authorSTREAM

authorStream allows you to upload a PowerPoint presentation while maintaining its original settings. authorStream makes PowerPoint presentations interactive and collaborative by choosing the Present Live option, which provides a discussion window where you can invite people to join you to discuss the presentation and provide feedback and suggestions.

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 * FREE
 * Allows user to share PowerPoint presentations on sites such as YouTube and Facebook
 * Easy to understand, step-by-step introduction to how it worls
 * Allows users to discuss presentations live and leave feedback
 * Allows user to add audio to PowerPoint
 * Channels allow users to share presentations based on a common theme, making it easier to find presentations on specific topics
 * Makes creating and sending greeting cards easy
 * Do not need to sign up, can upload as a guest
 * Allows user to share a presentation live, thus giving contacts the opportunity to provide instant feedback
 * Powerpoint presentations can be downloaded and copied with author's authorization
 * Can keep presentations private and only allow approved contacts to view them
 * Presentations in Spanish are available
 * If you create a channel, you have control over what presentations are added to it by other users
 * Not all presentations contain audio for younger children
 * No text to accompany presentation
 * Requires email address to be able to sign in
 * Files being uploaded must be less than 1 GB
 * PowerPoints uploaded must be less than 30 MB
 * For large presentations, upload periods can last up to several hours
 * Can only upload up to 20 presentations as private
 * Users can only create a maximum of two channels
 * Must receive permission form the channel creator before adding presentations to channels
 * Continue or create discussions after class
 * Teachers can create class channels in which students upload and share presentations
 * Students have the opportunity to create, edit, and publish PowerPoints
 * The content on the PowerPoint is not always monitored, so children should be supervised
 * The content of the PowerPoint can be subjective or misleading
 * PowerPoints available on an educational may not necessarily be appropriate for children and should be previewed
 * All guest-uploaded presentations are public and may not be appropriate for children
 * Students can create PowerPoint presentations on various topics with narration to share with classmates
 * Students can create greeting cards to send to children in other states or countries
 * Teachers can prerecord audio and create a presentation to share on days in which he or she will be absent
 * Teachers can create exam reviews that students can access from home