昨天在屯門一所小學做了一個AI staff development workshop，乘機試試用Curipod 的create interactive presentation 功能，如果你認識Nearpod, Peardeck, Wayground lesson, 你便知道甚麼是interactive presentation。 用Curipod 生成interactive presentation 非常容易，昨天在workshop執行時發覺效果頗好，很engaging， 如果問的是較為open-ended 的問題，Curipod 的AI 還會即時給参加者個別回饋。
惟一問題是Curipod free plan 製作的interactive presentation, 最多只能有9張slide。
Recently, I tried several apps for converting a bulleted-list outline into a slidedeck (Gamma; Edcafe; Prezi; Desktopus; Chalkie .....) but most of them displayed these two problems: (1) they added in extra content despite my instruction not to, and (2) the generated visuals that accompanied the slides were irrelevant.
So far, the most satisfactory workaround is still Microsoft Powerpoint + Copilot. It most faithfully follows my uploaded outline text. It doesn't generate irrelevant visuals, and instead presents some of the ideas in my bulleted-list outline in graphic formats.
Sometimes, a Youtube video which is very rich in content may not be easy for students to follow if they are asked to watch it individually or together as a whole class. Although today there are AI apps which will generate a transcript/summary forr a YT video, the transcript/summary is still one piece of text, which may not be very captivating.
One pre-viewing idea I have tried out recently in my Language Awareness course is to generate a concise slidedeck from a Youtube video I was about to ask the class to view. I asked the class to look through the generated slidedeck first. Many of the slides summarised the video content in graphic forms for easier understanding. When the students had finished looking through the generated slidedeck (for 3 minutes), they then watched the video. The post-viewing quiz showed a very high level of understanding.
For illustration, here is a pre-video-viewing slidedeck I created using Edcafe AI. The YT video was created by Mr Ha Chi Hong, in which he explained how to use Gemini Spark to convert PDFs to editable documents. The content of the video is rather technical. Looking through the Edcafe AI-created slidedeck as a pre-viewing step will certainly help.
Mr Ha's original video (25:37): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9RbtTl8fY
Edcafe AI-generated previewing slidedeck: https://app.edcafe.ai/share/slidedeck/converting-pdfs-to-editable-documents-with-ai-6a77f551ca64f4eb033ac1a0
under CONTENT AND PLANNING
Eg; Create slidedeck
MY ATTEMPT:
Eg: 'Converting PDFs to Editable Documents with AI', made with Edcafe AI from a Youtube video by Mr HA Chi Hong.
今天嘗試在Powerpoint 內的Copilot, 給它一個youtube video link (Professor Li Wei 就Translanguaging 的mini lecture),請它以之生成一個presentation, 但Copilot 取得topic 後，自由發揮，以至生成的slidedeck 並不配合原來YouTube video的內容。
跟著我再試一次，這次向Copilot 聲明要跟足video 的內容，今次的結果便頗為滿意了。
當然更重要的是教學上如何使用基於YouTube video 生成的presentation? 暫時我想到的，就是遇到陌生或艱深的video 內容，學生純粹看video 未必跟得上，那麼便可以請學生先read through 生成的Powerpoint 一次，才觀看那video，這樣學習效果應該會更好。(當然也可請學生先閱讀YouTube video 的transcript, 或AI summary, 但Powerpoint slide 的視覺設計，效果應好過純文字。這樣先看AI 生成的Presentation, 才再觀看原來的video,這樣也算multimodal learning 吧。)
My Workflow:
1. I prepared a point-form summary of What is Metacognition in WORD.
2. I opened PPT, and chose 'Create with Copilot.' A side pane appeared on the right.
3. I uploaded the above WORD, asked Copilot to turn it into a PPT, sticking to the content of the WORD WITHOUT adding in more content ideas.
4. After answering a couple of parameter questions (eg, style), it started to generate the slidedeck.
1. Output better than other apps like Gamma and SlideAI. It doesn't add in additional content ideas.
2. The points are presented in graphic forms in many of the slides.
3. The initial output lends itself to revision. (For example, I asked it to enlarge the font size a little.)
4. The biggest problem: The long time it takes.
Tried out the add-on.
1. There are 4 ways to start. The script method, which makes use of only the script uploaded, is a paid feature.
2. For the free plan, you can start with a topic. You can also paste in a text, but it may generate new contents.
3. I used the result of a Gemini chat on SRL; pasted it into the prompt box, which has word limit.
OUTPUT
- very texty
- minimal visuals included
- suitable for reading, but not for presenting a lecture from.
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The built-in Copilot function is free. It can stick to your input text. It generates some visuals, which are usually graphics, that relate to the content of the slides. The biggest minus is its very slow speed.
我備課時如果要製作Powerpoint, 一定不會立即開Powerpoint app然後逐張slide打入內容，因為這樣做一來慢，二來打了六，七張slide後很易迷失大方向。我會先在WORD 以point form 打出內容，然後以outline 格式儲存，然後import into Powerpoint，便會convert成一個slidedeck, 如果要好看，當然仍要在一些slide design editing。
但今天有了M365 Copilot, 打開Powerpoint 後，開啟Copilot, paste in 自己的point-form outline, Copilot便立刻生成一個有設計的slidedeck, 乾手净腳，惟一缺點是慢。
其他類似的AI app 如Gamma 和Beautiful.ai, 一來不是免費，二來會加人純裝飾沒有作用的image。
A Workflowy list will usually have bullet point at varying levels (level 1; level 2 ....). Very often, when copied and pasted into another app, the bullets and the indentation will disappear, so that there will be no difference between the levels. As a result, the levels will not work.
To work around this problem:
1. Do not copy from Workflowy, Instead, click on the 3 dots next to the parent bullet, and choose Export.
2. Choose MARKDOWN.
3. The whole list will now show ordinary word processing format, with all bullets (Level 1; Level 2 ...) beginning with a hypen, and each level 2 INDENTED.
4. Then, copy this formatted list, and paste it into the target app (e.g., Padlet; Gemini)
Created a Padlet board for realtime presentation by pasting in a bulleted list created in Workflowy.
The Steps:
https://workflowy.com/s/how-to-turn-a-workfl/W9UnQGs6E8KsAcK4
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PLUSES OF PADLET PRESENTATIONS:
1. Easy to create a bulleted list in Workflowy.
2. The above procedure is quite simple.
3. Padlet is good at embedding Youtube videos, and websites.
4. Hence, while presenting, all you need to do is to start with just the padlet. Each time you get to an external website, just click on that board.
1. Prepare PPT; insert links in slides as usual.
2. Upload to Google Drive as a Google Slidedeck. JUST UPLOADING THE PPT won't work for the links.
3. Go to Wayground; import from Google Drive.
4. Publish
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In 'Preview' mode, we can see that the links are clickable.
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TAKEAWAY:
- It's OK to start with PPT, which has many functions.
看見Powerpoint 程式內有Copilot, 姑且試試；我把先前的outline上傳，然後請Copilot generate 一個Powerpoint, 我聲明只用我的outline內容，但結果它還是加入了其他我不需要的內容。
這類create presentation 的AI app ( 例如Gamma,Beautiful.ai)都有相同的問題：⑴太texty, ⑵插入的圖片裝飾多過支援內容，⑶文字font size 太小....結果是生成的presentation 適宜閱讀多過用來present。
無意中發現PPT 內有Copilot可以幫助製作slidedeck, 於是上傳先前完成的presentation outline file, 讓Copilot生成一個PPT。
CO-PILOT:
先前說過我不會用AI去create slidedecks，因為⑴生成的output太texty，似講稿多個似PPT，⑵插圖往往與內容無關 ；但前兩天試過用NotebookLM的beta 'Create Slidedeck'功能之後，我要改變想法了；我把先前上傳的Zhang(2025)，和另一個lecture的outine，利用NotebookLM生成slidedecks，兩個output都相當滿意，文字和插圖都很精準，用字有創意。唯一缺憾是生成的slidedeck要export只能是 PDF，如果要edit便要再花點時間轉化成PPT 。
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I continued to try out the other Beta function: Creating slidedeck.
I used the same source: Zhang 2025.
After I clicked 'Create slidedeck', I was given 2 options (a) a more detailed option, and (b) a presentation option.
I chose the latter one.
1. Much better than the other AI slidedeck apps. The text on the slides is more consise. The illustrations are much more relevant, not for decoration.
2. The page design is there (based on the template you chose earler).
3. Some slides are a little bit texty.
4. The slidedeck can be presented in full screen, inside NBLM.
5. If downloaded, it comes a PDF file.
The output is useful for a short presentation.
I use AI for a variety of purposed, but today, I still can't bring myself to use AI for generating a presentation slidedeck. One reason is that the visuals that accompany the text on each slide are often irrelevant.
Just now, I tried out Prezi's new AI function. I uploaded my recent OUP presentation PPT to convert it to a Prezi-style presentation. Again, the visuals generated are mostly irrelevant, as in the following example. I did mention teaching students question stems to use when they interact with a chatbot for the purpose of clarifying a grammar/vocab issue. And Prezi did include my examples, and added another point. But look at the accompanying image: What has it got to do with question stems?
A moment ago, I created a WORD document in Outline mode, which I had PPT convert to a presentation.
Then I thought: 'Since I have an outline document already, can I use an AI app to turn it into a slidedeck.'
I first tried https://app.presentations.ai/
It did allow me to upload my outline document. There was the option of keeping mostly to my outline content (vs generating new content).
The Result:
https://app.presentations.ai/view/0X3WGXPqt4
- Text: It retains all of my outline text. But it has still added some additional text which I need to delete.
- Visual design: Yes, it's there, but not always useful
-CONCLUSION: Still not useful.
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Then I tried CANVA.AI
In the prompt box, I pasted in my outline.
RESULT:
- It didn't use my outline text.
- It can only generate from a topic.
CONCLUSION: Canva AI is not useful for generating slidedecks either.
TOOL: Gemini Canvas SOURCE: an image file which is a blank filling passage for practising comparative adjectives WhatsApp Image 2026-10-09 ...
