Docstoc

Docstoc offers resources and documents to professionals and small businesses. It is a place where you can store or share your documents as well as locate or purchase documents from others.
 * Docstoc **

**Resources: ** [|www.docstoc.com] [] [] (download the iPad app) []

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**Strengths: **
 * Easy to use
 * Free for some documents
 * Frequently Asked Questions section
 * Blog to keep you up to date
 * Ability to add friends
 * Ability to contact any Docstoc member (Docster) up to 5 people per 24 hours
 * Search by title or tag
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Search by most viewed, most recent, or most downloaded
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Search by document category (ex. Ebooks, legal documents, case studies, university essays)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Online document storage accessible from any computer with internet connection
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Can sell documents to others
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">No more lost or damaged flash drives
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Can make your uploaded files public or private
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Important for students to learn about the real life use of documents and if they can see them up close and early on, they will be more familiar and comfortable with them later on in life.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Weaknesses: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Blog is updated infrequently
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Some documents are considered premium so you have to have a paid account to access
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Some documents are for purchase only
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">After 60 days with Docstoc you have to split the money earned from the sale of your document with Docstoc 50/50
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">People can write negative comments about your documents, although you are allowed to write a rebuttal

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Opportunities: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Students, teachers, and administrators can take advantage of this resource

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Threats: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Students may have access to content that is inappropriate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Posting something with sensitive material inadvertently

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Ideas for the Classroom: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Teachers can easily share documents with other teachers without taking up email space
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Teachers can find documents from other teachers, therefore saving time creating something
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Students could use this for projects that are worked on both at school and at home
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Teachers can increase their organization with Docstoc
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Teachers can imbed documents within other documents, improving transition time during presentations and/or lessons