SlideShare is a website for sharing presentations that allows users to upload PowerPoint files, PDFs, and other documents and make them accessible to others publicly or privately. It was founded in San Francisco and New Delhi by CEO Rashmi Sinha and initially created by Jonathan Boutelle. Users can share presentations on social networks, participate in contests, and make professional connections with others who have similar interests through joining groups on SlideShare. Teachers can use SlideShare to have students upload class presentations for others to review and to post teacher presentations for students to access online.

1. By: Amy Vaughn

2. “ SlideShare is the world’s largest community for sharing presentations.” It’s a great place to share your presentation with others and meet new people.

3. Based in San Francisco, CA & New Delhi, India Rashmi Sinha (CEO) controls the design of the site and the community. Jonathan Boutelle (Head Geek) came up with the initial idea to create SlideShare and wrote the first version of the website. Amit Ranjan is the head of the team that built SlideShare.

4. Embed slideshows into your blog or website Share your slideshows either publicly or privately You can share privately many different ways Put audio with your slides Making a SlideCast: SlideShare + Podcast = SlideCast Market an event Join groups with other SlideShare members that have the same interests Download the original PowerPoint/PDF file

5. You can make friends or make professional contacts You can participate and vote in contests You can share your presentation on social networks, blogs, and bookmarking sites There is also a SlideShare application on Facebook You can now upload Word documents too.

6. SlideShare can have many uses in the class. You can have the students all make their own SlideShare account because it’s free. When you assign presentations to the class, you can have each student upload their PowerPoint presentation to their own SlideShare. They can also share it with the rest of the class by sending the link in an e-mail. This is a great way for all the students to be able to review everyone’s presentation.. Especially if the information covered is going to be on a test or quiz.

8. As the teacher, you can upload any presentations that you are going to give to SlideShare so that the students can print it out before class. This also lets them pay closer attention to what you’re teaching. They can take extra notes rather than scrambling to write down everything on the screen.

9. SlideShare makes it easier for teachers. You can upload all of your presentations onto your own account so that you don’t have to worry bringing your USB… and no worries is you forget it. You’re presentations are easily accessible through the website.

10. Let’s check it out!