If you are looking for a quick way to turn your PowerPoint slides into a self-sufficient presentation which is accessible online, look no further than Breeze. Over 180 academics in NUS actively use Breeze to enhance their teaching.
In a nutshell, Breeze allows you to:
easily add narration and other media to PowerPoint presentations;
create quiz questions within PowerPoint; and
publish the self-sufficient presentations online.
This allows students on any operating system to access your presentation. All that is needed is an internet connection and a Flash-enabled browser.
An example of a Breeze presentation is CITs Shaping eLearning at NUS. Other examples can be found under the Breeze Showcase at the CIT website.
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Shaping eLearning @ NUS | Click to view Breeze Presentation
Breeze now single sign-on enabled
Experienced Breeze users will notice that Breeze is now single sign-on enabled. Registered users can log in to Breeze using their NUSNET user ID and password. New users must still register for a Breeze account as there are limited user licenses.
Breeze tip | Preview by publishing locally
Besides this development, current users may have noted that there is an option to publish locally to your PC. This is useful while you are authoring your presentation as it works like a preview. Once you have finalized your presentation, you can publish it live to the server. This enables you to have a clean Breeze account. It is good practice as no one will be able to stumble upon your interim presentations. It also helps CIT to ensure that the Breeze server functions optimally.
Possible service name change
Finally, you might want to note that Adobe has bought Macromedia. As such, there might be name changes to the service when the Breeze server is upgraded. Rest assured that it will function as it has in the past, perhaps with added features!
Related Resources
Breeze information page
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