BP4_SlideRocket

I love the idea of this open format class because it allows me time to search Web2.0 tools and not feel like I am just wasting my time on the web. I just discovered a new Web2.0 tool called SlideRocket.com and I do believe I have found a great way to collaborate on power points with my fellow science teachers. SlideRocket is a web based program which allows you to upload already created power points my science department has created and allows my colleges and I real world time to work on the power points and make them better. It gets very difficult sending power points to each other through memory sticks and over email because after a while we end up with multiple versions of the same presentation and we forget which is the latest one. With slide rocket we can change a slide and each user can access the newly tweaked presentation. No emails, no memory keys, no more problems with multiple versions of the same document. Slide rocket also allows real time twitter feeds during the presentations so if you have a classroom of computer users they can comment on the presentation as the lecture is going on. They can ask questions or help others out with simpler explanations. Slide rocket also has the ability to allow others to view the presentation on their own, and the site tracks how long each user spends on any one particular page. This can help teachers out to determine what problems or concepts are hardest for their students. This is a great concept for both collaborating with fellow teachers and getting extra help to student who may need it.