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Education 2.0

Tuesday, March 6th

Curriculum and Instruction

Lisa Kennedy

SlideShare – Share presentations on the web

www.slideshare.net

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Education 2.0

We’ve moved past the one-room school house.

What will seem as antiquated as this in ten years?

• Handouts?

• Lectures?

• Static presentations?

• Student “projects” without technology?

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Purpose

SlideShare allows users to share presentations on the web.

SlideShare adds social media functionality to slide shows.

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Important Functions

SlideShare allows you to share publicly (for free) privately (membership)

SlideShare can be embedded on websites and shared via social media.

SlideShare allows users to search for relevant content.

SlideShare is a vehicle for presentations to go viral.

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Specific Limitations

SlideShare uploads files from:

• PowerPoint• OpenOffice• Keynote• PDFs• MSOffice• Embeds videos

(membership only)

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Web-Based/Application

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Cost

You don’t need a wheelbarrow full of money to use SlideShare…

Public sharing and viewing is

free.

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Plans and Costs:

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Implications

SlideShare makes presentations more interactive by allowing comments and questions.

SlideShare is a vehicle to share teacher notes, student presentations/projects, etc.

With more interactive vehicles for teachers and students, can we get away from this?

http://youtu.be/dxPVyieptwA

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Demonstration