{"id":2169,"date":"2013-04-30T12:03:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T10:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2022-08-03T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T13:17:20","slug":"animated-explainer-video-example-synergis-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/animated-explainer-video-example-synergis-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Animated Explainer Video Example: Synergis Education"},"content":{"rendered":"Read Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute <\/span><\/span>

Guest Post written by Laura Roberts – Instructional Designer at Synergis Education, Inc.<\/p>\n

“I am an instructional designer for Synergis Education, Inc., a company that partners with various higher education institutions across the nation to deliver solutions that serve 21st<\/sup> Century students. As part of my job I am always looking for new tools that will enhance the content I create with subject matter experts. A few months ago I came across the Powtoons<\/a> website when I was searching for a free or relatively inexpensive tool to animate content lectures. I found the price for educators reasonable and their tag line-claiming that it \u201cbrings awesomeness to your presentations\u201d-intrigued me.<\/p>\n

After going through the demo of their software and seeing some sample presentations I was excited to give it try. I instantly saw how it could enrich the learning experience in higher education as well as in the K-12 environment. I pitched the software to the folks I was working with at a school of business and they were willing to give it a try.<\/p>\n

My first presentation took longer than I anticipated, but the end product was well received by the faculty and my fellow instructional designers. Overall, this felt like a more organic process of presentation creation then PowerPoint development because the main focus is the gallery of graphics. I didn’t think about using text unless it was to call out important words or phrases, and it was easier than I thought it would be to find visuals to match the lecture. I will definitely be using this again to make lectures more engaging. In fact, I have already created a second one, and I’m working on my third!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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