Asynchronous+Productivity

Asynchronous Productivity tools allows a group of people to collaborate on different types of projects and presentations. Presentations can also be shared among many people. Listed below are descriptions of Googledocs, Slideshare, and Prezi. Google Docs is an easy to use online tool for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. It allows users to access the documents from any computer with internet access. media type="youtube" key="TYPjJK6LZdM" height="385" width="480" Uses for the classroom: Users are able to access files from anywhere. Multiple users can use a file at the same time, and allows students to talk together to collaborate. In many ways files on Google Docs are online forms of interactive writing. Files can be accessed by parents and other peers for review or sharing.
 * ** Google Docs **
 * ==[|Slideshare]==

What is Slideshare?
" A You Tube for Presentations."

Slideshare is a business media site that allows users to share presentations, documents, and PDF's. It allows users to share and spread content using social media sites like facebook and twitter. Files can be embedded into blogs or websites, shared privately or publicly and is especially useful when wanting to connect with people that could not otherwise be reached. Slideshare also has colloaborative group opportunities- teachers can share lesson ideas, students could share project ideas- as well as seeing what else is out there on a specific topic. The topics to browse range from Education to politics to automotive and more.

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Uses for the classroom: I could see this being especially helpful for teachers to collaborate as well as for students to learn from other students about content that they are studying or interested in. It allows students to reference other media as opposed to online dictionaries when researching topics. Students can comment on slides creating a discussion forum. Teachers can also post lessons that were used for students to review at home or for students that missed a lesson due to an absence. Slideshare also enables students to access slides without having software like Powerpoint.
 * ==Prezi==

What is Prezi? "Prezi is an application - an editor that lets you create prezi presentations. However, unlike many applications, Prezi can be used directly from an internet browser (e.g. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari) without the need to install anything. Prezi can also be installed (we call this Prezi Desktop) so you can use it without internet access."

How do you get started:

Getting started is easy. media type="youtube" key="MAloWJiCQ-o" height="385" width="640"

Uses for the classroom: The great thing about Prezi is that you do not need specific software on your computer. When students use Powerpoint at school for example, they are unable to work on or show their presentation if they do not have it at home. Prezi takes away that obstacle, making it more accessible to all students.