Alternatives to PowerPoint
Consider your Options
smore.com
Which option will you use as an alternative?
- Do you have information that you would like to present to your students in a visually engaging way?
- Do you use Microsoft PowerPoint to provide readings, syllabi and other course information?
- Take a look at Smore.com as an alternative.
•Smore.com uses a flyer framework.
•Smore.com presents material vertically.
•Smore.com allows for the viewing of large pieces of a presentation or reading or sample of work.
•Smore.com offers a free version.
Smore.com has the option to add a url, video and audio. You may upload your slides to Google and share the link if you use slides or upload video and sound files.
Smore Examples
Preparing Students for Job Interviews
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Reading a novel/text
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Enhancing course material (e.g.biology)
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Pre-12 PreService Teacher Education/STEM
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Questions
•In what ways can you use Smore to incorporate visual components in your course content?
•How is it a shift from Microsoft PowerPoint? Explain.