BP13-2009121_Researching and Blogging about Web 2.0 Tools-Part 3

(Image retrieved from Slideshare.com)

The final Web 2.0 Tool I researched was one where you can host your presentations and then share them with other people.  It's called Slideshare.  I found this tool on "The Top 100 Tools for Learning".  I wanted to be diverse in my selection of tools this week and so I thought that this tool was a good choice as it provides a means for both myself and for my students to share information.  Slideshare is free to use and is highly rated.  I would first implement Slideshare in my classroom by creating a few presentations so that my students could see how the presentations look and they could become accustomed to the tool, then I would ask them how they like the look of the presentation.  I use powerpoint for my warm ups and some content already and my students are already familiar with the use of the technology.  I would then assign the tool as a team collaboration project with rubrics with a given topic as a presentation of their choice.  Last week, I chose a similar Web 2.0 tool which incorporated voice narration.  The only difference with this tool, is that this tool is actually compatible with Facebook and Twitter!  It is also compatible with Microsoft.  The only thing I will have to make sure of is that it is fully accessible on my district's network.  I did not run into any problems with Slidestory.  The only constraint at this time, is the same one: time and the push to teach science content.  Finally, what I like most about Slideshare is that you can create a multitude of presentations not just for education, but for business, finance, and humor.  Slideshare can be used by anybody wanting to present any type of content or material.