This presentation accompanies Digital Life: Computer Concepts Projects, by Lisa Hawkins.
In this chapter, you will learn how to create and upload a presentation.
The following objectives will be covered:
Create a Prezi presentation
Upload a presentation to an online sharing site
Create and share an interactive presentation
A presentation is the delivery of content to an audience.
Prezi is a cloud-based application used to create presentations that enhance content by using text, images, videos, zooming, and motion.
Like many accounts, to apply for a Prezi account, you must provide personal information and create a profile. You should also familiarize yourself with the terms of use.
Once signed up, you can create a presentation. Begin by entering a presentation title and description, select a template, and click Start editing.
SlideShare is an online presentation management and sharing site. YouTube is a site for sharing videos, and SlideShare is a site for sharing presentations.
SlideShare accounts are free—only allowing the creation of public presentations—or Pro—also allowing the creation of private presentations.
SlideShare presentations can be embedded into web pages or shared as hyperlinks.
To create a SlideShare account, you must provide user information.
As you saw with Prezi, to create a SlideShare account, you must also provide personal information.
Synchronous communication takes place when people communicate at the same time as with a phone conversation.
Asynchronous communication takes place when people communicate at different times as when emailing messages.
VoiceThread is an online service that enables asynchronous communication in response to online content.
To create a VoiceThread account, go to www.voicethread.com, enter your email address, and select a password. You must register by entering personal information. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the terms of use.
Prezi is a cloud-based application used to create presentations containing multimedia content.
SlideShare is an online site which can be used to share PowerPoint presentations.
VoiceThread is an online site where presentations can be shared and users can make comments.