Slideshare and Google Docs 18 March 2009

Slideshare and Google Docs 18 March 2009 Tim Neumann Learning Technologies Unit Sub-brand to go here

Contents Presentations – some remarks Sharing Presentations Collaborating on Presentations Extending Online Collaboration

Presentations – some remarks

Sharing Presentations

Collaborating on Presentations

Extending Online Collaboration

Presentations Combination of Media Text Images, Photos and Graphics Video Audio Animations will not be imported online (as of March 2009)

Combination of Media

Text

Images, Photos and Graphics

Video

Audio

Animations

Presentations Authoring Tools MS Powerpoint Apple Keynote (Mac only) Open Office Impress (free) Adobe Flash (steep learning curve) Online Tools (e.g. Google Docs , Zoho Show )

Authoring Tools

MS Powerpoint

Apple Keynote (Mac only)

Open Office Impress (free)

Adobe Flash (steep learning curve)

Online Tools (e.g. Google Docs , Zoho Show )

Sharing Presentations Most Popular Services: SlideShare: Slide Sharing Community http://www.slideshare.net Focus on networking, groups, and building links between people Scribd: Document Publishing Site http://www.scribd.com Focus on making documents findable

Most Popular Services:

SlideShare: Slide Sharing Community

http://www.slideshare.net Focus on networking, groups, and building links between people

Scribd: Document Publishing Site

http://www.scribd.com

Focus on making documents findable

Sharing Presentations Issues (1) Formats : online tools are usually versatile Powerpoint, Keynote, Open Office, PDF, Word, … Bells & Whistles : online tools are usually limited Embedded Hyperlinks & notes do work, sound & video must be added later, animations and transitions will be lost

Issues (1)

Formats : online tools are usually versatile Powerpoint, Keynote, Open Office, PDF, Word, …

Bells & Whistles : online tools are usually limited Embedded Hyperlinks & notes do work, sound & video must be added later, animations and transitions will be lost

Sharing Presentations Issues (2) Privacy : who can see what Different levels of privacy and access permissions possible Note: If set to ‘private’, presentations can usually still be shared. You can thus embed a presentation in a VLE yet keep it hidden from the public on the sharing website. Licensing : managing permissions for distribution, re-use and alteration Slideshare supports Creative Commons licences, other tools usually require manual licence management

Issues (2)

Privacy : who can see what Different levels of privacy and access permissions possible Note: If set to ‘private’, presentations can usually still be shared. You can thus embed a presentation in a VLE yet keep it hidden from the public on the sharing website.

Licensing : managing permissions for distribution, re-use and alteration Slideshare supports Creative Commons licences, other tools usually require manual licence management

Sharing Presentations Publication Usually based on Flash Users must have Flash Player installed (can be expected as standard) Can be embedded in other websites, including any VLE, e.g. Blackboard Presentation appears as part of a web page, no need for downloads Download permissions can be controlled Slideshare currently requires download for printing Statistics available Basic overview how often the slides have been viewed etc.

Publication

Usually based on Flash Users must have Flash Player installed (can be expected as standard)

Can be embedded in other websites, including any VLE, e.g. Blackboard Presentation appears as part of a web page, no need for downloads

Download permissions can be controlled Slideshare currently requires download for printing

Statistics available Basic overview how often the slides have been viewed etc.

Collaborating on Presentations Collaborative Viewing Google Docs : Synchronised Presentations including live chat http://docs.google.com Zoho Show : all of the above plus Desktop Sharing http://show.zoho.com

Collaborative Viewing

Google Docs : Synchronised Presentations including live chat

http://docs.google.com

Zoho Show : all of the above plus Desktop Sharing http://show.zoho.com

Collaborating on Presentations Collaborative Authoring Google Docs , Zoho Show Web-based online tools Editing with multiple authors at the same time Limited to core options (no animations, no transitions - yet) Offline work possible (with Google Gears , a web browser plugin)

Collaborative Authoring

Google Docs , Zoho Show

Web-based online tools

Editing with multiple authors at the same time

Limited to core options (no animations, no transitions - yet)

Offline work possible (with Google Gears , a web browser plugin)

Extending Online Collaboration Beyond Presentations Collaborative Writing – Online Word Processing e.g. Google Docs , Zoho Writer , Wikis Collaborative Calculation – Online Spreadsheets e.g. Google Docs Spreadsheets , Zoho Sheet Collaborative Forms – Online Questionnaires e.g. Google Docs Spreadsheet Forms Collaborative Applications – Online Custom Databases e.g. Zoho Creator

Beyond Presentations

Collaborative Writing – Online Word Processing e.g. Google Docs , Zoho Writer , Wikis

Collaborative Calculation – Online Spreadsheets e.g. Google Docs Spreadsheets , Zoho Sheet

Collaborative Forms – Online Questionnaires e.g. Google Docs Spreadsheet Forms

Collaborative Applications – Online Custom Databases e.g. Zoho Creator

Further Information Slideshare Tour: http://www.slideshare.net/tour MS PowerPoint 2007 integration: http://www.slideshare.net/developers/apps/pptribbon Google Presentation Getting started with Google Presentation How to insert a video in Google Presentation

Slideshare

Tour: http://www.slideshare.net/tour

MS PowerPoint 2007 integration: http://www.slideshare.net/developers/apps/pptribbon

Google Presentation

Getting started with Google Presentation

How to insert a video in Google Presentation

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