Thing 19 SlideShare

SlideShare is to presentations what YouTube is to videos — a place where you can post your work and benefit from what is shared by others.

Before SlideShare, posting PowerPoint presentations to the Internet was not an easy task. Now, it’s as simple as can be — after creating a free account, upload your presentation and get a unique URL so others can view it online.

One of the best features of SlideShare is being able to search for and view the work of others. There are some great presentations available that can be used as is or to generate ideas for your own. Like YouTube, you can comment on and rate the presentations.
SlideShare presentations can be downloaded or embedded into other sites, such as blogs. Here’s an embedded presentation that you can click through using the arrows at the bottom (notice its great use of graphics, color, and text!)




Discovery Exercise:
1. Go to SlideShare and search for presentations on subjects of your choice. Be sure to click the links at the top to see the “Most Viewed” and “Most Downloaded” and have a look at some of the presentations listed. You can also take the SlideShare tour.
If you are a PowerPoint (or other presentation software) user, feel free to create an account and upload your own presentation.
In your blog post covering SlideShare you could discuss whether you found any useful presentations?
How might Slideshare be useful in the classroom?