Slideshare is a presentation sharing platform that allows users to upload presentations in various formats, including Powerpoint and PDF. It allows for both private and public sharing on social media sites. Users can add audio narration to create "slidecasts" and embed presentations on websites. The platform's community feature helps presentations reach a wide audience. Teachers can use Slideshare to share class materials with students and expose them to additional online resources.

1. Slideshare: Social
Presentations
Melanie Houle (leader), Julie Stubbs, Glenda
Watkins

2. What it is...
Slideshare is a presentation media that allows
you to quickly and easily share presentations,
complete with voice narration, across many
platforms.
It allows both private sharing via intranets, or
public sharing via the internet and social media
sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Zing.

3. What makes it different
SlideShare allows
for easy embedding in
web pages.
It has streamlined
integration of YouTube, PDFs and other
documents.
Integrated MP3 audio allows for a "webinar"
format.

4. Sharing Platform
Its most important feature is the SlideShare
community.
This hosting platform allows your SlideCast to
take advantage of Social Media to reach a wide
audience.

5. To start using SlideShare
SlideShare is an online platform available on
your PC or mobile device
Create an account at www.slideshare.net
Upload your PowerPoint or Google Docs
presentation
Start sharing

6. Let's Get Started.....
● Go to slideshare.net
● Set up a free user account
● Upload your slide presentation file
○ can upload publicly or privately
○ add a title, description and category
● Slideshare can support files made from
○ Microsoft Powerpoint
○ PDF
○ Apple Keynote
○ Open office
● Once downloaded the files will be stored
under "My Uploads"

7. Want to add audio to your
presentation?
● Create an MP3 file
○ one recommended site is audacity.sourceforge.net
● Recording the MP3 file while viewing slides
on the computer

8. Synchronize your audio with your
slides...
● Return to slideshare.net
● Access your saved slideshow presentation
● Click on add audio
○ upload your MP3 file from your computer
● Slideshare will then allow you to manually
synch the two (slideshow with audio)

9. Audio plus Visual Gives an Amazing
Presentation
Slide
MP3 file
Presentation
Slidecast

10. Uses in the Virtual Classroom
Within the classroom setting I plan to use
Slideshare to:
● Upload presentations about certain topics
being presented in class
● Upload Powerpoints, PDF files, and other
documents such as Word, Excel, and text
files.
● Have students search for specific issues and
share with the class

11. Uses in the Virtual Classroom Cont'd
● Download files so that students may view it's
original content
● Produce webinars and slidecasts by adding
voice

12. Impact on Virtual Classroom
Within the virtual classroom slideshare will
enhance how information can be presented and
distributed to all students. Slideshare will
expose the students to additional resources
and allow those resources to reach a larger
target audience. It will also allow the students
to revisit topics and presentations that have
been presented in class. For many, this feature
will augment their ability to properly prepare for
class.

13. Useful Sites
http://www.slideshare.net/
https://www.slideshare.net/signup
http://educationtechnology-theoryandpractice.
blogspot.com/2011/06/slideshare-for-teachers.
html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=G9ShKOeMKb0

14. Disclaimer
This slideshare presentation can only be used
for education purposes with proper reference
given to the makers.