Engaging 21st Century Learners: Digital Presentations

Are you tired to using the same old power points?  Do you feel compelled to use the publishers' media during lectures?  Are you looking for a more visually engaging tool to spark interest and foster learning?  Consider redesigning one, some or all of your lectures to include a new method for showcasing content knowledge or a learning process.  Today, there are many options to expand digital presentations, namely:

Emaze Tutorial

Powtoon Tutorial

Prezi Tutorial 

You might think that you do not have time to recreate your lectures or power points, but the truth is that many of these tools interact with your existing files.  There is no need to redesign all your lectures or media, simply try a new option for a specifically poignant topic.  Consider requiring some of these options for students' presentations.  In fact, that is how I learned about them, I required students use a visual tool other than power point, and these are some of my favorites. 

Check out this brief article with additional options (including descriptions and links).  

Blog Post of Digital Presentation Tools