0.99 you can use up to 70 photos. Upgrading allows you to add blank slide between photos with text. 
Stephan Hughes's curator insight,
June 17, 10:08 PM
Looks like a great tool - I hope there is an Android version of it. 
LearningDevelopment@ForthValleyCollege's curator insight,
June 18, 10:35 AM
Studying is not the intended function of this application, however, by uploading lecture slides as images, or taking pictures of the board during class, then uploading these images to Pixntell, would allow you to create your very own custom Flashcards. By recording your own audio notes to accompany the images, you could create short movies that could act as bitesize recap tools to support your revision, or prompts for studying, or a visual plan for your coursework. Delete the scoop?
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Because of the usefulness and versatility, PowerPoint has gained popularity and become a top brand of various presentation programs for institutions, individuals and organizations. It is indeed useful in making a presentation a successful one. In fact, this amazing presentation tool has a lot of advantages but like any other institutional tool, this software has some disadvantages that teachers and students must know and understand before making any investment of resources and money.
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The article mentions the reasons why a teacher should consider using an alternative presentation software instead of PowerPoint. See if you have the same opinion. 
Miriam Gilbert's comment,
June 18, 11:43 AM
I agree the article raises some valid points and those are true no matter what software (or even manual flip charts etc) you use. There is more to giving an effective presentation than starting up PowerPoint (or any software) and it is really up to the presenter to ensure he/she captures the audience....
Regina Gouveia's curator insight,
June 18, 3:21 PM
Intéressant à tenir en compte en dépendant du type de public auquel vous enseignez. Delete the scoop?
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Presentations are a powerful medium that can quickly disseminate information and help teach people new ideas. Unfortunately not every slide deck is effective at
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Another great slideshow with tips for preparing your presentations right. Take the 12 steps to create a captivating presentation, pay attention to the title, cover slide, colors, fonts, images, add videos and, what is most important, know your presentation idea! 
Krysta Hammond's curator insight,
June 11, 11:20 AM
Thank you! I used this in an in-service with the Mentor program preparing them for their final presentations for the school division. Very useful! 
Nalya Ovshieva's curator insight,
June 12, 6:03 AM
The presentation gives a lot of useful tips on slides designing, specifically on drawing people's interest in an enchanting manner.
Javier Martinez - Axioma iT-RD's curator insight,
June 14, 10:15 AM
I just refresh my skills about presentations !...
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Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web video. Use your web browser to combine video and audio with content from the rest of the web — from text, links and maps to pictures and live feeds.
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Mozilla's Popcorn Maker is a free tool that lets you work with videos by remixing and enhancing them with various content from the web. Basically you can place any text, image, feed or link straight upon the video. Great for video presentations! Delete the scoop?
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Before I go any further, we have a pretty great way of solving this issue, and most of you need not fret, just scroll down to the section of this post marked "The Solutions," follow the link and be happy. If you want to know more about the why, read on.
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Those who use Internet Explorer 8 should read in this post why Prezi will no longer work on IE8 and what are the options for using other browsers instead. Delete the scoop?
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Different from other presentation apps, 30hands Mobile focuses on the power of storytelling. Like pages in a book, photos or images are dragged around the desktop into the order of the story. Next, the teacher or student records audio over each image. Finally, the story or presentation can be published to the device’s photo area or uploaded to a 30hands collaborative learning site.
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A great app for iPad and iPhone that lets you create stories or presentations consisting of images enhanced with voice recordings. The developers suggest this app can be used in flipped classrooms for producing "synchronized slide + audio lectures". 
Samantha Ellis's curator insight,
June 9, 7:23 PM
This is fabulous, Could be a valuable source for all levels of learners, easy to use and could help establish new ideas. Delete the scoop?
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An excellent website with screencasting info, rubrics and tool suggestions. There are resources to read about screencasting by teachers and screencasting with students. 
Siva Rama Sarma's comment,
June 10, 2:02 AM
i am exploring about screencast tools. They are just awesome. Thank you for posting such valuable information.
Siva Rama Sarma's comment,
June 10, 2:02 AM
i am exploring about screencast tools. They are just awesome. Thank you for posting such valuable information.
Eric Redegeld's comment,
June 10, 2:50 AM
i use screanleap the perfect tool voor interactive lessons with byod in the classroom
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Powerbullet Presenter is a desktop application for creating Flash animations and presentations. This tool can help you easily create Flash animations, even if you have no knowledge of making professional animations in Flash. Powerbullet Presenter comes with many easy to use options that allow users to add effects to still images to turn them into Flash based animations.
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If you are one of those people who still "tolerate" PowerPoint or Flash, you should read this post about using Powerbullet Presenter which helps to create animations for your presentations. Download the free tool from http://www.powerbullet.com/download.php
Don Breedwell's curator insight,
June 6, 9:01 PM
Just remember that not all platforms run flash, but it is a better tool for cross platform presentations. Delete the scoop?
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It’s time to share your presentation! Whether you’re delivering a business proposal to a client, an academic presentation to your professor, or even showing a personal photo slide to your grandmother, you have to ensure that your visuals can be clearly seen by your audience.
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With PowerPoint 2013 or 2010, you do not need any additional program to convert your presentation to video because this feature is integrated in the software. The article describes the steps you need to take to create a video file from your presentation. If you use PowerPoint 2007 which does not have this option, it can be done indirectly. 
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June 2, 1:58 AM
Αρκετά χρήσιμο. Παίζει οπουδήποτε ακόμη και σε βίντεο player. Delete the scoop?
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We’ve all endured “death by PowerPoint.” It’s a painful experience for the audience and probably not all that fun for the presenter either. To help my students deliver effective presentations—free of those deadly bullet points—I have my go-to applications.
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In this post Richard Byrne gives his suggestions about PowerPoint alternatives which you may use if you are already "dead" by PowerPoint. The tools include both browser and mobile applications. Valuable ideas! 
SlideHunter's comment,
June 7, 1:17 PM
Hi Baiba. We are aware about the campaigns anti PowerPoint and decided to be proactive and offer some nice diagrams for free download from our website, here is hte link http://slidehunter.com/powerpoint-templates/
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Did you know modern statistics state that you have 60 seconds or less to capture your audience’s attention? You’ve might have heard it before, but maybe not
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Great tips on how to capture your audience's attention. The first 60 seconds are crucial. According to Big Fish Presentations, to achieve the effect you should use stories, questions, quotes, statistics and jokes. Delete the scoop?
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Review of 10 popular mind mapping tools with a few tips how to better use them with your students.