Zoho Show

Zoho is an online presentation tool similar to PowerPoint. Zoho allows you to make your presentation public for collaborative work with others. The toolbar on top is very similar to Microsoft products. It is very easy to use. The knowledge I have about PowerPoint transfers easily to this product. Users of this presentation tool have some nice choices for background designs. In fact, I like it much more than the Google.docs version. I used google in CEP 810 with my classmates as we collaborated on our final group project. It was nice but I felt like it was an unfinished product that I needed to transfer to PowerPoint to get a final finished document. However, with Zoho’s Show product, I feel like I could create a final presentation and have it ready for use immediately. For practice, I created a presentation and easily shared it with my fellow O.A.K. group members.
For use in the classroom, I think of the student who may not have the software on a home computer but does have access to the internet or the students who can collaborate on a group presentation without ever having to meet. Zoho is definitely a good tool to use for presentations. However, if you want or need more advanced presentation features, you may need to go back to PowerPoint. For instance, I didn’t find action buttons or the ability to animate text. The clipart available is also very limited. These “gadgets” can be important for a successful presentation. Nevertheless, I think that the price is right--FREE. It is a great option to use when collaborating with others or simply when you don’t have access to other software packages. I’m sold on it.