Presentation software

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Definition

According to Wikipedia, a presentation program is a computer software package used to display information, normally in the form of a slide show. It typically includes three major functions: an editor that allows text to be inserted and formatted, a method for inserting and manipulating graphic images and a slide-show system to display the content. ([1], retrieved 17:56, 1 January 2007 (MET))

See also: Direct instruction

Links

How to tutorials

Active Learning with PowerPoint. A Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota tutorial.

Software

Indexes

• Presentation software. A list of other software

Standard

• MS PowerPoint
• Open Office Impress (free)
• Apple Keynote

With a wordprocessor

• Adobe Acrobat is quite handy together with FrameMaker if you need to produce lots of slides containing code. Daniel K. Schneider uses this combo, e.g. here. All you have to do is write pages in landscape format and define some 30+ styles.

Light-weight (XML, HTML etc based)

• Slidy, Slide Shows in XHTML by Dave Ragget
• S5, A Simple Standards-Based Slide Show System