USING SLIDESHAREA PRESENTATION SHARING NETWORK

Technology Exploratorium: www.slideshare.net

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WHAT IS SLIDESHARE?• A social platform for “user-generated” presentations, documents, PDFs, and videos• Has traits similar to YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

OverviewUse in the ClassroomCapabilities & Limitations

www.wikipedia.orgwww.slideshare.net/about• Slideshare launched in 2006• Was acquired by LinkedIn in 2012• Users can rate, share, and

comment on content

• Learn faster from leading experts• Explore any topic• Share your knowledge / insights

www.youtube.com• Video tutorials• Experts share how they use this

tool• Slideshare is YouTube for

slideshows

Melanie’s Blackboard Wiki• Link to this presentation on

slideshare• Watch embedded video right from

my wiki• Access other resources to utilize

slideshare

Technology Exploratorium: www.slideshare.net

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SLIDESHARE IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTSFOR TEACHERS• Can share material with

students who miss class• Group work assignments can

be reviewed and commented on• Assign research that is

current and relevant

FOR STUDENTS• Students who miss class can

login and see slides for that day• Group work can be viewed

and commented on as homework• Research current topics and

ideas

OverviewUse in the ClassroomCapabilities & Limitations

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CAPABILITIES• Collect a personal stream of

presentations for others to view• Research any topic and gather ideas,

facts, and resources• Assign students homework• Use for distance learning• Teams collaborate (follow, comment,

etc.)• PRO subscription allows for video

uploads

LIMITATIONS• Cannot be used to edit

presentations, only to post finished products• Ads appear on the free version• Uploads are limited to 100mb

Overview Use in the ClassroomCapabilities & Limitations