This document discusses presentation tools and provides information about SlideShare. It summarizes SlideShare's key features such as allowing users to upload presentations up to 100MB in size, follow other users, and make their presentations public or private. The document also discusses using presentation tools like SlideShare in the classroom by having students review and provide feedback on each other's work or present projects. Microsoft PhotoStory is also mentioned as a tool for creating slideshows from photos that can be used to teach lessons or have students recap their work.
1. By: Ann Kmetz, Kaitlin Yox and Lisa Leventry PRESENTATION TOOLS
2. Slide Share - Features similar to Facebook/Yammer such as; Picture Profile information Tags Make comments Invite people Create groups/events Post on others wall Send private messages - Uploads : max size of 100 mb URLs E-mails Plug- ins Imports from Google docs - “Present Yourself” - Share Slideshows - Share Documents - You can follow others like twitter - World’s Largest Community for sharing presentations Share publicly to reach millions of global viewers Share privately with colleagues, clients, and on private messages.
3. Communicate with friends Look and comment on other people power points and documents Get ideas from others http://www.slideshare.net/my-slidespace It’s FREE! Search topics finding presentations based on them Share your work with others, receiving feedback Set private settings allowing chosen people to see your information Pros
4. May find some disturbing presentations Presentations can only be 100 mb Must be uploaded from either Powerpoint, Microsoft Office, Openoffice, or IWorkpages Cons
5. Make and share presentations to the entire class Students could review and provide feedback to each Communicate with students and teacher Keep a blog Post assignments Present projects to the class Invite students into groups Inform class about upcoming events Having disccussion Implementations for the Classroom
6. Microsoft PhotoStory A free application from Microsoft that allows users to create slide shows using digital photos. Turns still pictures into a video/Story.
7. Pros It’s user friendly (Provides a tutorial and instructions on how to use the program). Free program/Downloadable from the Internet You can crop and touch up photos using this program. Includes special effects such as voice narration. Photo story can be seen through e-mail, on computers, and on the TV
8. Cons Cannot add videos, only pictures. Must also have a Windows media player or another type of media player. Might need additional equipment such as a microphone to record narration.
9. Implementation in the Classroom A good way to recap your students and their work. Can be used to teach a lesson: Each story can have a different theme or topic. Students can use it to present a project.
