online presentation tools for researchers

Online Online Presentation Presentation

Tools for Tools for ResearchersResearchers

Patricia F. Anderson <[email protected]>

Health Sciences Libraries, UM

© 2009 Regents of the University of Michigan.

Research Uses

Basics Share research findings Build peer relationships. Collaboration

Quick & Easy Tech Magic Set up a last minute webinar with no

tech support

Travel Issues Interviews Missed flight Backup & last minute edits

Major Online Presentation Tools

Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/

Google Docs – Presentations http://docs.google.com/

Zoho Show http://show.zoho.com/

Adobe Presenter http://www.adobe.com/products/

presenter/

Basics

Slideshare Google Docs

Zoho Show Adobe Presenter

Free Yes Yes Yes No

Online Yes Yes Yes No

Hosting Yes Yes Yes No

Upload PPT, PPS, ODP, PDF, Keynote, Google Docs

PPT, PPS, PDF

PPT, PPS, ODP

No

Downloads Yes, same Yes, PPT, PDF, TXT

Yes, PDF No

Sharing & Collaboration


Zoho Show

Adobe Presenter

Private / Public

Yes Yes Yes Yes, you configure

Webinar No Yes Yes Yes, with Adobe Connect Pro

Collaborative Online Edits

No Yes Yes No

Social Networking

Groups/Follow/ Comment

No Groups No

RSS Yes (new presentations)

Yes (changes to presentation)

Yes No

Media Integration


Zoho Show Adobe Presenter

Transitions/Animations

No No No Yes

Youtube Yes Yes Yes No?

Embedded Video

No No No Yes

Embedded Audio

No No No Yes

Sync w/ External Audio

Yes No No Yes

Easy Webinar

Use this option for Missed flights Presenter can’t travel due to weather

or illness Interviews Distance learning / teaching

Thought? Encourage students to develop this

skillset

Hosting, File Sharing & Online Editing

Hosting Give selected other people access Give groups access Backup in case of tech problems

Collaboration & Online Editing Last minute edits when traveling Joint author is not local Teamwork Tight project deadlines

Social Features to Consider

Presentation Sharing

Private Sharing

Embeds

Slidecasts or Audio Capture

Groups

Comments & Discussion

Collaboration

Online Editing

Tech Features to Consider

Security

File size limitations

Imports from which applications & versions Powerpoint, Keynote, Open Office, PDF,

other

Free, free trial, or fee

Media support & integration Youtube Embedded video Embedded audio External audio

Browser & Firewall Sensitivity

Slideshare.net: Home

Slideshare.net: Home: Featured

SlideShare.net: About 2

Things to do with SlideShare: Find teaching materials Share teaching materials Share conference slides Review content remotely from

secured computers.

Slideshare – About sharing

Share with all

Share with many

Share with few

NOTES: People can

download your presentation without asking you first, unless YOU specify otherwise when uploading the file.

People can ask you.

Slideshare.net: Things to Do

Conference and Event presentation collections

SlideShare.net: My SlideSpace

SlideShare.net: My SlideSpace Presentations

Favorites

Tags

Contacts

Comments

SlidesShare.net: My SlideSpace

Feedback & Discussion

Who are you reaching?

Track use and downloads

Build a following, build your reputation

SlideShare.net: Slidecast

Do it yourself podcast creation: sync slides to audio.


Click “Edit” on an already loaded slide presentation

SlideShare.net: Slidecast Need to provide a URL for audio MP3 file - no option to upload

file.

Assumption is URL needs to be stable / permanent

SlideShare.net: Slidecast Can load audio and process right away, or come back later to

finish.


Audio synchronization tool requires good vision.


Select slides currently being edited


Select audio range currently being edited

Drag bars in audio to mark beginning and end of range.


What it looks like at the end of editing.


What it looks like when it is completed.

Zoho Show: Home

Zoho Show: What You Can Do

Zoho Show: Ways to Use It

Backup your presentation, in case: Your computer fries at a conference When you have to use someone else’s computer You are working from a public computer without

your preferred presentation software Last minute edits / updates to previously loaded

presentation

Pseudo Webcast presentations -- conference call + online slideshow you control

Interviewing job candidates remotely

Guest speakers & consulting presentations

Zoho Show: New Presentation

Zoho Show: Other Design Styles

Zoho Show: Editing Interface

Zoho Show: Adding a New Slide

Zoho Show: Images & Flickr

Zoho Show: Images & Flickr

Success!

Zoho Show: Menus

Import PPT

Export as HTML

Share with Others

Other Free Zoho Online Tools

Zoho Writer (word processing)

Zoho Sheet (spreadsheet)

Zoho Polls (surveys)

Zoho Creator (online databases)

Zoho Wiki

More … at Zoho.com

Google Docs Presentation Tool

Google’s presentation tool is part of the Google Docs suite of applications

Google Docs Presentation Tool

NOTE: Can only upload 10Meg files for slide presentations.

Google: Special Features

Email your files to load

Can share files For viewing For editing For presentations More on this soon

Google: Edit View

Google: Importing Images (Oops!)

Google: Share & Publish Tabs

Google: Sharing

Collaborators

Viewers Asynchronous “Create Event” = Synchronous

Google: Online Presentation

Online presentation > like web conferencing

Google: Presentation View

Synopsis

Topics:Slideshare: Import, share,

no online editing, Slidecast: Podcast, <50meg

Zoho Show: Import, edit, collaborate, share, live webcasting

Google: Import, edit, collaborate, share, export, live webcasting, <10meg

Contact Info: Patricia Anderson, [email protected]

Topical Hosting Services

Slideworld (medical)

Insightory (corporate & marketing)

Others

280slides

Authorstream

Freepath

Photopeach

Slideboom

Slidesrocket

Slideserve

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