Post XVIII. Haiku Deck

When working on my SlideShare presentation for the Knowledge Sharing and Tracking project, I noticed that the SlideShare website outsources the in-built presentation-construction service to another company, Haiku Deck. I became interested in that company, especially after finding out they offer an iPad application for creating and sharing presentations.

I recommend Haiku Deck for iPad to everyone who constantly need to develop presentations and prefer being mobile at the same time. This is a great tool for both study and business purposes. It provides the user with lots of slide templates and a big set of Creative Commons pictures to choose from, which makes the process of the slides development significantly faster. The application also includes a collection of fonts and alternatives for slides’ layout.

What I like most about Haiku Deck for iPad is that the app has intuitive editing options, so every content piece can be relocated or redesigned in seconds. The company presents the software as a tool for quick idea sharing, and my perception of it is the same.

Watch the demo video below and download Haiku Deck for iPad for free to test its functionality. 

Are you familiar with other mobile applications for presentation creation?

Post II. Explain Everything

Last Fall semester, I needed to develop instruction in the form of a video lecture. There was also a restriction: No “talking heads” used. So, that project made me search for some creative ways of instruction development. As a result, I found a brilliant application called Explain Everything. It represents a whiteboard where you can put anything you would like (e.g., pictures, videos, drawings, text boxes, etc.) and screencast that “putting” process. I used the app on my iPad, but it also runs on Android and Windows. Its current price in the App Store is  $2.99 (not sure it is the same for Google Play).

If you ever need a lecture-capturing tool, Explain Everything is the answer due to being cheap and comfortable in use. You don’t need a stylus to work with this app; everything can be done with your fingers. Among the features that I like most is that the app allows me to access my Dropbox account for importing of any types of files located there and exporting of the videos I completed.

Check out the app’s promo video below to see how it functions.