Tired of PowerPoint? Bored with Prezi? Use these tools to create engaging and exciting presentations! It's important to remember that an eye-catching presentation won't make up for weak content. Research your topic thoroughly and add as much relevant information as you think necessary.
Be sure to cite your sources. You can visit the Citation Guides HERE for help citing print, web, and
database resources. Remember to cite any images you use as well!
All of the tools below are free to use. You may need to sign up with an e-mail address to begin using these applications. Use your ptsdwebapps account if you'd like, but remember that even though some of these apps may offer Premium accounts, you do not need to spend money to create presentations!
Be sure to cite your sources. You can visit the Citation Guides HERE for help citing print, web, and
database resources. Remember to cite any images you use as well!
All of the tools below are free to use. You may need to sign up with an e-mail address to begin using these applications. Use your ptsdwebapps account if you'd like, but remember that even though some of these apps may offer Premium accounts, you do not need to spend money to create presentations!
Slideshows & Stories
Use Prezi to create an interesting presentation that moves, zooms, and focuses on the details you think
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Use emaze to create online presentations with a slideshow feel. It's simple to use and great if you need to collaborate with a partner or group.
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HaikuDeck is a free app that will let you create beautiful digital presentations in a slideshow format.
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Google Slides is an online presentation app that allows you to create presentations, edit them with group members, convert already existing PowerPoints, and more!
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Padlet is a web-based, collaborative presentation tool that allows you to create online bulletin boards.
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Use Buncee to create digital stories, research projects, presentations, and more!
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Audio, Video, & Animation
Create colorful animated cartoons using PowToon!
MakeBeliefsComix is an easy and free way to create your own comic strips! Use them in a digital poster or presentation.
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Make an animated video (up to 30 seconds long) online for free using Wideo!
Record and share audio clips online using AudioBoom!
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Create characters and avatars and give them a voice using Voki!
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Charts & Infographics
Timelines & Maps
Create a free account with Tiki-Toki and make web-based timelines for projects!
Photos, Posters, & Design
Use Smore to create online newsletters, flyers, posters, and more. You can add links to text or images on what you create to make it interactive!
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Canva is a wonderful (and free!) website that allows you to create banners, posters, and more using their catalog of backgrounds, images, and graphics. You can even create headers or posts for Twitter and Instagram. There is a cost if you want to use certain images, but their collection of free items is so vast you don't need to spend any money to create something amazing!
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Use Exposure to create online photo stories that you can share with your class!
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Extras
You may have already used Wordle in class, but this word cloud generator is a great addition to any project or poster!
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Tagxedo is another word cloud generator, but this one lets you get a little more creative by displaying your word clouds in a shape - either from their library of images or one
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Blabberize lets you take ordinary photos and give them a voice! A funny addition to a class presentation.
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Use Weebly to create a free website or blog for a class project!