Death by PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a useful and popular tool for students & teachers. However, might there be alternatives that are more engaging & powerful?

Death by PowerPoint
What is right 
with PowerPoint?
Multimedia/
Multi-modal
Concise
Familiar
And what's not so great?
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM
Visual
Finish this sentence...
“Class, today we are going to the computer lab. I want you to research your president and find 5 interesting facts and at least 5 pictures. Then, you are going to…”

Creative
(Ideally)
Photo credits:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ntr23/796311588/sizes/l/#cc_license
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/241745451/sizes/o/#cc_license 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29393867@N07/3114887073/sizes/l/#cc_license 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erica_marshall/2656065581/sizes/l/#cc_license 

References:
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (2007). International Society for Technology in Education. Retrieved June 4, 2009, from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS.

Save paper
Paper replacement
(non-transformative)
"My belief is PowerPoints don't kill meetings. People kill meetings."
--Peter Norvig, Google, Inc. 
NETS-S: Taking PowerPoint to higher levels
Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
PowerPoint Upgrades
Make it social.
Make it interactive.
Or...perhaps try something completely different?
Something engaging?
Something collaborative?
Something Web 2.0?
Something global & social?