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      PRESENTATION TOOLS

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      • Presentation Tools

        If you're looking for an alternative to PowerPoint for student presentations (or your own!), consider the following tools for getting you and your students creating dynamic and interactive multimedia presentations. See also our "Suggested Apps & Websites" page and scroll down to the "Presentations that Pop" section. Reach out to any of us on the Digital Learning Team to help brainstorm which tool would work best for your situation. 

        iPad (for all ages)

        Book creator – https://bookcreator.com/ Visit our Book Creator page in Technology Resources for more info. 
        ChatterPix (give pictures your voice) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatterpix-kids-by-duck-duck-moose/id734046126?mt=8 
        iMovie - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8 
        PicCollage - https://pic-collage.com/ 
        Pixton (comic book creator) - https://www.pixton.com/ 
        SeeSaw - https://web.seesaw.me/  
        Shadow Puppet - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shadow-puppet-edu/id888504640?ls=1&mt=8 
        Tellagami (talking cartoon) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tellagami/id572737805?mt=8 

        Chromebook or PC (for all ages)

        Adobe Spark (app in Webdesk) - https://www.pisd.edu/Domain/10060
        Book creator (Freemium) – https://bookcreator.com/ Visit our Book Creator page in Technology Resources for more info. 
        Buncee (Education Premium) - https://www.edu.buncee.com/about 
        Google Drawings - http://drawings.google.com 

        Google Slides - https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/?tgif=c 
        Pixton (comic book creator) - https://www.pixton.com/  
        SeeSaw - https://web.seesaw.me/  
        StoryBird (book creator) - https://storybird.com/ 
        Sutori (interactive timeline)- https://www.sutori.com/  
        Sway (dynamic presentations) - https://sway.office.com/my 

        Chromebook or PC (for ages 13 and up)

        Animoto (video creator) - https://animoto.com/education/classroom 
        Buncee (Free) - https://www.edu.buncee.com/about
        Canva - https://about.canva.com/en_in/education/ UPDATE! Click here to sign up for a FREE Canva Pro Education Account 
        Easelly (infographics, with parent permission) - https://www.easel.ly/ 
        Emaze - https://www.emaze.com/education/
        Piktochart - https://piktochart.com/blog/piktochart-classroom-infographics-education/ 

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        Book Creator Example


        Submit your student examples on this Padlet here!

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