Scribd
Okay...this is tool is cool! Sign up for a free account, and upload a PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, TXT, etc. to their library, where it is turned into an Adobe Flash Paper document. It will be a public document, however.
Here is one that I uploaded:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8140/Information-Literacy-Presentation
What I find really fascinating is that the text of the document can be read-aloud to the person viewing the presentation! (Click on the little gray control panel on the right!)
In addition, the user can download the document as PDF, plain text, and the read-aloud audio can be downloaded as an MP3 file! What easier way to get a document onto an audio player-- simply upload it to Scribd, download the MP3, and load it onto an iPod or other audio device!
I find this too cool for words. The ease-of-use is extraordinary!
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Kathy Schrock
Here is one that I uploaded:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8140/Information-Literacy-Presentation
What I find really fascinating is that the text of the document can be read-aloud to the person viewing the presentation! (Click on the little gray control panel on the right!)
In addition, the user can download the document as PDF, plain text, and the read-aloud audio can be downloaded as an MP3 file! What easier way to get a document onto an audio player-- simply upload it to Scribd, download the MP3, and load it onto an iPod or other audio device!
I find this too cool for words. The ease-of-use is extraordinary!
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Kathy Schrock
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posted by Kathy Schrock at 8:51 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Kathy,
I'm glad to hear how much you like scribd and the mp3 feature. People seem to love the audio conversions. One other feature you might like is the ability to embed your PDFs and other documents right into your blog here.
What do you think about scribd's potential use in the educational technology space? Maybe teachers/lecturers posting course materials and that sort thing? Back in grad school I used to have a hard time sending my students course materials, and there was no good way to put the PDFs onto the course webpages for my students. For example, there was no good way to post the homework solutions, practice midterms, the course syllabus, etc. (I was a TA).
Personally my favorite scribd feature is the analytics ('my stats' page), which lets you see where your readers are from in the world and how they found your document. I find myself checking my own essays several times a day just to see how many viewers I've gotten. Also, the google search queries people use to find my essays are often amusing.
Well if you have any other feedback, please let us know. We'd love to hear it. Thanks a lot,
tikhon@scribd.com
co-founder, scribd.com
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