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10 PowerPoint Time Saving Tips for Way Faster Presentations

10 PowerPoint Time Saving Tips for Way Faster Presentations | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
These 10 PowerPoint tips will save you time and have you creating presentations faster. These PowerPoint time-saving tips will cut your presentation design time
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You can make your PPT faster but first you need to learn how. This article is all about it.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, April 1, 2017 10:42 AM

Smart tips for faster PowerPoint creation.

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11 Steps To Create An Interactive Timeline Or Map With PowerPoint

11 Steps To Create An Interactive Timeline Or Map With PowerPoint | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Want to know how to create an Interactive Timeline Or Map With PowerPoint? Check 11 steps to create an Interactive Timeline Or Map With PowerPoint.
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight, March 27, 2017 12:27 PM
Interesting.
 
Samuel Johnson's curator insight, May 14, 2019 11:48 PM
This article provides a technical overview for how to create an interactive PPT and considers concepts such as 'Cognitive Load Theory' to justify suggested steps. Ensuring your presentations aren't overwhelming is important; I discussed treading the fine line between functionality and engagement in my blog here: https://diglatcqu.blogspot.com/2019/04/embedded-task-3.html
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20 Creative Presentation Ideas That Will Delight Your Audience

20 Creative Presentation Ideas That Will Delight Your Audience | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
A list of creative ways to captivate your audience, from using props and asking thought-provoking questions to telling stories and sharing personal anecdotes.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight, April 15, 2017 11:56 AM

Very creative ways to add impact to your presentations.

David Baker's curator insight, April 20, 2017 11:58 PM
#1 Engage Audience, #2 Music, #3 Memes for humor.  This list of 20 includes many things we know in a concise list.  I like all the embedded videos and presentations.
ComunicaciónEficaz's curator insight, April 21, 2017 6:28 AM
Great tips for presentations
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How To Create Chain Links In PowerPoint In Just 2 Minutes

How To Create Chain Links In PowerPoint In Just 2 Minutes | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Learn to create Chain Links in PowerPoint. Add stunning chain links PowerPoint Templates in your presentation and leave your audience stunned.
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Great tutorial on how to make cool slide elements.

Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight, March 1, 2017 3:56 AM

Great tutorial on how to make cool slide elements.

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Creating Silhouettes and Design Elements Using Wordle

Creating Silhouettes and Design Elements Using Wordle | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
One of the things I've been playing around with is finding ways to incorporate tag clouds in my e-learning courses. Why tag clouds? Because they're a great way to visually communicate key points and concepts.
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A cool way to fill the shapes in PowerPoint presentation - using Wordle!

Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight, February 17, 2017 10:51 AM
Great tutorial on how to create these Wordle images.
 
Gabrielle's curator insight, April 23, 2017 6:56 PM
More visual way to display word cloud. This could make it more appealing depending what you're talking about
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Pablo by Buffer - Design engaging images for your social media

Pablo by Buffer - Design engaging images for your social media | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Buffer makes it super easy to share any page you're reading. Keep your Buffer topped up and we automagically share them for you through the day.
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Pablo is an excellent tool for creating impressive images for your presentations, and more.

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Ingage - Interactive Presentations

Ingage - Interactive Presentations | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Ingage is an interactive presentation app that allows you to easily create stunning touchable experiences, automatically sync to the cloud, and share with everyone on any device. Tap and drag your photos and videos into templates to add interactivity. Your videos become touchable as you move your finger across the screen...

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Created for iOS. Free for limited time.

Ricard Garcia's curator insight, April 7, 2017 2:12 AM
Powerful easy presentation tool for mobile devices! Worth a try!
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20 Design Terms You Must Know For Epic PowerPoint Slides

20 Design Terms You Must Know For Epic PowerPoint Slides | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
“Design language” can be overwhelming! To make things simple, here are 20 "must know" design terms for the non-designer that wants awesome PowerPoint slides.
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight, January 26, 2017 10:39 AM
A great glossary of terms for understanding slide design. 
 
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3 Phone Icons in Under 30 Seconds

3 Phone Icons in Under 30 Seconds | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
See how to create 3 phone icons in PowerPoint in under 30 seconds. Plus, learn how to get thousands more FREE icons to use in your presentations.
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Best Presentation Software List: Complete 2017 Guide

Best Presentation Software List: Complete 2017 Guide | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

We’ve created this list of the best presentation software to ensure you make the right call in the platform you select. This articles is the result of several weeks of research and review of 50+ presentation tools currently available on the web.

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A huge well-organised list of the most popular presentation software with short annotations.

Teresa Maceira's curator insight, January 7, 2017 5:00 PM

A huge well-organised list of the most popular presentation software with short annotations.

Lilydale High School's curator insight, January 7, 2017 7:53 PM
A range of 2017 software for great presentations.
Teresa Maceira's curator insight, January 14, 2017 2:11 PM

A huge well-organised list of the most popular presentation software with short annotations.

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Paint 3D Tutorial: The Future Of PowerPoint Animations

Paint 3D Tutorial: The Future Of PowerPoint Animations | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
I just want to start off by saying how excited I am about this Paint 3D tutorial. As you may know, I’m always on the lookout for new trends with presentation technologies – and this is going to be …
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In spring Microsoft is going to launch “3D for everyone” based on updated Paint program, and it will let you create 3D presentations and objects.

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20 Motivational Posters to Get You Through a Slump [with Free Templates]

20 Motivational Posters to Get You Through a Slump [with Free Templates] | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Motivational posters that will get you pumped — with free templates you can add your own favorite quotes to!
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A great choice of motivational posters which you can customise and download, by Canva.

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How Students Can Use Timeline Templates in the Classroom

How Students Can Use Timeline Templates in the Classroom | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
A foreign language teacher provides her ideas and examples for using infographic timelines in the classroom, both as assignments and visual aids.
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Great tips for students who need to create timelines. Experience shared by a foreign language teacher.

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Gianluca Pirraglia's curator insight, January 2, 2017 6:23 AM

Great tips for students who need to create timelines. Experience shared by a foreign language teacher.

Thanks for the suggestion to April Alen Abion.

Ruth Reynolds's curator insight, January 26, 2017 7:00 PM
And the basic Visme program is free!! You can try and see how it goes. Learning to do timelines is so important in teaching History.
Coconut Curator's curator insight, April 30, 2017 10:28 AM
Keen to use timelines for geography and history (HASS). Looks at Visme as a timeline tool.
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Create stunning background-less images with ClippingMagic

Create stunning background-less images with ClippingMagic | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Many artists today are taking the e-commerce road to market their talent. And that’s actually a great idea. Amazon, eBay and other popular online selling p
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Here are some great tips for creating images for your presentations using Clipping Magic.

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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, April 15, 2017 11:51 AM

Cool tool for quick image edits. Recommended.

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, April 15, 2017 12:09 PM

Cool tool for quick image edits. Recommended.

GwynethJones's curator insight, April 15, 2017 9:59 PM

COOL! I've gotta give this another try!

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Visme: The Bunkr Alternative for Presenting Web Content

Visme: The Bunkr Alternative for Presenting Web Content | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
A feature-by-feature comparison between Bunkr and Visme, which also allows you to present Web content but also provides built-in collaboration tools and graphic
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Since Bunkr is closing down, you may need to find an alternative, so why not try Visme?

Thanks for the suggestion to Belle Balace.

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15 Graphic Design Rules for Non-Designers

15 Graphic Design Rules for Non-Designers | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Video Series: A list of the most important graphic design rules all non-designers should learn to make empower their communication with professional-looking
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What are the most common mistakes we make when we create a presentation? How can you avoid them?

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11 Foolproof Steps to Creating an Amazing Presentation

11 Foolproof Steps to Creating an Amazing Presentation | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
You're going to learn how to create an amazing presentation step-by-step. We've outlined 11 simple steps for creating a presentation so good everyone will love
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Revise the key points you have to remember to create a perfect presentation.

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Meetoo For Education

Meetoo For Education | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Transform the way we learn by engaging every student with Meetoo. Break awkward classroom silences and give students a voice with your real-time poll. 

Turn presentations into two-way conversations. Add polls to your slides in seconds, either beforehand or on the go, with Meetoo’s simple PowerPoint Add-in.

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A cool tool (in the form of a PowerPoint add-in) for live polls during meetings or lessons. 

Jarrod Johnson's curator insight, February 12, 2017 6:33 PM
Similar to Poll Everywhere
Magic 2018's curator insight, May 26, 2018 11:53 PM
Meetoo is a user-friendly application that enables teachers and students to interact remotely in a virtual classroom. From simple online discussions to interactive PowerPoint presentations, Meetoo will assist in transforming distance learning.
 
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Trim your PowerPoint quiz from a dozen slides to one | Poll Everywhere

Trim your PowerPoint quiz from a dozen slides to one | Poll Everywhere | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Simplify your PowerPoint quiz with interactive questions your audience will love. Download the Poll Everywhere app for PowerPoint now.
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Now you can make  a PowerPoint quiz with Poll Everywhere.

D. R. Hale's curator insight, February 13, 2017 10:06 PM
Less is more.
Mari Ohnstad's curator insight, April 13, 2017 7:34 AM

nyttig PowerPoint-verktøy til bruk i undervisning

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2 BRAND NEW tools to help students display work - DriveSlides, SlideShot

2 BRAND NEW tools to help students display work - DriveSlides, SlideShot | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Using DriveSlides and SlideShot, two new Chrome extensions, students can use images to display work and reflect.
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5 Secrets to an Insanely Persuasive Webinar Presentation

5 Secrets to an Insanely Persuasive Webinar Presentation | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Learn the 5 secrets to giving a persuasive webinar which will help you land more leads and generate more sales than ever before. Deliver your best webinar ever
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Quick Slides by Mentimeter

Quick Slides by Mentimeter | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it

Quick Slides are a simple, beautiful and powerful way to add text and images to complement your regular Mentimeter questions, with one twist - your audience can interact and engage with your slides. No matter if you are presenting

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Adobe Spark - Communicate with impact

Adobe Spark - Communicate with impact | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Adobe Spark is a free online and mobile graphic design app. Easily create beautiful images, videos, and web pages that help tell your own story.
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You shouldn't miss Adobe Spark which is a great free app (for browsers or iOS devices) for creating either attractive image posters with text, visual stories with multiple pages, or videos with your voice comments or soundtrack in the background.

Bhavya Mishra's curator insight, January 20, 2017 6:54 AM
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Justin Hurd's curator insight, May 21, 2017 10:27 AM
Being Adobe, I always thought that this tool would cost money, but I am pleasantly surprised that it is free. A great tool that can be used for designing graphics and videos. 
Josie's curator insight, November 4, 2018 3:35 PM
Definitely want to check this out for myself and my students.
 
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37 Effective PowerPoint Presentation Tips

37 Effective PowerPoint Presentation Tips | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
The best PowerPoint presentations shouldn’t be remembered. Instead, they should fall into the background to support you and the message you’re trying to get across.What does stand out a...
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A number of useful tips, some classical, some new.

Gianluca Pirraglia's curator insight, January 2, 2017 6:18 AM

A number of useful tips, some classical, some new.

Willem Kuypers's curator insight, January 24, 2017 3:48 AM
Tout à fait d'accord avec les remarques pour faire une bonne présentation.
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How to Make Screenshots Look Great In Your Next PowerPoint

How to Make Screenshots Look Great In Your Next PowerPoint | Digital Presentations in Education | Scoop.it
Rather than adding "plain" screenshots to your PowerPoint presentation like 99% of people do (yawn!) follow these simple tips to make your screenshots stand out
G's curator insight, November 2, 2016 6:46 AM
Great tips!
Trevor Corso's curator insight, November 2, 2016 9:20 AM
Very good tips!  I will definitely start using some of these in my presentations to make my screenshots stand out.
AvizorMedia's curator insight, November 13, 2016 2:26 PM
Cómo conseguir capturas de pantalla atractivas para tu próxima presentación en Power Point.