Online Tool Comparison

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Sub-Category Name Education Opportunities Account Specs Tool Category Supportive Free Software http://w ww.squar ed5.com/ URL Description Benefits Limitations Taxonomy Level Education Version Privacy Options Cost Support Comments Sample Available

A visual presentation tool that differs from traditional slide shows. Provides collaborative opportunities, view in real time through Prezi meeting, and work on Prezi from your desktop with Prezi Desktop. Present through iPad app; Import PPT slides, images, videos and PDF files. Uses a library to store files.

Multimedia Presentation

http://prezi.com/pricing/edu

Create

Accessible from mobile devices with app; accessible from any computer; ability to work on presentation offline; create your own theme

limit the animations, as some presentatio ns can be overdone, leaving viewers ill; limited themes

Yes, when using EDU version

Slide/Poster

Prezi

Yes

view presentation in real time; present information in an online environment;

EDU $0, EDU Pro US$4.92/ month

Login with Facebook or create an account; store 500MB on free account. Private content; use own logo;

Prezi U community (http://edu.prezi.co m/); Manual (http://prezi.com/le arn/manual); Learn Centre Support (http://prezi.com/le arn/) for training and questions answered

An use to navigate site with excellent supports and training opportunities .

Alternative to PowerPoint, Slideocket enables users to upload PPT presentations into an online presentation; import images, videos and flash animations; links to Flickr and YouTube. Features for the different account levels can be found http://support.slideroc ket.com/entries/20103 076-what-featurescome-with-each-plan. Uses a library to store files.

Provides embed and share codes; collaborate with others on presentations in realtime (up to 5 for free account); growing number of templates, like the new SlideBook and SWOT analysis; present from ipad/iphone on or offline or through any smart device using web browser; embed presentations in websites or blogs

Multimedia limit of 100MB/file (Lite), 200MB/file (Pro); audio files can only be recorded into SlideRocket with Pro account (but can upload audio files from a PC in Lite. For voice overs requires an audio recording tool, like Audacity to create files/slide before uploading); limited themes

http://www.sliderocket.com

Private until url or embed code is shared

SlideRocket

No

Work in a collaborative environment in real time to develop a presentation; present information in an online environment by sharing codes;

Three options: Lite version is Free and is restrictiv e to intuitive tools, online & mobile access, and a basic library; The Pro version is $24/mth for professio nal tools, online, offline and mobile access and professio nal analytics; and the Enterpris e version is for a minimum of 100 users at $360/yea r. Trials available.

Create an account with email and password; Upgrade easily through Account options; 250MB space (extra can be purchased)

Support blog to keep users uptodate with changes (http://www.slidero cket.com/blog/); Support with self help and request help functions (http://support.slide rocket.com/home); learn how to use tool with their online training and Resources (http://www.slidero cket.com/resources /)

Create

A user friendly tool that changes how information is presented. Great for embedding content presentations into Interact or websites/blog s;

Audacity

Glogster is an interactive poster presentation tool that encourages presentations using multimedia, including videos and images, with text. Teacher accounts are paid accounts if requiring student management. Free accounts can be used for private posters

Share posters online and embed into wiki and websites; view students work within account; poster can be printed at the loss of videos and animations; paid version enable student management, class management and project management

while initially designed for schools Glogster can be used for tertiary as a creative option

Glogst er is private until publish ed. For extra securit y, the EDU version can provid e secure enviro nment

Create

EDU versi on avail able with 40 stud ents free. Able to buy more stud ent spac es. http: //ed u.glo gster .com

Present knowledge in an engaging creative way; good for summarising information into a poster format, relying on links to websites, or multimedia with embedded videos or images to support text

Public version is free; EDU version is free for the first 40 students; Use free account for private posters, no student manage ment options; single licence accounts are Teacher Light $29.95/y r, Teacher Premium $99/yr for 200 seats; students can register for a free account as a public account. Compare accounts: http://ed u.glogste r.com/pr oductinformati on#botto m-text

sign in with Google account; students are able to sign up with teacher code and no email for a EDU account. No control over viewing work or manageme nt of free account; needs Flash to edit and view posters; Public account enables sign up with Facebook Connect

FAQ are available (http://edu.glogster. com/faq OR http://www.glogste r.com/faq) and the Glogster Community (http://communitys upport.glogster.com /glogster_edu) enables reading or posting a question for help; EDU version has a blog (http://blog.edu.glo gster.com) and Resources to support users (http://resources.ed u.glogster.com)

http://www.glogster.com

Glogster

If purchasing a teacher account, students are able to add themselves by using a teacher code. Delete old student accounts to regain seats

http://www.zoho.com/show

Import PowerPoint presentations. Create new presentations. No audio or video unless by HTML code.

Embed into Interact. Share via URL link. Publish to the web (Public Presentations sections). Create flowcharts and diagrams in program. Excellent image editing features. Animation effects. Rich user interface. Import PPT. Collaborate presentations in realtime. Chat feature. In presentation mode, share your desktop and chat with audience (remote presentation)

Zoho Show

No audio or video

Private . Share with select people. Or, make public

No.

Good tool for collaborating with others to produce a presentation online in realtime. Create embeddable slideshow presentations where the text and images are the key focus.

Free

Create

Sign up for a free account. Or login with your Gmail, Yahoo or Facebook account specs.

FAQs, forum and blog are part of the standard interface. Contact Us feature available for support enquires.

One of many programs attached to the Zoho platform. See specific 'apps' https://www. zoho.com/bu sinessapps.html

A rich media presentation tool that encourages users to use photos, music, video and audio files that can be shared publically or privately. Enable users to start from a blank page, import a PowerPoint file and upload several images at once. Uses a library to store files. Upload assets from computer or import than from the web. Record audio over slides. Use charts, tables and shapes in slides. Uses Drag and Drop techniques, so program is intuitive. Control individual slides or entire show to suit requirements.

Embed Empressr in blogs, Wordpress and website/wiki creators, or through social media accounts like Facebook or Twitter; Use images from Photobucket, Flickr, Google, yahoo and YouTube using search feature or URL links; import PPT presentations as slide image; import your own graphs/data/charts; Measure presentations with built-in analytics tool; publish privately or publicly on Empressr or website with HTML code; share via social media connections; leave feedback through Twitter immediately after viewing presentation; record webcam videos, snapshot images and audio through your computer to be used in presentation

Private until made public on Empres sr. Must be publish ed (even private ly) to use the embed code. Can be used to publish on websit es or social media tools; passwo rd for viewin g private but publish ed presen tations is availab le. http://yout u.be/aF515 2yYROk

Empressr

http://www.empressr.com

No

Multiple opportunities to use this tool as an alternative presentation platform to PowerPoint; can be viewed online and embedded

Free. There is no cost and only one level of members hip.

Sign up for free. Requires email address. Requires Flash 9 or 10 to create/vie w

When creating a presentation, support can be found using Help and Support buttons; Support community (https://getsatisfacti on.com/empressr); keep up to date with Empressr blog (http://blog.empres sr.com/); FAQ (http://www.empre ssr.com/FAQ.aspx)

Video

Animoto

http://www.v imeo.com

Vimeo

Create

http://www. motionbox.co m http://www.f lixpress.com http://screen r.com Screencasting program. No installation. Free. Can participate in a conversation around a visual item by leaving comments using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). VoiceThreads can be embedded to show and receive comments on other Web sites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies. Free version offers 250 MB storage and up to 50 VoiceThreads Stock Music, Royalty Free Music, and Free Sound Effects for creative audio-visual projects including, YouTube, websites, TV, film, and video games Podcast publishing tool, 500MB storage basic free or 2GB on Pro account. http://www.audi omicro.com http://voicethread.com/#home

Audio AudioMicro

VoiceThread

Flixpress

Screenr

Motionbox

http://www. podomatic.co m/user/creat e

Podomatic

Ability to share podcasts.

Social Media

Social networking Wiki/Website Wikipedia http://www. wikipedia.org Blog host Wiki creator. Advanced wiki creator/host. Public wiki host Website creator. Website creator. Microblog host. Social networking. http://pbwor ks.com/educ ation http://wikisp aces.com http://www. wix.com http://www.we ebly.com https://twitte r.com PB Works Wikispaces Wix Weebly Twitter Blogger http://www. blogger.com BuddyPress http://buddy press.org Self-host social networking site

Blogs Word Press http://wordp ress.com Blog host

Interactive Boards Mapping

Mind Map Scribblar http://www.s cribblar.com Mind map creator Mind map creator Mind map creator Mind map creator Mind map creator Mind map creator Mind map creator Multi-user online whiteboard, live audio, image collaboration, text chat and more http://www.e distorm.com www.mindm eister.com http://cacoo. com www.mindo mo.com www.explora tree.org.uk Edistorm Mindmeister Cacoo Mindomo Exploratree Mind24 Bubble.us www.bubbl.u s

Social Newspaper Paper.li http://paper.l i Self-publish online newspaper creator/host

http://www.li no.it http://wallwi sher.com https://www. zoho.com/me eting http://titanpa d.com http://www. dabbleboard. com http://www.li vebinders.co m http://weblis t.me http://www.s cribd.com

Lino-it

Multi-user digital postit board

Wallwisher

Multi-user digital postit board

Zoho meeting

Desktop sharer online

Lecture scribe http://www.c s.clemson.ed u/~bcdean/ls cribe TitanPad DabbleBoard Sharing LiveBinders Weblist Scribd

Digital 'whiteboard lecture' screen capture

Online collaboration document creator

Multi-user online collaboration whiteboard

Online resource organiser

Online resource organiser/list maker A digital documents library that allows users to publish, discover and discuss original writings and documents

http://www. huddle.com https://www. dropbox.com http://speake rdeck.com http://www. quizlet.com http://www.surveymonkey.com http://docs.go ogle.com

Huddle Sync

Online document share system

DropBox

Online document share system Create, share and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more online

Speaker Deck

Google Docs

Converts PDF to online booklet display

Assessment

Quiz

Quizlet

Quiz generator and sharer Easy online survey creation. Can export results in Microsoft Excel* and PDF formats. All languages are supported. Offers 15 types of questions. Offers 15 templates and visual themes. Can have both required and optional survey responses

Survey

Survey Monkey

Free version allows up to 100 survey responses per month. Polls can be placed on blogs, Web sites, or social networks. View results live as people respond. Allows multiple choice, free text, design/ colour Social bookmarking tool that allows users to collaborate on finding resources, and annotate and highlight web resources Save, sort, and search through personal collection of web resources. StumbleUpon is the easiest way to find cool new websites, videos, photos and images from across the Web. Easy voice recording. Simply click Record and Stop, and then note where you want the audio file to be sente-mail or posted to the Web. No limit on audio length. Can be saved as an audio file through a link in a sent message. No registration necessary, but is available to access past recordings.

Polldaddy

http://polldaddy.com

Free version allows up to 10 questions. Poll contains a link to Polldaddy.

Poll

Social Bookmarking

FotoFlexer

http://fotoflexer.com

http://www.st umbleupon.co m

StumbleUpon

http://delicio us.com

Delicious

http://www.d iigo.com

Diigo

paint.net. Free software for editing photos in Windows http://w ww.getp aint.net

Image Editing

Pixlr Editor is a free online photo editor with a professional touch. Fix, adjust and filter your images.

Provides quick conversion of audio (and other) file formats.

GIMP. Free software for editing imagesht tp://ww w.gimp.o rg Handbrak e Free software video conversio nhttp://h andbrake .fr

Zamzar Media Convertor

Video Compression/Conve rsion

http://www. mediaconvert er.org

http://www.zamzar. com

www.pixlr.com/expres s

Pixlr Express

Conversion of video files, including YouTube.