Lunchtime talk about new technologies - alternative presentation tools

1. Other New Presentation Tools Jeff Schneidewind Emerging Technologies Research Specialist UC Irvine Libraries Lunch2.0 August 5, 2011

2. Slides - PowerPoint Alternatives Similar to PowerPoint Different from PowerPoint Not slides; not Prezi Presentation Tips and Best Practices What We’ll Cover http://libguides.lib.uci.edu/visual_literacy

3. 280Slides Google Presentation Impress (requires installation) Keynote (requires purchase and installation; Apple only) Slideshow Tools – Similar to PPT

4. 280slides http://280slides.com/

5. Online and free Different interface than PPT Very Simple Present in browser online or save as PPT Integrated publishing to Slideshare Easy, integrated online media search 280slides Pros

6. Too much like PPT for “wow” factor Maybe too simple No offline presentation tool – need PPT Still in “beta” after 3 years 280slides Cons

7. What are your 280slides comments, tips, issues?

8. Google Presentation http://www.google.com

9. Online and free Easy group editing Easy and powerful sharing options Different interface than PPT Can import PPT; save as PPT Google Presentation Pros

10. Too much like PPT for “wow” factor Has themes and shapes but no clip art, etc. No offline presentation tool – need PPT “Full Screen” mode not really full Less features than alternatives Google Presentation Cons

11. What are your Google Presentation comments, tips, issues?

12. Impress (Open Office, Star Office) http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html

13. Impress Alternate

14. Free and Open-source/Open-standard As full-featured as PPT, mostly Different interface than PPT (varies) Can Save as PPT Impress Pros

15. Too much like PPT for “wow” factor Requires installation Less templates Less help Impress Cons

16. What are your Impress comments, tips, issues?

17. Keynote http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/

18. Clean interface Highly rated by regular users Can animate charts Can save as PPT Keynote Pros

19. Apple only Requires purchase and installation Keynote Cons

20. What are your Keynote comments, tips, issues?

21. Sliderocket Zoho Show Slideshow Tools – Unlike PPT

22. Sliderocket http://www.sliderocket.com/

23. Best handling of images and video Integrated w/flickr, YouTube, Twitter, etc. Re-used slides linked dynamically Good for group editing Remote presentations with live chat Integrated user analytics Live viewer survey and polling functions Sliderocket Pros

24. Online only – can’t save to PPT, etc. No remote features or user analytics in free version Sliderocket Cons

25. What are your Sliderocket comments, tips, issues?

26. Zoho Show https://show.zoho.com/login.do

28. Remote presentations with live chat and desktop sharing Powerful shapes-based graphics maker Lots of themes, shapes, symbols, clip art Lots of animations and transitions Slide sorter 2D view for easier rearrangement Gridlines, snap-to and zoom in slide composer Free Zoho Show Pros

29. Online only Zoho Show Cons

30. What are your Zoho Show comments, tips, issues?

31. Pachyderm Another Non-Slide Tool

32. Pachyderm http://www.nmc.org/pachyderm

33. Easy to use – just complete forms and choose from handful of view options Good for image-related learning Easy to embed on website – fully interactive Pachyderm Pros

34. Online only Less a presentation tool and more an interactive learning tool maker No remote hosting – requires local server installation and maintenance Pachyderm Cons

35. What are your Pachyderm comments, tips, issues?

36. http://libguides.lib.uci.edu/visual_literacy Cathy Palmer’s “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” slides on TODAC site Presentation Tips, etc.

37. Questions? Discussion?