Thing 18: Slideshare

My first reaction to SlideShare was 'ho-hum, another way to share PowerPoint presentations.' But as I explored, I found more utility because of its social networking functions. I like being able to search for other people's presentations. I like that it has the ability to synchronize with audio files. I like that it's a lot easier (and more reliable) than trying to view a PowerPoint presentation that's been put online.

Here's one that I found interesting.

Integrating Technology into the English Language Arts Classroom

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For distribution purposes, I know that I could provide a link to a Google Presentation file, and I'd probably take that approach in cases where I know the users are already working with Google's applications. However, in cases where I knew that no editting was required, I'd probable just embed one of these.