Presentation Tools

This week I dabbled with two presentation tools; Prezi and Zoho. We are leaving for a family trip tomorrow, so I chose packing as my topic and made the mock presentations based on how and what to pack as a family of three young children.
I signed up for a 30 day free trial with Prezi. I had already watched the tutorial our course provided, but there is another one online that was additionally helpful. I found inserting and rearranging text to be a breeze. I inserted pictures with ease as well. I did not try inserting video, although this program is capable of doing so. I also found it simple to create the paths. The one thing I found difficult was framing. I do not think the tutorial was really clear about those instructions. It looked easier to do than it really was for me. Overall, I really enjoyed using this tool and found it much more diverse than some of the others. I will probably use this tool for my course project.
The other tool I experimented with was Zoho. It has more of a Power Point feel. Inserting text was easy, but very standard. You can vary the text with size, font and color as you would in a typical document. There is also the ability to use a variety of symbols. I had a difficult time arranging pictures on the slides. There is no way to apply video that I could find. Overall, I would not recommend using it for a course project, simply because it is a bit cumbersome and monotonous.