Easy to use web-based presentation tool that uses high-resolution images and minimal text to engage all learners.

How I Use It

Haiku Deck is an easy to use web-based presentation tool that uses high-resolution images and minimal text to engage all learners. In my classroom I have used it for students to create their own individual and/or group presentations. The app takes advantage of high resolution, creative commons images to give the presentations a great look. The templates are few which may seem like a disadvantage but is really a strong point. It forces the students to focus on the content rather than the fanciness of their presentations. The hardest thing about student presentations is watching them go through and read each power point slide - which inherently have too much text on them anyway. Haiku Deck removes this as an issue. Each template only has room for a small amount of text which forces students to be thoughtful about what they include. I also use this in almost all of my own presentations outside of the classroom. I like it for the same reasons; the images are metaphors and the text is sparse allowing me to communicate more thoughtfully.