Slide+Shows+and+Slide+Casts

What is a SlideShare?
SlideShare is a free service for web sharing presentations and slideshows. The service is run by //SlideShare Inc//, a startup based in Mountain View, California (USA) and New Delhi (India). [|Slideshare] supports several different types of presenting programs: PowerPoint, OpenOffice, Keynote, and PDF files. SlideShare implements most common [|Web 2.0] design and interaction patterns. Like other [|social networking] services, users are able to add [|tagging] to their presentations. Rate and comment on others' work, and embed their presentation into a blog or other website. The site was created in late 2006 by an international pair--one in India, one in the US. The goal of the website is to help people share ideas. There is no fee to use this service, though a login is required for uploading presentations. The maximum size for a slide show is 30MB. Shows that are larger, must either be edited or split into two (or more) presentations. Once a file is uploaded, it is visible to the public. Terms from slides can be searched via search engines. The user who uploads a presentation can choose to make the slide show available to be downloaded. Slideshare is linked with [|Creative Commons] so various attribution licenses are supported. In addition, these presentations can be retrieved at any computer without need for USB drives or other storage devices. In other words, presentations in Slideshare can be held before a conference for the presenters use and then reviewed afterwards by guests. Like [|YouTube], a presentation can be viewed in the small screen or take the full screen of a monitor. (Source: Wikipedia)

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What is Slide Casting?
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Other excellent links: http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/Slide+Shows

Convert Powerpoint into a Video File: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9c8cc8e70078a2597137 This tutorial shows you how to add Powerpoint and sound files to Moviemaker and this can then be saved as an AVI file.

another version of this - http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=83519ec46d821b489b71

What is a Screencast?
media type="custom" key="2057796" A screencast is a video recording of the actions on a user's computer screen, typically with accompanying audio, distributed through RSS. Screencasts can be thought of as video podcasts. They provide a simple means to extend rich course content to anyone who might benefit from the material but cannot attend a presentation. This tool is excellent for use as a tutorial site explaining what is on the screen in more detail. http://www.educause.edu/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutScree/156815

Screencast.com has more information on this useful tool.