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Best Classroom Tools for Presentations and Slideshows
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Slideshow and Lesson Delivery Tools
Nearpod
Engage and assess students with media, videos, and interactive slides
Bottom line: This is a great tool with a vast content library, and the teacher- or student-paced learning can unlock the potential of 1-to-1 environments.
Buncee
Easy-to-use slideshow tool offers customization, promotes creativity
Bottom line: With the right guidance, the abundance of design features make creating dynamic presentations a breeze for all students.
LessonUp
Flexible interactive presentation tool engages kids at school and home
Bottom line: It's great for creating unique interactive lessons customized for every learner, but it might not be accessible for every student.
Pear Deck
Interactive slideshows offer a variety of ways to engage and assess
Bottom line: This is an appealing platform that can really ramp up engagement around formative assessment.
Wooclap
Versatile polling/presentation tool boasts great question variety
Bottom line: This tool supports student-centered teaching by pushing real-time participation/feedback beyond simple polls and multiple-choice questions.
ClassFlow
Robust lesson creation and delivery tool helps with assessment
Bottom line: In the hands of a determined teacher, this platform's useful suite of tools can support learning experiences that move from instruction to assessment and back.
Keynote
Simple, elegant tool for creating presentations on mobile devices
Bottom line: Provides a solid mobile version of Apple's presentation app.
Prezi
Multimedia presentation tool features useful templates and 3D zoom
Bottom line: With its zoom in and out capabilities, Prezi helps teachers and students go beyond traditional slideshows to put important content front and center.
Haiku Deck
Limited text and high-impact visuals help focus presentations
Bottom line: Haiku Deck doesn't teach the essentials of good presentations, but it's great for users who already know the basics.
Screencasting Tools
Loom
Create, present, and assess with effortless interactive screencasts
Bottom line: This intuitive tool is excellent for recording and responding to screencasts of any length.
Screencast-O-Matic
Create and edit sophisticated screencasts without breaking the bank
Bottom line: This is the most flexible screencasting tool, but it requires patience -- and perhaps a subscription -- to unlock all of its possibilities.
Screencastify
Easy screen-recording tool facilitates outside-the-box instruction
Bottom line: This is an instructional tool that could reinvent classroom workflow, especially for classrooms in the Google ecosystem.
VEED
Create and edit high-quality screencasts and videos in record time
Bottom line: This platform is full of features that blend video creation and screencasting, helping teachers expand and differentiate their lessons.
Vmaker
Simple, easy screencast creator with room to grow
Bottom line: This is a competitive entrant into the screencasting field and leans into ease-of-use and fewer restrictions vs. tons of features.
Shadow Puppet Edu
Resource-rich video slideshow maker a gem for a variety of classrooms
Bottom line: Easy-to-use free tool is a must-have for elementary classrooms; just keep an eye on sharing and privacy.
TouchCast Studio
Cool tool takes videos to the next level
Bottom line: It's a creative tool for teachers to make interactive video content and for students to present information, but teachers should monitor use.
Whiteboard Tools
Explain Everything
Classic presentation tool continues to evolve
Bottom line: It strikes the a great balance of features -- offering options without going overboard -- and is worth considering if you can spring for the paid version.
Miro
Interactive whiteboard lets users brainstorm, organize, and collaborate
Bottom line: This versatile, beautiful platform invites collaboration, creation, and presentation and is useful for everything from workflow tasks to creative expression.
Art and Design Tools
Canva
Create snazzy designs in seconds with flexible, cloud-based tool
Bottom line: With stable internet access and enough time to get started, this is a flexible, accessible way to create beautiful designs in your classroom.
Sway
Create dynamic visual presentations on flexible storytelling platform
Bottom line: A seamless transition from design to presentation makes Sway a great fit for presenting carefully curated content.
Adobe Spark
Super-flexible design tool for crafting fab images, videos, and sites
Bottom line: This one-stop shop for creating sleek graphics, web stories, and animated videos is incredibly easy to use and challenges students to think critically about visual presentation.
Sutori
Build timelines, embed media with cool storytelling tool
Bottom line: With a super-simple design and tons of flexible features, this is an appealing and intuitive way for teachers and students to organize and share class content.
Animoto
Create snazzy video slideshows with simple, flexible features
Bottom line: Slick music videos and slideshows are easy to make, but students need more controls to personalize them.
Artsteps
Immersive virtual exhibit tool is attractive and versatile but fussy
Bottom line: For teachers and students who can invest the time, Artsteps provides a compelling, free option for presenting and exploring images and audio of any kind.
