PowToon

PowToon is a fun piece of software that lets you create cartoons from libraries of animated text effects, characters, and props. It's a great alternative to PowerPoint and Prezi for presenting information. Connect it through Google Drive for easy access and sharing.
This YouTube playlist has overviews and tutorials about PowToon. Scroll down further to see Strong and Coginchaug student samples.

PowToon presentations can be stored, accessed and shared through Google Drive but unlike Google Docs and files created with some other connected apps, they cannot be edited by multiple collaborators. But here's a workaround to enable multiple people to contribute to a single PowToon presentation:

1. One person in the group starts a PowToon presentation after connecting the app to Google Drive.
   
2. That person then goes to powtoon.com where they should already be logged in through their Google account.
   
3. On powtoon.com, click your name in the top right corner and choose 'Account'.
   
4. Click 'Change Password' in the top right corner of the window.
   
5. Change the password to something you are comfortable sharing with your group. In other words, don't use your email or network password.
   
6. Share the password with your group members.
   

A couple of caveats: multiple collaborators cannot work on the project simultaneously so plan ahead to avoid stepping on each other's work. Also, make sure collaborators open the presentation through the powtoon.com website, not out of Google Drive. Email Mr. Kurtz with any questions.

Student Samples

The A B Cs of Pregnancy (11th Grade Health)

Irregular Verbs (Middle School Latin)

Carbohydrates (10th grade Biology)