Contemporary Tools on Information

Reporting & Presentation by

Elvira Bolat

Learning Objectives

•  Consider what tools are currently available and widely in use to report and present information

•  Discuss contemporary tools evaluating drawbacks and benefits

•  Understand and consider effective practices in using wikis to report information

• Written reports •  Presentations (virtual and F2F) •  Videos • Music • Websites …..

PowerPoint: key features

•  Slide system •  Content: video, text, images •  Animation is available •  Key strength - User-friendly interface •  Main drawback – slide system, limited

visual effects

Prezi: Key features

•  A canvas approach •  Slide-like frames •  Zoom feature •  Content: images, videos, text •  Flash-based programming •  Key advantage: visual impact, enabling

imagination •  Main drawback: Not easy to learn

functions and tools

Prezi in practice Click on image to play the video ‘Animation film made with Prezi – Rugby World Directory Reel’

Image credit: http://bitsofknowledge.waterloohills.com/http://webecoist.momtastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/innovative-electric-vehicles-main.jpg

VideoScribe: Key features

•  Whiteboard animation •  Canvas type page •  Content: images and text •  Animation: zoom, music background •  Easily transferrable onto Youtube •  Key strength – visual element •  Main drawback – limited nature of the

content; trial period – a week only!

VideoScribe in practice Click on image to play the video ‘’Video Scribe example’

Image credit: http://presentationtube.com

Content

•  Key facts - short, precise and clear (think about ♯ concept) – use word clouds generator (http://tagcrowd.com)

•  Professional – compliance with regulations (Referencing slides)

Content

•  Key facts - short, precise and clear (think about ♯ concept) – use word clouds generator (http://tagcrowd.com) , inforgraphics

•  Professional – compliance with regulations (Referencing slides)

•  Creativity – structure, visual effects

Click on image to play the video ‘Vancity – 2012 Annual Report Highlights’

Types of Infographics

Content

•  Key facts - short, precise and clear (think about ♯ concept) – use word clouds generator (http://tagcrowd.com) , inforgraphics

•  Professional – compliance with regulations (Referencing slides)

•  Creativity – structure, visual effects •  CoMmUnIcAtIoN

Check this example http://www.pechakucha.org/presentations/brown-m-and-ms

Few words on e-Portfolio…

Webliography

•  http://presentationtube.com; http://presentationtube.com/support.php

•  https://prezi.zendesk.com/entries/23448918-Get-Started-with-Prezi

•  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-your-first-presentation-RZ001129842.aspx

•  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqI149PD4v4

Webliography

•  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goy5f7H-tIc&list=PL09A34EF19596B7BB

•  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESj91NwIraY&list=PL941uNyvzPSFVX7Turb-DCTikB4FwLL55

•  http://vizalizer.co/blog/ •  http://maharaguide.wordpress.com/page/2/ •  http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/46596911/

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