PowerPoint+Presentations

//Post information, resources, and tips for disseminating research findings via PowerPoint presentations here.//

=Design Tips=

[|Presentation Zen] - A superb blog that analyzes design mistakes made in videos and other media that interfere with communication to the audience user:chericem1

[|The Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation] - Satirical demonstration of how to misuse PowerPoint user:schopie1

=Screencasting=

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Definition & Rationale
[|Idealware: Introduction to Screencasting] - Comprehensive posting re: the what, why, and how of screencasting, with many links to useful resources user:chericem1

Strategies
[|O'Reilly Network -- Screencasting Strategies] user:chericem1

Reviews
[|Screen Capture Software Reviews; Screencasting Tools at Digital Inspiration Technology Guide] - Comprehensive review of screencasting tools - differentiates by commercial and free user:chericem1

[|ViNull: Screencasting Software Roundup] - Annotated list of screencasting options (some free, some not) user:chericem1

[|The Distant Librarian: CamStudio - Free Screencasting Software] user:chericem1

[|Beth's Blog: Screencasting in Ubuntu and Free Software] user:chericem1

Tools
[|CamStudio - Free Screen Recording Software] - Actually a little harder to use than Screencast-o-matic, but similar features user:chericem1

[|Jing] - Free screencasting software from Techsmith. Works well. user:chericem1

[|Screencast-O-Matic] - Easy-to-use, cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux), online, screencasting application (no download required) with great audio capture. Does require Windows. Doesn't work in Firefox. I had trouble with it in IE as well. Worked beautifully in Flock user:chericem1

=Technical Tricks=

Games - This page contains nice templates for creating interactive TV game shows with PowerPoint

[|PPT Timers] - Launch the ppt presentation, select your time, and it counts down for you! Great for presentations and classroom activities user:chericem1

[|Working Smart: PowerPoint’s “Presenter View”] - Blog post explains how to set up ppt in Presenter View so you can see all your slides and notes and timer even though the audience can't user:chericem1

=Tools=

- Create dynamic, non-linear presentations (similar to Prezi) with this flash-based tool (allows you to organize using layers like Photoshop)

- Free, online, collaborative suite of office tools (forms, presentations, spreadsheets, word processing)

[|Power Talk - Open Source Assistive Technology Software] - Automatic speech for PowerPoint presentations user:chericem1

- Great PowerPoint tools for soliciting feedback from your audience (including several that integrate with Twitter)

- Upload ppt presentations to share with others (Example: [|STARTALK: Developing Teacher Leaders])

- Free web 2.0 tools similar to Google Docs, but with ppt also. Claims to be Microsoft compatible user:chericem1

=Use of PowerPoint=

[|What Do Faculty Do with Technology Anyhow? Preparing for Tomorrow's Technology with Pedagogical Efficacy] - Really outstanding, extremely visual, research-based handouts, ppts, and materials re: helping faculty to learn to teach with technology user:chericem1

See also: Digital Storytelling, Movies, Podcasts, Posters, Presentations, Representing the Data, Websites, Wikis, Writing up the Research

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