Plan

1. effective presentations
   1. reality: more dynamic environment/two way conversation
   2. conversation does not stop with the end of the presentation
   3. data-mining
   4. communities and connectivity
2. PowerPoint (the Death of)
3. Alternatives to PowerPoint

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• effective presentations
  • engage:
    • impromptu: your information at your fingerprints: how to manage all this information
      • http://www.allmyfaves.com/
      • http://www.only2clicks.com/
  • • ITTT https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/24/ifttt/
    • 101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication https://innoscholcomm.silk.co/
    • previously planned/prepared
• PowerPoint / design
  • simple PPT
    • rules for good design
      http://blog.proofhq.com/10-tips-for-designing-presentations-that-dont-suck-pt-1-007623/
      http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/
    • basics of design:
      https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/01/22/basics-of-design/
• Alternatives to PPT:
  • Death by PowerPoint
    https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/06/01/social-media-and-presentations-free-image-sources/
  • “PowerPoint-like” apps:
    • SlideShare (integrated with LinkedIn) http://www.slideshare.net/?ss
    • Zoho – https://www.zoho.com/
    • Prezi – https://prezi.com/
    • Zentation – http://www.zentation.com/
    • LodeStar (as officially supported by MnSCU)
      https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/04/30/lodestar/
  • Others:
    • Audio, Visuals and Media sharing:
      • Powtoon: http://www.powtoon.com/
        https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/11/powtoon-as-ppt-alternative/
    • • VideoNotes
      • Thinglink
      • Zaption  https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/19/zaption-presenter/
      • Haiku Deck
      • Canva
      • VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/
      • Voki: http://www.voki.com/
      • Blaberize: http://blabberize.com/
    • Polling, Social Networking and Communication
    • • Kahoot
      • TodaysMeet
      • Storify
      • Pearl Trees
      • Poll Everywhere https://www.polleverywhere.com/
      • Poll Daddy: https://polldaddy.com
      • EdPuzzle https://edpuzzle.com/
        https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/02/19/edpuzzle-flipped-lessons/
    • Sharing and Collaborating
      • Google Docs, Google Forms
    • Organization and Planning:
      • Evernote https://evernote.com
        https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/09/16/evernote-unicorn/
      • Mammoth https://mammothhq.com/
        https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/10/05/mammoth-evernote-meets-tumblr/
      • SideVibe is a cloud-based tool similar to Evernote 
        
      • Dropbox
    • Posting boards and messaging services:
      • MonsterMedia (former Wiffiti) http://monstermedia.net/social-media-displays/
      • Padlet (former Wallwisher) https://padlet.com/
      • Corkboard http://www.corkboard.it/
      • Classparrot: http://classparrot.com/
      • Remind https://www.remind.com/
• Advanced concepts and techniques for presentations:
  • Beyond the alternatives to PPT
    • multimedia and interactivity in presentations
      • gaming and gamification: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/bi/
        https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/03/19/recommendations-for-games-and-gaming-at-lrs/
      • simulations, virtual worlds: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/04/20/minecraft-games-and-gamification/
• Practice and preparations
  • http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesleadershipforum/2013/06/19/the-only-way-to-prepare-to-give-a-presentation/
  • http://www.drmichellemazur.com/2012/03/practice-presentation-speech.html
  • advanced:
    https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/matt-abrahams-tips-techniques-more-confident-compelling-presentations

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More on presentations in this IMS blog:

free image sources:

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/06/01/social-media-and-presentations-free-image-sources/

Presentation tools for teachers:

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/09/30/the-5-best-free-slideshow-presentation-and-creation-tools-for-teachers/

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/07/09/2014-best-educational-web-sites/

Basics of design:

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/01/22/basics-of-design/