MY BRAINSHARK

WHAT IS MY BRAINSHARK
It is a free web tool that enable users to create, store and share multimedia presentation (including powerpoints, videos and photo albums). Then, users can add audio in their presentation.

AGE AND LEVEL OF LEARNERS
# Age of learners - Fifteen and above because this tools is quite complicated (need to prepare presentation, record your audio)
# Level of learners - suitable for intermediate and advanced students


HOW TO USE MY BRAINSHARK 
Go to this webpage: My Brainshark Website

Then, you need to sign up - need to include few information such as username and e-mail address.You can start to upload content - there are five choices available; add voice to powerpoint, narrate a    document, upload a video, make a photo album and produce a podcast

Add voice to your content (if you wish to). Finally,you can embed your presentation in your blog or sent it to others. 

For step by step instruction in using My Brainshark, you may refer to this website: 

My Brainshark Tutorial


EXAMPLE OF MY BRAINSHARK
This is an example a presentation made by me using My Brainshark:

SUGGESTION OF ACTIVITIES

1. Could be used for students to practice their speaking skill - Teacher asks students to make a power point presentation and add audio using My Brainshark and then show it in the classroom and teacher can also asks other classmates to comments on the presentation
2. Story telling activity - Students create a story and being as the narrator and present it in the classroom
3. Could also be used for a listening activities in which students listen to the presentation and at the same time, teacher can provide an activity during the while-listening and post-listening stage.
4. Ask students to upload the pictures by making it as a photo album and narrate it. The topic could be about 'My vacation' or 'My family'.

*Using this tool could help to reduce the students' affective filter. This is because, some of the students are very shy to speak in front of others. But, this tool would help the students to practise their speaking confidently because they do not have to speak in front of the class.*

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT MY BRAINSHARK

1. Helps the students to practice their speaking skill
2. It is FREE
3. Can embed it to a blog or share it with friends or teachers
4. Useful for students who are afraid to speak in front of the class
5. Users can edit their presentation - in case they want to change their presentation 
6. Students can view others' presentation - available in the My Brainshark 
7. Can foster the learning development for communities - ideas can be exchanged freely. 
8. Autonomous learning - students can upload their own presentation at home and can get the feedback/comments from real audience
9. Students have real audience whom will view their presentation - this could be a motivation for them. 

POSSIBLE PROBLEMS 

1. Limited space to upload files -It is only up to 200MB
2. Needs internet connection whenever you want to view your presentation 
3. For the speaking activity, it might not suitable for the beginner whom has limited vocabulary and unable to speak using second language. 
4. Students does not engage in real presentation - real presentation usually requires students to speaks lively in front of others
5. Students might get inappropriate comments from viewers as their presentation could be seen by other from all over the world.