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Haiku Deck
My eyes are always searching for ways to help students and teachers present their ideas creatively. Even if they have to use PowerPoint, I always encourage them to be wary of "Death by PowerPoint," by using large images and just a little text. It's much harder to say something in just a few words, don't you think? Many of us got jazzed with Prezi, Animoto and PhotoPeach which are ALL great, but my searching eyes were captured a few weeks ago when Steve Dembo posted a Haiku Deck of quotes that he and some of his friends collected. Just the beauty of the images alone were intriguing to me. I had to try it tonight and I was hooked.
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Haiku Deck is a FREE (we love FREE!) iPad app that gives the creator of a message, story, instruction, lesson or tale the ability to design in an environment of simplicity and rich imagery. Three guys, Adam, Kevin and Marc made an awesome presentation a few years ago to pitch a new business idea and all anyone was interested in was the presentation. Although the business didn't get off the ground, the idea of making presentations beautiful did. They believe in the KISS - Keep It Simple Sweety - concept of focusing on one idea per slide, limiting text and using great, bold images. From this experience and belief Haiku Deck was born. They believe in FUN as part of the creation process and I can attest that it was amazingly fun to create my first Haiku Deck. I will definitely making more (and make them better!)
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Haiku Deck is definitely the next generation PowerPoint. If you have an iPad, I want to encourage you to download the app now. If you are fortunate enough to have students with iPad, it's a must have app. Can you imagine what your students can do with very little instruction. Don't worry if you don't know how to use it yet, they will figure it out without a doubt. They can use images from the camera roll on the iPad or select from any cloud host (Dropbox, Flickr, Picassa and more) or select from hundreds of copyright free images. The beauty is that they are limited to one thought per slide and one image. I created one that's clearly a beginner, but wanted to encourage you to try one too. Please check mine out on my website at http://www.ecubedcreative.com. Just click in the middle of the slide to make it start.
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How do get started with Haiku Deck? First, download the app. It will ask you to create an account and you definitely want to do that because you will be unable to save your creations! Don't worry, it's FREE and has levels of privacy so you don't have to share with the whole wide world. I would storyboard the idea first and try just a few slides and once you start you will be amazed at the power of this simple app. They even provide access to high quality Creative Commons images that match your message. There are only three modes to work with - text, images and layout. Once you have completed your "deck" you save it by sharing it to the Haiku Deck site, but you have the option to make it totally private or public. I was pleasantly surprised to log in at their website with my account and add a little description and copy and paste the embed code from there. This is well worth your time. Please spread the word. Great job Adam, Kevin and Marc!
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