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Thanks for the feedback (ouch!). I agree that the app is not-suitable for fine-grained drawing, and for target users specialised hardware won't work. I'm curio

Thanks for the feedback (ouch!). I agree that the app is not-suitable for fine-grained drawing, and for target users specialised hardware won't work. I'm curious about the link referenced in [1] - there is polling software out there (e.g PollAnywhere), but it is limited to polls. I think the text responses and future developments (image uploads, audience-designed slides) could provide better interactivity. Yes, powerpoint import/export sucks. Import is functional in terms of pictures and text, using python-pptx. Export is probably a longer-term goal and not a high-priority (if people want to make pptx, powerpoint is always going to be the best option).

aroch 11y ago
There's TurningPoint as well, and it integrates with the office suite + the Student-Teacher backend (D2L, blackboard, etc): https://www.turningtechnologies.com/higher-education https://www.turningtechnologies.com/higher-education
kevhito 11y ago
Sorry about the missing reference. I was thinking of (a) classroom clickers, (b) poll everywhere, which as you point out is limited to polls, and (c) UW CP's student feature, which allows more interactivity but requires students to install the UW CP client on a laptop or tablet. Big picture, I'm sure you are right that there is a lot of unexplored/unexploited classroom tech that could leverage smartphones and sms for better collaborative and interactive work. Incidentally, if you are looking for powerpoint export, the best way I found was to basically to export each slide as an image, including every animation step. Pathetic, slow, but mostly reliable.