Similar to SlideShare, MediaFire is a webpage which allows its users to upload and share documents. This is a program which I have only just become familiar with, but i feel that like several other File storage and sharing sites, it could provide a very useful collection of resources. I particularly like this webstie, because, as a university student i have often found myself in the library or at a friends place ready to study, only to remember that the document i need is saved on my home computer! This site allows you to securely save your documents and access them from any computer that you use (MediaFire, 209). The documents that a user uploads to MediaFire, can then be posted to a blog, a Wiki or other file sharing websites.
I have recently uploaded a document to MediaFire in order to familiarise myself with the website and its capabilities. The document is just a simple spelling activities worksheet.
I have always been under the belief that if you give a little, you get a lot. I often refer to sites such as YouTube (2009) and SlideShare (2009) if I am in need of a short video clip or a document to assist an activity I have planned for my students, and although there is not always something suitable, I am very grateful when I find something that is just right for what I am teaching. I feel as though, if I create a worksheet or a presentation which is particularly well designed I may as well share it with the world. Because you just never know! Somewhere out there in cyber space, oneday, it may become really useful to someone else.
MediaFire. (2009). MediaFire: Free File Hosting Made Simple. Retrieved 20 August, 2009 from www.mediafire.com
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