Presentation+Tools



===Today's students need more than just Powerpoint presentations to become engaged in the learning process. Using an online presentation tool like Prezi, Glogster, or Animoto put back the fun in making a presentation. All of these Web 2.0 tools have aducator accounts giving you and your students free access to technology that makes professional looking presentations. So what is the difference in these three tools?===


 * ====**Animoto** produces TV-quality music videos using your photos and video clips in just minutes.Animoto Example 1 Animoto Example 2====
 * ====**Glogster** is an interactive poster, or glog, short for graphical blog. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content Glogster Example 1 Glogster Example 2====
 * ====**Prezi** allows you to create more of a canvas presentation instead of a sequential slide presentation. Think non-linear. It allows you to incorporate not only text and pictures, but videos and other presentation objects. Prezi Example====

How can a teacher integrate these tools into the curriculum? ANy project requiring a presentation can be done using any of these tools. Here are a few lesson plan ideas:

 * Using Animoto
 * Using Glogster
 * Using Prezi