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Welcome to my blog!
Exploring technology integration in education is good stuff. We will be exploring many aspects of this process.
For now we will be focusing on articles from iste, the International Society for Technology in Education

Monday, October 3, 2011

Subject Line:280 Slides


Name and Link to Web 2.0 Presentation tool: http://280slides.com/

Summary:

    1. Can be created online without the need for other software. Yes.

    2. Hosting of presentation is easy, allowing easy access and sharing. Very easy.

    3. Collaborative options for creating presentations. Multiple options for sharing.

    4. Flexibility of use of media: photos, video, audio (does it record?). Yes – Pictures and movies.

    5. Public versus private features. Is there a login for security? Yes.

    6. Do you need an account? How old to you have to be? Do you need an email account? Yes.

    7. Is there an education version? Will students see inappropriate ads on the site? No ads.

    8. Can the teacher control accounts for his/her students? Multiple options for sharing accessibility.

    9. Size of storage space provided. Do you have to pay to get more? Not sure

    10. How long can you store on the site? Is there a time limit? Not sure

    11. Ease of use. Can a student (or an adult) figure this out easily? Definitely

    12. Can presentations be downloaded for backup? Yes

    13. Other special feature you identified:.Ease of accessibility

Rating: 4 – good tool with some limitations

  • Primary advantage was ease of access and use. Enrolling was a snap. Multiple options for sharing is also helpful. Formatting is crazy. Sometimes bold does not mean bold. I started the project thinking, "this is so easy" and left thinking why doesn't it just do what it is supposed to? So much of digital use is just dealing with frustration.

  • Sharing options include Publishing to SlideShare, Emailing, and Linking.

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