Deb Norton Tech

Recently I attended an Intel Summit for Teachers Engage.  Each participant was asked to create a short presentation to introduce themselves to the group.   The variety and creativity of presentations that were submitted were incredible.  I love the fact that each participant was able to use a tool of their choice to present their information. Because the presentations contain personal information, I will not include them here.  I do want to share with you all of the presentation tools that were used.  So many choices. #1 Prezi - This presentation tool has transformed over the years and offers a lot of choice which helps to make each Prezi special and unique.  I really like the fade-in animation option that was added.  #2 Glogster - This online poster maker allows for many forms of media including video, animation, audio, links, images, and text.  When I used Glogster with my students recently, they praised this tool and many ...

Creating slide shows is a great way to show what is happening in our classroom.  It is also a really neat way for students to show what they have learned. Today I am sharing two sites for creating a slideshow that you may not have heard of.  The first is called One True Media .  This site offers a free version for slideshows that are 30 seconds or less in length.  This was a bit frustrating for me since I could only include half of the pictures that I wanted to and I had to change the duration of the pictures to fit within the 30 second time frame.  Otherwise this site was simple to use and I let the site do all of the work.  Many of the features needed a premium account to work, such as using a theme. Here is my video of our Christmas party using One True Media. Make a video - it's fun, easy and free! www.onetruemedia.com The other slideshow creator is called Vuvox .  This was extremely simple to use and I like the way that the picture...