SlideShare Information:

i)ii).It is called Slideshare and it is a website used to upload presentation files documents and videos.

iii) Access the website with a browser such as Google chrome or Firefox. Then create a free account, you’ll need to choose a username and password and have a valid email. You can choose to upgrade the service to pro or above which increases the amount of uploading and removes ads.

iv) If you are interested or intrigued by a particular user’s upload, you are able to check out the rest of their content using the slide cast function at the top of the page. You can create your own page with content on it and customize it, and you can follow users on twitter and face book.

v) In a teaching setting it would be used to have students upload their own work for the teacher to review the work. This way the students can submit their work in or outside of the classroom setting. I could also use it to distribute my own material, only if every student has internet.

vi) I would use it so search topics that I am interested in and view information about it. I am a visual and tactile learner so interacting with the presentations help me absorb the information a lot quicker than in a textual format.

vii) One positive thing would be that you are able to create an account for free and anyone could use it. The negative aspect of this site would be