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Thing 7: Presentation Tools

Beautiful.AI is a product I've never heard of before. I chose to look at this product to see what it is all about. I created a brief presentation about the Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash that we do each year in my district to go along with Read Across America.
Here is the link to the presentation: Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash

I found Beautiful. AI to be similar to powerpoint and Google Slides but so much easier to use! I like how it automatically changes for you and switches around the format to suit the needs of the presentation. I think that this would be a great tool to use with younger students when also introducing them to basic presentations as it will do a lot for them and they are able to just still make choices for coloring.
One thing that many students struggle with is choosing a color for their slides that will go along with the theme of their projects. It is important for the students to not only have creative freedom but for the slides to still look professional with this program the font changes automatically to help keep the presentation looking as it should.

I will definitely be using this in the future with a collaborative class. I also like how it is Google linked so that it can be a single sign-on interface for students. Such a great find and I look forward to implementing it in the future for student use.


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  1. pollyalidaMay 4, 2019 at 7:00 PM

    Nice work on that slide deck. BeautifulAI really is a great product.

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