With the school year set in full-motion and summer fading in our rear view mirror, the season of last-minute projects and PowerPoint presentations is upon us. Not all of us are as committed to spending hours on making our presentations visually appealing; most of us are doing the bare minimum to get by. However, sometimes we are assigned a final assessment project that requires a little more effort, or we really want to impress our teachers with the next assignment. In these cases, these five websites are the perfect time-saving tools for you to spice up your project without having to put in too much extra effort.
1. Slides Carnival
Slides Carnival is Google Drive compatible website that proves thousands of free, eye-catching Google Slides templates. They provide a bunch of different categories and styles to fulfill all possible necessities, and once you choose a template, it opens the template up in a Google Slides so you can copy it into your Google Drive instantly. If you’re itching to get away from the boring white-text-on-black-background slideshow, Slide Carnival is a great way to switch it up without having to perform any hefty downloads.
2. Photos For Class
This website is extremely helpful if you have a teacher/professor who requires that you cite your photographs as well as your source; in which they expect you to write more than “I got this picture from Google.” Photos for Class has thousands of school-appropriate pictures for any slideshows or reports that you might have, and it automatically provides you with the citation on the picture, saving you the hassle of having to write it on your own.
3. Lucidpress
Lucidpress is an easy way to make digital/print brochures, flyers, newsletters, etc. without the hassle of trying to deal with pictures and formatting on Google Docs. They have thousands of formats and project-starters, and most of them don’t cost any money. All documents created are able to be saved as a PDF, JPG, or PNG, and most documents are able to be shared on multiple social media platforms.
4. Flipsnack
This one is for the people who are tired of the typical slideshow or tri-fold poster board presentations. Flipsnack provides you with the tools to create an online flip book or magazine, and if done correctly, could easily replace a class-required portfolio or report. You can edit your Flipsnack on any device or operating system for free, and it’s multimedia friendly and perfect for any videos or virtual enhancements that you might want to add.
5. Clipchamp
Clip Champ is a simple way to convert video files or record videos with your webcam. If you’re ever in a bind for a quick way to record a video presentation or a speech for a class, Clip Champ is probably your safest choice. Once you finish recording your video, it creates a short link for you to share with your teachers/professors, making it super easy for them to view it on either Youtube or Google Drive. This one is also perfect for any start-up vloggers!
Before you let your inevitable procrastination set in or start to majorly stress about an upcoming deadline, check out these websites to see all of the other ways you can give a presentation besides a basic PowerPoint. I guarantee that these five websites can make you look like a much better student than you actually are, and give you a unique, academic edge.
