SlideShare

SlideShare __**Resources**__
 * Link to SlideShare**
 * [|Wikipedia Article about SlideShare]**


 * __SWOT Analysis__**


 * Strengths**

-Easy-to use interface. -Presentations can be uploaded in a number of formats including PowerPoint, PDF, OpenOffice, or Keynote. -Presentations can easily be viewed without downloading to specific computer. -Subjects of presentations are not limited to education. Subjects range across the spectrum- presentations from business meetings to fundraisers to classroom lessons. -Website is free, but uses can pay fro increased benefits. -Presentations can be uploaded and/or viewed from anywhere in the world. -Users can link their pages with social networking sites to receive instantaneous feedback or updates of discussions about the presentation topic. -Users can have and be followers to one another which creates a closer community of users.


 * Weaknesses**

-Presentations are not edited for content. Some presentations include controversial topics, biased information, and potentially disturbing images. -Presentations are uploaded exactly as they were presented. This means that presentations could missing information or key details since they may not have been included on the slides themselves. Supplemental notes or discussion topics might be beneficial for some presentations. -Search results produce some far-off results. -Site seems to be popular with politically-driven organizations. Could be potentially harmful/distracting to users.


 * Opportunities**

-Great opportunities for viewing a wide variety of presentation styles. Could help teachers get out of the rut of creating the same or similar presentations. -Can be connected to a blog. Supplements information covered in blog content. -Can also include videos and documents for supplemental information. -Slides can also be overlaid with audio, so creators can narrate their presentations exactly. -Presentations can provide excellent overviews or detailed descriptions of how-to's or DIY projects. -Site also hosts web conferences which allows creators to show slides to an audience while the audience has the opportunity to listen to the speaker, comment, and discuss about the content.


 * Threats**

-As mentioned before, presentations are not monitored or edited for content. Presentations can have inappropriate pictures and text as well as controversial content and information. -When searches produce far-off results, inappropriate material could appear. -Information on slides is not fact-checked. Viewers must be conscious of this fact because information could be biased, misleading, or completely incorrect.

__**Ideas for the** **Classroom**__**​**

-This site should primarily be used with older students. Students could create a profile and follow one another. The class could subscribe to/follow one another to share projects with one another. -This site could also be used by the teacher to help with absent students. The teacher has the ability to post slides with audio, supplemental documents (potential assignments), and share them with students and parents alike. The teacher could even include videos of classroom interactions to help parents fully understand missed projects or assignments. -This could also be beneficial for distance learning students. -Presentations can also influence teachers' lessons. Teachers can search for potential lesson topics and gain inspiration for other lessons.