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MS Office Content Online : 

MS Office Content Online Providing Web-Friendly Content

Web-Friendly?? : 

Web-Friendly?? Files viewable online or without costly software AND small file size or streaming .html /.htm .png /.jpg /.gif .pdf /.txt /.rtf .mp3 .mp4 /.swf /.flv

MS Office files aren’t web-friendly? : 

MS Office files aren’t web-friendly? Can’t be read in a browser Require expensive software to view There are options, but students may not know In case of PPT, tend toward large file sizes

Options! : 

Options! Tell students about other options (and provide tech support!) OR Convert & upload content to LMS Upload content to hosting service & link/embed in LMS

Convert, Share : 

Examples include ideas for PowerPoint, Word, Excel Convert, Share

Considerations : 

Considerations Content - does content contain narration, animation, or slide transitions that need to be kept? ADA Compliance – is resulting file accessible? Intellectual Property – do you have to worry about giving away IP rights? Privacy – do you have to worry?

PowerPoint > Zamzar : 

PowerPoint > Zamzar PPT > SWF Narrations? NO Animations? NO Transitions? NO File Size? 1/10 ADA? File not screen-reader friendly (tested with Jaws) IP? No Privacy? No http://zamzar.com Conversion is easy Email download link to anyone Useful for more than just PPT files

Zamzar Side Note : 

Zamzar Side Note also converts MS Word files to html, flv, pdf converts many file types – some of which are listed below Text Image Audio Video doc, eps, html pdf, pps, ppt, ps, pub, txt, rtf, wpd, xls, more bmp, emf, gif, jpg, png, tiff, tga, aac, ac3, m4a, mp3, ra, wav, wma 3g2, 3gp, avi, flv, m4v, mod, mov, mp4, rm, wmv, more

PowerPoint > iSpringFree : 

PowerPoint > iSpringFree PPT > SWF Narrations? YES Animations? YES Transitions? YES File Size? 1/10 ADA? File not screen-reader friendly (tested with Jaws) IP? No Privacy? No http://ispringfree.com Software download required One-click conversion YouTube videos will work.

PowerPoint > AuthorStream : 

PowerPoint > AuthorStream PPT > FLV Narrations? YES Animations? YES Transitions? YES File Size? Stream ADA? Some IP? You control Privacy? You control http://www.authorstream.com Convert, link, embed Live presentation option! Built-in copyright tools

PowerPoint - VoiceThread : 

PowerPoint - VoiceThread PPT > FLV Narrations? NO Animations? NO Transitions? NO File Size? Stream ADA? Some IP? You control Privacy? You control http://voicethread.com Use to narrate Convert, link, embed Viewers can engage in discussion

VoiceThread Side Note : 

VoiceThread Side Note Text Image Audio Video doc, docx, odt, ods, xls, xlsx, pdf, ppt, pptx, odp bmp, gif, jpg, png, svg, and others mp3, wav (as comments in pay version only) flv, h.264, most qt, wmv, avi also accepts MS Word files can utilize the following other formats, too

PowerPoint > Scribd : 

PowerPoint > Scribd PPT > FLV Narrations? NO Animations? NO Transitions? NO File Size? Stream ADA? YES/NO IP? You control Privacy? You control http://www.scribd.com Convert, link, embed Keep all files in one place Share single docs or collections

Scribd Side Note : 

Scribd Side Note Text Adobe PDF (.pdf) Adobe PostScript (.ps) Microsoft Office (.doc/ .docx, .ppt/.pps/.pptx, .xls/.xlsx) OpenOffice (.odt, .sxw, .odp, .sxi, .ods, .sxc) All OpenDocument formats Plain text (.txt) Rich text format (.rtf) also accepts MS Word files can utilize the following other formats, too

Embed Content - Basics : 

Using provided code to make content on one site available in another location Embed Content - Basics

Embed Content : 

Embed Content Contextualized info Fewer copyright worries Easy use of content in multiple areas Security warnings Public / private choices Page load times Benefits Challenges

Embed – How-To, Part 1 : 

Embed – How-To, Part 1 <div><h3 style="padding: 0px; margin: 3px;"><a href="http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/tektrekker-12002-engagingonlinelearners-onlineteaching-onlinelearning-egaging-education-ppt-powerpoint/" target="_blank" style="font:normal 18px,arial;">EngagingOnlineLearners</a></h3><object width="425" height="354" id="player"><param name="movie" value="http://www.authorstream.com/player.swf?p=tektrekker-12002-engagingonlinelearners-onlineteaching-onlinelearning-egaging-education-ppt-powerpoint&pt=0" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://www.authorstream.com/player.swf?p=tektrekker-12002-engagingonlinelearners-onlineteaching-onlinelearning-egaging-education-ppt-powerpoint&pt=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="354"></embed></object><div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">See more <a href="http://www.authorstream.com/" target="_blank">presentations</a> by <a href="http://www.authorstream.com/User-Presentations/tektrekker/" target="_blank">tektrekker</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://upload.authorstream.com/multipleupload/" target="_blank">Upload your own PowerPoint presentations</a></div></div>

Embed – How-To, Part 2 : 

Embed – How-To, Part 2

Embed – IE Security Issues : 

Embed – IE Security Issues IE7, IE8 Warnings The Fix Tool > Internet Options > Security > Custom… miscellaneous section

Embed – Firefox Security Issues : 

Embed – Firefox Security Issues