Zentation

Zentation [] Zentation is a presentation editor which allows students and educators to sync videos with Powerpoint presentations. Embedded with the program is the ability to link your finished presentations to various social media sites, allowing others to see and comment on your presentations.Resources links and/or class examples [] [] [] []

Strengths:
 * Relatively easy to use video/presentation editor
 * Allows for demonstrations, or further intimate explanations during a basic powerpoint presentation
 * Creates URL’s for people to find videos
 * Hosts videos for you
 * No software to install
 * Allows for easy posting to Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites
 * Once posted, allows people to easily comment and collaborate on your project
 * There is a free version with a lot of good features
 * Already has a large library of presentations to view, comment and collaborate on with others

Weaknesses:
 * Clips in the free version must be short
 * Free-version watermarked
 * Free-version does not allow for you to use your own domain name

Opportunities:
 * Demonstrations
 * Easy to make presentations
 * Conference calls
 * Trainings
 * Media communications

Threats:
 * Privacy threats related to how you label and post your video
 * Inappropriate comments possible
 * Hard to control environment

Ideas for the classroom:
 * Students can make presentations for class
 * Students can share presentations, through telecollaboration, with students in other locations
 * Students can view presentations from the hundreds of pre-made presentations on various topics
 * Students can be assigned to comment on other videos
 * Students can use comments section as a running blog