Tell your story with Haiku Deck

Posted on: October 14, 2014 | By: Stephanie Bedard | Filed under: Instructional Technologies, Teaching & Learning

Haiku Deck is an app for iPads that creates quick slide decks (fancy word for presentations) that are simple, beautiful and fun. It’s available for free on the iTunes store or can be used on any web browser. Each slide has a simple background visual and short text, and it’s also possible to import your …

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6 features that make Prezi more approachable

Posted on: November 18, 2013 | By: Casey Brown | Filed under: Instructional Technologies
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The online presentation software Prezi has been available since 2008, but it has not had the same popularity among students and faculty members as PowerPoint has. With its zooming paths and flashy layouts, Prezi can be misinterpreted as difficult to use. However, Prezi has a variety of features that make it an approachable tool to create …

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Prezi or PowerPoint? Students see advantages to both

Posted on: April 29, 2013 | By: Casey Brown | Filed under: Instructional Technologies
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Today, classroom presentations can take on diverse forms due to the influx of presentation programs available for students. With so many options, how do you know which one is right for you? Elon students share which presentation program they prefer out of the two major options: Prezi and Microsoft PowerPoint. PowerPoint: Simple and structured PowerPoint is a …

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