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Software for Creating E-Learning Materials

Software Solutions

NARRATED POWERPOINT
PowerPoint FREE at UTMB
HTML5Point (multi-platform, hyperlinks support)

INTERACTIVE NARRATED POWERPOINT
Desktop Solutions: PowerPoint Add-Ins
- Adobe Presenter
- Articulate Presenter
- iSpring
Cloud-Based Solutions
- Voicethread FREE at UTMB

SCREEN CAPTURE OPTIONS
Personal Solutions
- Techsmith Camtasia Recorder and Studio (v8 or Mac v2)
- Adobe Captivate (or Adobe Captivate Studio Pro)
Enterprise Solutions
- Tegrity FREE at UTMB
- Skype for Business Previously "Lync" FREE at UTMB

NON-NARRATED OPTIONS
- Interactive PowerPoint without Narration
FREE at UTMB
- Softchalk FREE at UTMB

E-Learning Software Solutions

A Guide to E-Learning Software Solutions (pdf)

Questions that Must be Answered

  1. What FEATURES do I need?
  2. How will users ACCESS the material?
  3. How much TECHNICAL stuff do I need to consider?
  4. What is the COST?
    Do I have resources to purchase or do I need a free product?

 

Compare and Contrast Software Solutions

Overview of Software Options Part1 (11 min)
Overview of Software Options Part2 (13 min)

Same Presentation 7 ways
1. Smoothies in PowerPoint (saved as PPSX)
2. Smoothies in SoftChalk
3. Smoothies in PowerPoint (saved as WMV)
4. Smoothies in iSpring
5. Smoothies in Adobe Presenter
6. Smoothies in Tegrity from within Blackboard

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7. Smoothies in HTML 5 Point (trial version)