Presentation Programs

I didn't realize you could find these applications online! It will be really great to avoid compatibility issues. It won't matter if we have macs at school, but the kids are working on PCs at home - the internet is the same.

I tried four different programs, and I really liked Zoho and Google Docs the best. Zoho was easy to use and edit. It also had great shape templates which help when doing the math presentations! That was the one downside for me with Google Docs. I did my presentation using it, but I had a hard time incorporating the shapes because it didn't have a template.

Spresent had lots of great tools. I am sure, with some practice, it would be a great program. I only tested it for a little while, and I couldn't figure out how to change the graphs and charts. I got frustrated and gave up, knowing I had others to test.

Empressr.com didn't have nearly as many tools as the others. There weren't any online directions that I could find. I know we had a handout to go with it, but most people wouldn't have access to that.

I can think of many possible applications for this in both math and literature. I think the neatest feature is that the kids can work on the same presentation from different computers. It will make group work much easier.