SlideShark!

I came across this great app called SlideShark from brainshark.  It allows one to run Power Point presentations right from one’s iPhone or iPad.  With the app, one can upload a presentation right from one’s email on an iPad or iPhone and then download it to their iPad or iPhone for viewing later or presenting.  This is awesome if you do not have Keynote, Power Point or other presentation software and apps loaded on your device. 

From your iPad or iPhone email, just touch the attachment file and hold until a menu displays that allows one to “Open in SlideShark”, and tap on said option.  Then tap on Upload and upload it to your account.  Afterwards, when you are ready to present, log into the SlideShark app and tap the Download button, and after downloading, touch the green Play button to present the Power Point. Swipe or tap to the left to advance the slides and swipe to the right to go back to a previous slide.

What’s really nice is that if you put your finger on the screen and hold it, you start the built-in laser pointer that can be used to focus your audience on a particular point on your slide.  When you are done, move your finger off the screen and you can begin moving the slides again.  You can even pair your iPhone or iPod touch to your iPad and use it as a remote to run your presentation on your iPad.  When you are finished with the presentation, just swipe up or tap the Home button on your iPad or iPhone, and you are finished.

This is a simple yet elegant way to present to your students from your mobile device, and you can store your presentations in the cloud with 100 MB of data available for a free account. This is a great, simple app to use to present using your mobile device.  Give it a try!