Slideshare: New and Easy-to-Use Web-based Tool Charles J. Ansorge April 2007

Latest Quick LTA Have you ever wanted to share PowerPoint slides with students or colleagues? Variety of ways this may be done One of simplest ways is to use recent web service called SlideShare http://slideshare.net/

Have you ever wanted to share PowerPoint slides with students or colleagues?

Variety of ways this may be done

One of simplest ways is to use recent web service called SlideShare

http://slideshare.net/

Slideshare Free service Subscribe to the service and then upload to the site Logo for the site Slides for this Quick LTA have been uploaded

Free service

Subscribe to the service and then upload to the site

Logo for the site

Slides for this Quick LTA have been uploaded

Slideshare (cont’d)

Potential Uses for Slideshare Way to archive PowerPoint presentations Means to share presentation slides made at conferences Method of posting class presentations in public place for comment

Way to archive PowerPoint presentations

Means to share presentation slides made at conferences

Method of posting class presentations in public place for comment

Uses (cont’d) Way to create a picture montage of Prague Hungary Sunflower Bratislava

Way to create a picture montage of

Uses (cont’d) Posting PowerPoint slides for academic course Backup for making presentation at conference where internet access available

Posting PowerPoint slides for academic course

Backup for making presentation at conference where internet access available

Slideshare Released in October 2006 Free service Permits users to upload PowerPoint, PDF or Open Office files and share them through a YouTube-like interface

Released in October 2006

Free service

Permits users to upload PowerPoint, PDF or Open Office files and share them through a YouTube-like interface

Uploading Files First create an account From “Home” site click on Upload button Navigate to where the PowerPoint, PDF, or OpenOffice document located on hard drive Click on Upload radio button

First create an account

From “Home” site click on Upload button

Navigate to where the PowerPoint, PDF, or OpenOffice document located on hard drive

Click on Upload radio button

Uploading Files (cont’d) Each set of slides has its own unique URL http://www.slideshare.net/cansorge/low-threshold-applications/ All slides are public

Each set of slides has its own unique URL

http://www.slideshare.net/cansorge/low-threshold-applications/

All slides are public

Limitations of Slideshare Limited to 30 MB for slide file No sharing or privacy options Original presentations may not be downloaded by publisher or viewer

Limited to 30 MB for slide file

No sharing or privacy options

Original presentations may not be downloaded by publisher or viewer

Features Possible to share slides Subscribe to producer of slides (RSS) Save favorites Enter comments on slides Control the size of viewing window

Possible to share slides

Subscribe to producer of slides (RSS)

Save favorites

Enter comments on slides

Control the size of viewing window

Summary Slideshare is a clean, fast, and functional web-based program Price is right Appears to be growing in popularity Give it a try http://www.slideshare.net

Slideshare is a clean, fast, and functional web-based program

Price is right

Appears to be growing in popularity

Give it a try

http://www.slideshare.net