Here is a link to my eMaze presentation: Summer Vacation

I really liked how eMaze had interactive presentations. There were many options, and each took on a different theme. They were mostly clean and not overly cluttered, and the movements were not distracting. I was also easily able to edit and design my own version. The biggest drawback was when I discovered that I could not embed it on my blog; that was definitely disappointing.

As for the other presentation models, I had only used Prezi before. Students introduced me to this around 8 years ago, and at first I was impressed with it, but now I have had way too many students use it ineffectively. The quick movements in and out of a scene can be incredibly distracting and difficult to watch. The examples that Prezi posted were far more professional, but in terms of utilizing this with students, I prefer to stay away.

Haiku Deck was great for creating simplistic visuals with vibrant colors and images. I really liked the look of these; they were like powerpoint, but far brighter and aesthetically pleasing. There are not overcharged movements, like in Prezi, and it was fairly easy to manipulate. The downside is that it is cost prohibitive, allowing for only three decks for free.

Genially had some great content as well, and I enjoyed looking through the templates and the presentations others had made. The animations were cool, and the options were abundant. I did feel a tad overwhelmed at manipulating some of the templates since some had a lot of moving parts. This was similar to eMaze, but was a bit more complicated. Overall it did give great options and is definitely spicier than google slides or powerpoint.

Canva has a ton of great features. They enable you to create lots of different types of products, and the presentations themselves are fairly easy to look at and utilize vibrant and positive color schemes. This is definitely something that I will use in the future, and they provide free access for teachers!