Slideshare: New and Easy-to-Use Web-based Tool

Slideshare: New and Easy-to-Use Web-based Tool

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  Slideshare: Newand Easy-to-Use Web-based Tool Charles J. Ansorge April 2007
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  Latest Quick LTAHave you ever wanted to share PowerPoint slides with students or colleagues? Variety of ways this may be done One of simplest ways is to use recent web service called SlideShare http://slideshare.net/
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  Slideshare Free serviceSubscribe to the service and then upload to the site Logo for the site Slides for this Quick LTA have been uploaded
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  Slideshare (cont’d)
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  Potential Uses forSlideshare Way to archive PowerPoint presentations Means to share presentation slides made at conferences Method of posting class presentations in public place for comment
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  Uses (cont’d) Wayto create a picture montage of Prague Hungary Sunflower Bratislava
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  Uses (cont’d) PostingPowerPoint slides for academic course Backup for making presentation at conference where internet access available
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  Slideshare Released inOctober 2006 Free service Permits users to upload PowerPoint, PDF or Open Office files and share them through a YouTube-like interface
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  Uploading Files Firstcreate an account From “Home” site click on Upload button Navigate to where the PowerPoint, PDF, or OpenOffice document located on hard drive Click on Upload radio button
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  Uploading Files (cont’d)Each set of slides has its own unique URL http://www.slideshare.net/cansorge/low-threshold-applications/ All slides are public
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  Limitations of SlideshareLimited to 30 MB for slide file No sharing or privacy options Original presentations may not be downloaded by publisher or viewer
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  Features Possible toshare slides Subscribe to producer of slides (RSS) Save favorites Enter comments on slides Control the size of viewing window
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  Summary Slideshareis a clean, fast, and functional web-based program Price is right Appears to be growing in popularity Give it a try http://www.slideshare.net