Present.me

• Present.me

Please check the link here: Present.me, or visit the following link:  https://present.me/home/pres

• What is Present.me?

Present.me is a website service where users can upload their presentation. The presentation type can be slices and video, slices and audio, slices, and video. Users can upload ppt file or Google Docs and record the video when making the presentation. After recording, users can share the presentation with others by embedding in their blogs or email the link to their friends. Viewers of the presentation can download the ppt file if they are interested in the contents.

• How to use it?

• Why is the content good for language learning?

1. For teachers, Present.me enables them to make presentation through internet. Students can access to Present.me to review the contents of the lecture anytime.
2. For large classes or if class time is limited, some students do not have chance to make presentation in the class. They can finish at home and send the link of finished work to teachers.
3. Students can download the ppt file for future review.
4. Compared with Brainshark, viewers can see the real person in the presentation.

• How might you use it in a language teaching context?

1. Shy students have chances to make presentation. Sometimes they can make better performances in Present.me than in the class.
2. It avoids students' cheating in the presentation making, because teachers can see students in the video.
3. In the online lecture, especially for pronunciation lecture, the camera can capture lecturer's facial movements.
4. Teachers can discuss lesson plan through Present.me.
5. In some discussion homework, two or more students can finish discussion together.

• Limitations

1. It requires that users should have high speed of internet accessing. Otherwise, it would sacrifice the video effects to guarantee the quality of audio effects.
2. Users cannot edit the presentation contents.
3. Brainshark has more convenient sharing functions than Present.me.

• Demo

Brainshark

• Brainshark

Please click the link here: Brainshark or visit the website: http://www.brainshark.com

• What is Brainshark?

Brainshark is an amazing website where you can video, edit and upload your presentation, and share it through email and Youtube. If you are interested in any particular one, you also can download the podcast audio. Presentation maker can see the viewing report, such as number of views, percentage viewed, even the viewers' location.

• How to use Brainshark?

• Why is the content good for language learning?

1. Teachers upload the contents of lecture or presentation to Brainshark. It has three benefits: 1) The video of presentation can be saved and kept for future improvement; 2) The video presentation provides the students a chance to review the contents of class, or can be sent to the students who missed the lecture; 3) After activating the video, teachers can share his ideas to others and also get chances to learn from others. Through the following discussion and communication, two parties would improve;
2. In some activities of the class, students are required to make presentation. But sometimes, time is short and others may have no opportunity to do the task. Those students can upload their presentation into Brainshark and send the link to the teachers, waiting for the feedbacks and marks;
3. Teachers and students can continuously improve their presentation through watch their own video;
4. Parents have a chance to know the learning contents and make appropriate supports or helps to their kids according to the contents of the video.

• How might you use it in a language teaching context?

1. Before the lecture, teachers make a video in Brainshark and keep improving it;
2. Before the end of the lecture, the link of the video should be told to students for reviewing and comments;
3. According to the comments and feedbacks from students, teachers improve the presentation for the reflection process;
4. Sometimes requiring students to make a presentation video is necessary.

• Limitations

1. When recording, the good quality microphone would create better video;
2. The internet is required, however, Brainshark has launched new products for other mobile electronic choices, SlideShark, which also supports smart phones and iPad;
3. If users make the presentation in Keynotes, they have to transfer the file into PowerPoint. Users should pay attention to some slight differences between Keynotes and PowerPoint, such as fonts and slide-over effects.