Presentation Tool #1: Google Slides
Google Slides is a basic presentation tool that allows the presentor to create slides in order to present information in a neat, organized manner. Google Slides allows for a variety of multimedia tools to be added and has a lot of easy to use templates. During presentations, Google Slides also has a question and answer feature to allow for audience engagement during presentations.
Presentation Tool #2: Prezi
Similarly to Google Slides and PowerPoint, Prezi allows the user to create an informative presentation, in addition to other presentation tools like infographics. Instead of moving from slide to slide, Prezi zooms in and out of aspects of the presentation, creating a map or story like effect to your presentation and allowing more autonomy for someone viewing the presentation on their own.
Presentation Tool #3: Sutori
Sutori allows teachers to create a presentation that combines slides, timelines, and assessment tools. While the information is presented in a traditionally linear set up, like a timeline, it allows you to put the information in whatever order works best for your lesson so it does not have to be related to a history class or a timeline project. You can add text boxes to the timeline, images, videos, and a variety of question types to check for understanding as students explore the timeline. Students can then go through the timeline and explore resources and answer questions at their own pace.
Presentation Tool #4: Animoto
Animoto is unique from many of the other presentation platforms. Unlike most presentation platforms, which require the presenter to either present the information themselves or record a video of themselves presenting the information, Animoto automatically turns your presentation into a video. The videos pair text, visuals, and elevated design features to create a very sleek video for viewers. I think this is a great tool for asynchronous learning.