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Tired of the same-old presentations? These five free tools can help you add visual oomph to your PowerPoint slides.
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See if you know these five great and free design tools that can help you enhance your PowerPoint presentations. 
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Having a nice design slide for a presentation is one thing that so many presenters want to have. Adding the page with unique element such as moving image, transition, is a good idea.
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The article lists 24 different animation elements that can be used in PowerPoint presentations. Free download.
Vera Weber's curator insight,
July 12, 2014 11:09 AM
These look like very useful tools for making presentations that are engaging. 
Steve Whitmore's curator insight,
July 14, 2014 8:10 AM
Something to put in your presentation tool box.
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BrightCarbon show you how to create interesting and engaging PowerPoint photo animations easily in this article.
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PowerPoint can be used for creating animated photo slideshows which later can be converted to video. The article provides clear-cut instructions how anyone can do it.
Mirta Liliana Filgueira's curator insight,
May 27, 2014 11:58 AM
Crear un PowerPoint de fotos.y videos animados.
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Sometimes you want to capture the audience’s responses in writing for all to see, but using flipchart just isn’t practical. Like in a room of 200 people. Or on a webinar. Or when you're presenting ...
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Step-by-step instructions on what you should do to be able to write comments on your PowerPoint slides.
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You likely already know how to animate individual objects in PowerPoint, but how about customizing the animations so the objects move exactly like you want? ...
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An awesome video tutorial about working with animation tools and creating motion paths in PowerPoint - for those who have never tried going beyond a static slide. The explanations are clear and easy to understand, so use those 13 minutes to learn a higher level skill in working with PowerPoint.
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Get Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.
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Finally, you can have PowerPoint on your iPad, and it is free. Go for it!
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The purpose of this site is to help teachers integrate Web 2.0 technologies.
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I just came across this page which may be highly useful to the teachers. You can learn how to create a Tic Tac Toe Game, Connect 4 Game, Jeopardy Games, and Interactive Quiz Slides using PowerPoint. The site also gives you free templates for creating these games.
Judih Weinstein Haggai's curator insight,
March 14, 2014 5:44 AM
some easy and great ideas to jazz up powerpoints 
Character Minutes's curator insight,
March 20, 2014 10:55 AM
So excited to see Connect 4 ---- have used the actual game board for years!
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Simon Jones explains how to create effective slideshows in Microsoft's market-leading tool - and keep your audience from boredom or nausea
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The article gives some valuable tips for designing PowerPoint presentations. It describes how to use slide transition and animation effects so that you achieve a professional result. In conclusion the author lists some basic rules that every creator of presentations should remember.
Training in Business's curator insight,
June 26, 2014 6:04 AM
Tips for the best PowerPoint presentations
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A powerful presentation can make or break your meeting. Don't wing it; learn these must-know Powerpoint tips in just minutes from the experts at lynda.com. Chec
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Watch this slide presentation from lynda.com to learn about the most important time-saving tips when working on PowerPoint. Each tip is supported by a video.
Sandra Carswell's curator insight,
February 10, 2014 11:28 PM
Can there be more to learn about Power Point?
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It is easy to find the number of words used in a Microsoft Word document but if you are wondering how to know the number of words used in a PowerPoint .ppt....
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A very useful bit of knowledge for the situation when you need to know the number of words in your PowerPoint presentation. Easy - if you know where to look!
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September 21, 2013 10:57 AM
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Did you know you can broadcast your slides over the web, or use your mouse as a laser pointer? Here are 24 handy tips for using PowerPoint.
A must-read for all newbies.
Describes the main points of importance for using PowerPoint - how to create a perfect presentation, what time-saving tools there are, how to save and share your presentation and how to go live.
always great to know more of what you use daily in the classroom
Powerpoint tips, which are more than tips on the iceberg
Powerpoint tips, which are more than tips on the iceberg
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August 25, 2013 10:41 AM
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This is my first slide deck designed to share. It reflects a summary and applied practice of some basic lessons learned about data visualization and information
The author Sheila B. Robinson has put together her ideas about planning and designing a PowerPoint presentation with the focus on education. This slideshow is like another lesson in mastering PowerPoint presentation skills.
Really great presentation. Will definitely share with my Grade 12 Data Management class this fall.
The author Sheila B. Robinson has put together her ideas about planning and designing a PowerPoint presentation with the focus on education. This slideshow is like another lesson in mastering PowerPoint presentation skills.
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July 20, 2014 9:02 AM
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Want to make a great slidedeck? A TED staffer shares some big-picture things to think about, and some helpful tactical tips.
The article gives some excellent tips and techniques for creating great slides using Keynote or PowerPoint.
"Think about your slides last... Think about your main message, structure its supporting points, practice it and time it—and then start thinking about your slides."
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June 16, 2014 12:27 PM
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I am a big proponent of creating a "digital haversack" where your classroom website contains all of the resources both you as a teacher and your students would need. If I create a slideshow, I will...
Alice Keeler gives a great tutorial on how to embed PowerPoint presentations on your website. This may be highly useful for class or subject websites or blogs.
Insertar un PowerPoint en un sitio web.
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May 15, 2014 12:48 PM
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Free audience polling add-in for PowerPoint that uses audience members' mobile devices for voting and displays results live in your slides.
Great PowerPoint add-in for live anonymous polls during your presentation. The number of votes is unlimited.
The add-in is free unless you want to read comments and download the results.
Perfectly usable in the classroom!
Un autre outil à ranger dans la catégorie des CRS
So cool!! I am envisioning a social studies class with mock elections and student iPads. What a wonderful way to use the tools we have been given!
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April 9, 2014 12:43 PM
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One of the biggest challenges when creating a slideshow happens even before you begin production; knowing the right presentation software to use!
The article compares three most used presentation tools - PowerPoint, Keynote and Prezi. There is a table that sums up pros and cons of each software and helps you decide which one is the best for you.
A comparison of the features, scope and price of the 3 main tools. Also see emaze.com - more interesting than PowerPoint, less 'dangerous' than Prezi!
Yes, Prezi is an option for some presentations, the most universal information in this piece is the 2nd to last line.
The article compares three most used presentation tools - PowerPoint, Keynote and Prezi. There is a table that sums up pros and cons of each software and helps you decide which one is the best for you.
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April 1, 2014 2:11 PM
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This is a method of constructing effective PowerPoint presentations in a way that helps your audience pay attention to you and understand your ideas more fully. With Attention Method, the slides are designed to add power, emphasis, and deeper understanding to your well-scripted speech. You flip slides often so that, at any given time, your slides always support only what you're saying and contain no distracting information. Instead of one slide with several bullets, each slide should contain one idea expressed in vibrant images and minimalistic text.
Ted Curran describes an interesting approach to creating a PowerPoint presentation where the slides complement the speech and are in sync with the speaker's pace.
The article describes the pitfalls of presentations and suggests what should be done to avoid them. Some slide design and color tools are mentioned as well.
Now i think of it, I have seen people use this method, very effective
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March 29, 2014 4:05 AM
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Inspiring case studies, tips, and presentation ideas to help you set your story free, from the Haiku Deck team and our creative community.
It’s worth noting that we have nothing against PowerPoint itself — in fact, PowerPoint can be used to create some incredibly awesome presentations, if you have strong design skills or you know someone who does.
This is the right article to read with your students!
It describes 15 most common PowerPoint issues, and each one is given a title that is both funny and spot on, like Pea Soup, The Jitterbug, Ugly Duckling, Mishmash etc.
A few tips on how to exploit the real power of presentations.
The sixteenth issue: The mismatcher, was added in a comment! I totally agree on that having an overarching look and feel is really important!
excelentes recomendaciones para evitar la muerte por power point
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March 11, 2014 3:03 PM
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...Speaking of the spell, do you remember the scene when Harry wished he knew a good Vanishing Spell to escape his fan Colin’s photograph-clicking spree? Or the time when Bill Weasley used this incantation to make a stack of scrolls disappear while cleaning up after a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix during Harry's first night at number twelve, Grimmauld Place?
A simple and cool trick to make an object in your PPT presentation disappear - excellent for giving the slide an "oh" moment and attracting your viewers' attention!
Use the “Vanishing Spell” in PowerPoint
#Powerpoint Animation
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A cautionary note on special effects in PowerPoint: special effects, including music and videos, in a PowerPoint presentation can add energy BUT if not used well, they can be distracting, or worse, appear unprofessional and immature. When my daughters first started using PPT in middle school, their reports were full of figures dashing in with screeching sounds and words appearing with flashing lights and drum rolls. I have seen far too many 'grown-ups' add those and a myriad of other special effects as if they were the cure to death by PPT. (They aren't.) You may have heard the term 'font abuse' that comes from having so many choices and results in a sense of exploration and new found font freedom that drives restraint out the window. Don't fall prey to 'special effect abuse' in your enthusiasm. Some good rules to follow: 1) Draft your ENTIRE presentation before you even put it in PPT. 2) Use special effects ONLY when they reinforce your message, make your idea more understandable or facilitate the flow of the presentation. Remember that a presentation is for your audience, not to entertain yourself or demonstrate your special effects prowess.
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February 1, 2014 6:16 AM
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PowerPoint, Keynote, and Skyrocket can create some great visual aids. Sadly, many presenters have never been taught the principles of presentation slide design.
Animations on your PowerPoint slides? To use or not to use? How much is enough? Read the answers to these questions in the article by Gavin Meikle.
Generally, the best answer is NO ANIMATIONS. And almost never any of the sound effects. More on this on Monday...
The pyramid of designing slides for presentations
Useful tips on animation plus a link for "how to" with PowerPoint.
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January 16, 2014 12:19 PM
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Flevy Tools is a free PowerPoint plugin that provides a set of automated diagramming tools for Waterfall Charts, Approach Diagrams, Step Box Diagrams, Harvey Ball Diagrams, Gantt Charts, Circular Approach Diagrams, Pyramid Diagrams, Relationship...
Hurry to download PowerPoint plugin that makes all kinds of diagrams while it is free, you just have to share the site on social networks.
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November 29, 2013 2:44 AM
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Top 10 Best Presentation Software That Are Great Powerpoint Alternatives-Ideally, when a person thinks of presentations, they think of Powerpoint.
Another list of PowerPoint alternatives, some of them rather interesting. Not sure about SlideRocket though as it still seems to be in the integration phase. Mikogo looks great for educational purposes.
There are many alternatives to PowerPoint, here are some of the better ones.
Interesting alternatives to powerpoint, worth exploring, though of variable usefulness.
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October 24, 2013 2:08 PM
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Death by PowerPoint is a popular term. It’s unfair that PowerPoint gets the stick as there are more than a few presentation tools around. As anyone who has taken the pains to make a memorable PowerPoint presentation will tell you – the secret of the steak is in the sizzle. The sizzle also comes and stops at creativity. If you have creativity by your side, you can use PowerPoint as your canvas.
Five great ideas how you can put PowerPoint to good use - create a comic, make a vision board, edit vector graphics, create flyers, chart a family tree.
5 Creative Uses Of PowerPoint Presentations
I think "death by PowerPoint" is used so often because so many users have not "taken the pains to make a memorable..." presentation and the concept of creativity might not have even been considered. Not totally sure what the answer is, but I do believe that if more individuals could have their eyes opened to the potential that PowerPoint has, we might be able to get passed the "death" issue. That means we have to get the great ideas to the teachers and their students... not just telling them, but perhaps showing them...
PPT is here to stay. We should learn all of its features and be imaginative in how we use it.
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September 9, 2013 1:50 PM
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During a PowerPoint presentation you may be tempted to apply some changes to the presentation slides. Even if you can close the slideshow and go directly to the slide where...
This is a short and easy (but extremely useful) tip how to add lines, arrows or other markings to your slides while you are presenting them.
Simple reminder on how to use the pointer to draw on slides. This is a useful tool that is sometimes forgotten.
Great option to use in the classroom!
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How to Write on PowerPoint Slides during a Presentation
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Because a good idea will go to waste if you can't present it right.