Cool Online Tools for Projects/Presentations
VoiceThread: Presentation/Discussions/Slideshow
VoiceThread is collaborative, multimedia slide shows platform that allows users to bring their voice to a conversation by sharing information, impressions, interactions, stories and opinions. Users are able to move through slides and communicate their ideas by leaving an audio comment, text file or video. The slide show will hold images, documents and videos.
Bitstrips: Presentation/Storytelling
This tool allows you to design cartoons for presentation or to tell a story. To note: free trial for 30 days and must pay after this time!
Google Docs/Drive: File storage/File sharing
Google Drive is the cloud-based file storage system that houses Google Docs. With Google Drive, you are able to access your files with a device, provided there is internet access. Google Docs is a free web-based office suite found within Drive that allows you to create, edit, and import documents online. The documents may be shared for viewing and collaborating with other Google members. Google Docs is compatible with word processing and presentation software, and it has five applications: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and forms
Dropbox: File storage/File sharing
Dropbox is a file hosting service that offers cloud storage for files, images, videos that you are able to share with other users. When sharing, Dropbox synchronizes your folders so that it appears to be the same folder (with the same contents) regardless of which computer is used to view it. Files placed in this folder are also accessible on mobile phones
Delicious: Bookmarking/Collaboration &Sharing A social bookmarks manager. Using bookmarklets, you can add bookmarks to your list and categorize them.
Joomag: Create online digital magazines
Pinterest: Presentations/Organizing Collections
An online pin board. Pinterest is a tool for collecting and organizing the things that inspire you.
Padlet: Collaboration
Padlet is a free internet application that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily and without having to create an account. It works like an
online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any device.
Animoto: Presentation tool/slideshow (I have an educational licence for this product--which you may use)
Animoto is a cloud-based presentation tool that allows you to create “beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips, text and music” Animoto syncs with your images through Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, SmugMug and/or uploaded personal files, and it allows you to add voice-over and add music to the video. Choose music from the Animoto collection of music or upload a personal music selection. Animoto provides options to share videos or embed video into classroom blog posts.
Prezi: Presentation ToolPrezi is an interactive tool that makes it easy to develop dynamic and non-linear presentations, and is a great alternative to PowerPoint. The presentations are made and stored in the cloud. This cloud tool allows for online co-creation and collaboration; allowing you to brainstorm, edit, design, structure and present ideas together (in real time). With Prezi, you are able to import video, images, sound from your own file or import through YouTube and other acceptable formats.
Powtoon: Presentation Tool/Video
Powtoons is a free animated presentation tool that promises to “supercharge your presentation and videos.” The application allows users to put together professional quality presentations that tell a great story with a simple drag and drop tool. The application easy to use and focused on quality; students do not need to be tech savvy or have any design skills to create a great looking presentation. Once you have finished creating a video, you are able to share it over YouTube, Facebook, Google+, Twitter or embed it into your website/e-porfolio.
Wordle: Word Cloud
This tool allows you to create customized word clouds that are ablet ot be embedded into your websites/e-portfolios. Just pop-in the text you want in the cloud and customize the font and design.
NewHive: Presentation Tool/Poster Format
The New Hive is a cloud based service that allows you to create online collages with images, media and text. You begin with a blank canvas that allows you to design with images, videos, audio files, and text. You can quickly re-size and re-position the elements on your pages by dragging and dropping them.
ONLINE MIND-MAPPING/CONCEPT MAPPING TOOLS:
1. Mind42
2. Bubbl.us
3. Mindmeister
VoiceThread is collaborative, multimedia slide shows platform that allows users to bring their voice to a conversation by sharing information, impressions, interactions, stories and opinions. Users are able to move through slides and communicate their ideas by leaving an audio comment, text file or video. The slide show will hold images, documents and videos.
Bitstrips: Presentation/Storytelling
This tool allows you to design cartoons for presentation or to tell a story. To note: free trial for 30 days and must pay after this time!
Google Docs/Drive: File storage/File sharing
Google Drive is the cloud-based file storage system that houses Google Docs. With Google Drive, you are able to access your files with a device, provided there is internet access. Google Docs is a free web-based office suite found within Drive that allows you to create, edit, and import documents online. The documents may be shared for viewing and collaborating with other Google members. Google Docs is compatible with word processing and presentation software, and it has five applications: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and forms
Dropbox: File storage/File sharing
Dropbox is a file hosting service that offers cloud storage for files, images, videos that you are able to share with other users. When sharing, Dropbox synchronizes your folders so that it appears to be the same folder (with the same contents) regardless of which computer is used to view it. Files placed in this folder are also accessible on mobile phones
Delicious: Bookmarking/Collaboration &Sharing A social bookmarks manager. Using bookmarklets, you can add bookmarks to your list and categorize them.
Joomag: Create online digital magazines
Pinterest: Presentations/Organizing Collections
An online pin board. Pinterest is a tool for collecting and organizing the things that inspire you.
Padlet: Collaboration
Padlet is a free internet application that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily and without having to create an account. It works like an
online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any device.
Animoto: Presentation tool/slideshow (I have an educational licence for this product--which you may use)
Animoto is a cloud-based presentation tool that allows you to create “beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips, text and music” Animoto syncs with your images through Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, SmugMug and/or uploaded personal files, and it allows you to add voice-over and add music to the video. Choose music from the Animoto collection of music or upload a personal music selection. Animoto provides options to share videos or embed video into classroom blog posts.
Prezi: Presentation ToolPrezi is an interactive tool that makes it easy to develop dynamic and non-linear presentations, and is a great alternative to PowerPoint. The presentations are made and stored in the cloud. This cloud tool allows for online co-creation and collaboration; allowing you to brainstorm, edit, design, structure and present ideas together (in real time). With Prezi, you are able to import video, images, sound from your own file or import through YouTube and other acceptable formats.
Powtoon: Presentation Tool/Video
Powtoons is a free animated presentation tool that promises to “supercharge your presentation and videos.” The application allows users to put together professional quality presentations that tell a great story with a simple drag and drop tool. The application easy to use and focused on quality; students do not need to be tech savvy or have any design skills to create a great looking presentation. Once you have finished creating a video, you are able to share it over YouTube, Facebook, Google+, Twitter or embed it into your website/e-porfolio.
Wordle: Word Cloud
This tool allows you to create customized word clouds that are ablet ot be embedded into your websites/e-portfolios. Just pop-in the text you want in the cloud and customize the font and design.
NewHive: Presentation Tool/Poster Format
The New Hive is a cloud based service that allows you to create online collages with images, media and text. You begin with a blank canvas that allows you to design with images, videos, audio files, and text. You can quickly re-size and re-position the elements on your pages by dragging and dropping them.
ONLINE MIND-MAPPING/CONCEPT MAPPING TOOLS:
1. Mind42
2. Bubbl.us
3. Mindmeister