Free Educational Software for Students & Educators – SlideRocket EDU Launches on Google Apps
Today we’re thrilled to launch our new, free SlideRocket EDU offering available exclusively through Google Apps! SlideRocket and Google Apps have always been a huge hit with colleges and universities, and the introduction of SlideRocket EDU free educational software helps students to be creative, work together, communicate and embrace the digitally rich technologies they encounter every day.
“SlideRocket EDU provides educators and students with a unique opportunity to use online presentations to launch new, imaginative ideas in a way that is fun, creative, collaborative, and accessible by literally millions of students.”
- Chuck Dietrich, SlideRocket CEO
SlideRocket Free Presentation Software
Our students’ educational experience now extends beyond the rote memorization, lectures and linear lesson progression that many of us remember from college. And technology has become a critical component of learning, allowing easy access to a wealth of educational resources and tools. SlideRocket and Google are proud to be major contributors in helping millions of students explore these new learning opportunities.
“With the new SlideRocket EDU, groups of professors can build a library of interactive web-based presentations together in lesson planning, and students can easily collaborate on class projects. Better yet, professors can watch and engage throughout the creation process, which can be more important than the end result.”
- John Kuglin, Sr. Educational Consultant, Retired Assoc. Dean, U. of Montana.
SlideRocket is helping students on their learning journey by nurturing the collaborative, participatory, and digitally rich learning experience that often extends beyond the walls of the classroom to wherever students, professors, and educational resources are located.
Unlocking Collaboration, Creativity, and Fun for Students
The introduction of computers and the Internet into the classroom changed forever the manner in which students learn. SlideRocket opens a new horizon to increase the level at which students can work together on projects, share ideas, be creative and have fun doing it. With SlideRocket free educational software, students and educators can:
- Collaborate on projects and presentations inside or outside the classroom
- Interact with educators via instant feedback and sharing of resources
- Explore and combine creative mediums including photography, video, text, music, and voice
- Share projects with educators, researchers and other students via Twitter and Facebook
- Make projects available for professors and parents to monitor progress on projects
SlideRocket, Google and Education – A Natural Fit
Both SlideRocket and Google have for years been supporters of educators and students. In fact, Google boasts over 13 million educational institutions in the Google Apps marketplace, and over ⅓ of SlideRocket users are educators and students.
SlideRocket is thrilled to have the opportunity to grow significantly our involvement in education. Our recent acquisition by VMware enables SlideRocket to expand our free educational software offerings, and make available this new offering to educators and students.
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will
November 3, 2011 @ 6:40 pm
Only available in the USA? When in Canada? Thank you
John Rode
November 4, 2011 @ 12:44 pm
Hi Will,
SlideRocket EDU is available for any Google Apps EDU account no matter which country. Please reach out to education@sliderocket.edu if you are having difficulties.
- John
deirdre
December 20, 2011 @ 12:26 pm
Unfortunately Google does not permit public libraries to qualify for Apps for Educ even though we are more hard off that universities who often have endowments as well govt aid
:<
crazy eh?
–librarian
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=134628
John Rode
December 22, 2011 @ 11:51 am
Hi Deirdre,
Hmmm, that’s too bad. Are you a 501c3 non-profit? If so, you can get 2 free SlideRocket licenses via Tech Soup and there’s just a one-time $24 registration fee. Here’s the page if you’re interested = http://bit.ly/rDPc62
- John
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Jerry
January 16, 2012 @ 9:17 am
I am a retired high school teacher and teach part time at a retirement community.
Do you have any programs that assist in making presentations in this arena at a reduced cost because it will come out of my pocket?
Thanks,
jerry
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January 25, 2012 @ 9:46 pm
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John Rode
April 2, 2012 @ 8:16 pm
Hi Jerry,
You may be eligible. Please reach out to education@sliderocket.com to see if your organization can receive the free version of SlideRocket.
Thanks,
John
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Lisa Smith
April 11, 2012 @ 11:48 am
Hi I am new to Slide Rocket but am presentin gto my class on 27th April. Will my free account still be available then? as an educator I would like to sign up to the SlideRocket EDU but I dont know if my organisation has a google apps account. Am I able to sign up for one under my own name? If I get an EDU account would I be able to transfer my presentations that I have already done onto the EDU account?? Sorry to sound stupid! but this is all new tech to me. Kind regards
lisa
Lisa
April 25, 2012 @ 10:04 am
If you have an edu account can you filter out questionable content such as pic and videos? Thanks!
Sherry
June 30, 2012 @ 6:35 am
Can only college students use this? I was told by Sliderocket no one under 13…. I have a digital classroom …one to one technology with 11-12 yr. olds. I would love to be able to utilize Sliderocket!
John Rode
July 2, 2012 @ 4:15 pm
Hi Sherry,
We must comply with all federal laws as they relate to the age of users. So, it is middle school, high school, college and grad school who are most likely to qualify.
- John
John Rode
July 2, 2012 @ 4:16 pm
Lisa,
We are not currently able to filter out content as all content is owned by the user and we don’t have access per our policy.
- John
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August 7, 2012 @ 8:13 pm
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C Wilson
October 10, 2012 @ 11:15 am
I am a little confused as the policy states no one under 13 may use the site; however, the response above says middle school. Middle School 6 and 7th graders are rarely 13…which is it?
Thanks- bummed that there is not a teacher alternative like on a wiki or VoiceThread.
John Rode
October 10, 2012 @ 11:26 am
We adhere to all COPPA regulations which requires users to be 13 years or older.
- John
Vicky Carlson
October 21, 2012 @ 6:06 am
We have added SlideRocket to our Google Apps for Education suite. Is audio recording available with this version or only with a paid subscription? Thank you.
John Rode
October 22, 2012 @ 11:05 am
Hi Vicky,
Yes, audio recording is included in the EDU version you signed up for. Enjoy!
- John
Amanda Walsh
February 11, 2013 @ 2:49 pm
As long as students have parent permission then even under COPPA they should be able to use this site. Why is this not an option? If my students can use Google Apps under 13 years old then why can’t they use Sliderocket?
John Rode
February 11, 2013 @ 6:19 pm
We opted for the most strict adherence to COPPA. I apologize for the inconvenience that I know this causes.
- John
Justin Rowe
March 27, 2013 @ 1:37 pm
Is the EDU version still available? Upon clicking submit, I’m redirected to the generic login page.