Tech Lite #1

Tech Lite #1The Metaphors of EmbeddingYour Metaphor Mixer: Rob GarfieldWhy would you want to become more well-versed in digital technology? Not just to be modern. Im not sure thats a reason to do anything.-- increase commonalities of understanding between you and your students -- learn to speak the same language-- open worlds of possibility that just might be useful-- Add tools to your toolbelt -- and do it in a way that sticks and is transferrable-- Perhaps you can increase your own ability to think through situations such that you are more self-sufficient when you encounter new technological challenges

1Todays TasksLook at different ways for sharing media in your websites/documentsPractice doing itReviewKey TermsMediaOriginal ObjectsReferences to the ObjectsCopies of the OriginalPortals to the OriginalMethods of sharingLinkingInsertingEmbedding

To this end, today I want to present briefly some ways of thinking about sharing media, be it images, video, or audio that I hope will help you make good decisions about how to share media in your classes and in your work. After this brief presentation, I will ask you to break into groups and take on a media sharing project basically we will embed some videos into blackboard or whatever medium you choose. Finally, we will come back together for questions and conclusions.

Onto the metaphors! For an intro to the subject of embedding we will need to understand our wonderful holy trinity of metaphors: The Original, the Reference, and the Copy.3LinkingWhat does it mean?Makes a reference to a web pageMona Lisa (http://youtu.be/M5tBfWDCheU)Linking -- AdvantagesEasiest to doTakes up least screen/page real estate Linking -- DisadvantagesDependent on access to the original What if youtube takes down the video?What if you are not connected to the internet?Removes us from our context -- Mona Lisa DistractingCan be hard to find our way backCant be worked with InsertingWhat does it mean?Make a Local Copy of a file on my computerE.g. Download a file, copy and pastePut that copy where we want it (website, ppt)Upload, Insert picture, Insert video, etc.This actually makes a 2nd copyBecomes a part of your document dissolvesTakes on the format of your documentInserting -- AdvantagesIts yours now! Travels with youDoes not depend on the original Keeps you in the documents contextCan be worked with by other elements of your documentInserting -- DisadvantagesIts the most workIts your responsibilityStore It Update itKeep it Secure is it really yours?File Sizes/Website LimitsRelies on local format/controlsE.g. powerpoint plays your videoEmbeddingWhat does it mean?Creates a portal to the originalMaintains distinction from your document lodgesIts a mini youtube in your PowerPoint!Outwits the laws of time and space

and embedded into a document created by another application. It is a portal to the original. Its a way of getting the thing itself in its natural habitat without going outside the environment that Im currently in10Embedding -- AdvantagesKeeps the format/controls of the originalE.g. youtube plays your video IN PowerPoint Yet, keeps you in the documents contextCan be worked withLight weight Its just codeMaintains an authoritative versionBut can be many places at onceIf you can embed it, its okay to embed it

Embedding -- DisadvantagesNot always possible to doSome sites dont give embed codesSome software has trouble interpreting themE.g. PowerPoint on the Mac!Mostly an internet-only optionBut this could be changingDependent on access to the original Internet Access/StabilitySite can go awayFile can go away

Decisions decisionsLook at embedding firstUsually better than linkingIf it is doable then it has the most advantagesLight weightLittle upkeepMaintains original formatStays in contextNo worries about whether its okay to share

13Decisions decisionsWhen Not to embedWhen you dont trust the persistence or stability of the originalE.g. Boardwalk Empire episode on youtubeWhen you wont have reliable internetE.g. a powerpoint at a remote conferenceWhen you want control over your own copy of the material E.g. your site has lots of media and needs to be available for a long timeWhenever else that you cant14Decisions decisionsSome votes for LinkingSaves screen real estate -- good for listsEasiest to doSome sites allow you to open links in a frameAlmost like embedding15Questions?Thats my brief intro. The next step is to go through the process of embedding and inserting.16Inserting ProcessFind the appropriate file and save it to your computerUpload the file to your web siteInsert the file where you want it to appear in your site17Embedding ProcessFind the appropriate embed codeCopy itFind the HTML editor at your destinationpaste the code into it

Print these 2 outShow examples18ExercisesDivide into groups (Windows vs. MacOS)

Grab an image from the web and Insert it into your Bb (or other) site Embed a video from youtube into a Bb (or other) site One of the Following:Embed a video from youtube into a Powerpoint (PC only)Embed a video from youtube into Wikispaces (techlite.wikispaces.com) or a Google presentation (Mac or PC)Use blackboard, do a youtube embed. 19Pop QuizWhen I insert a picture into a power point I create:A portal to the originalA copy of the originalA reference to the original20Pop QuizIf I embed a youtube video into a web page, what happens to it if youtube takes it down?Nothing, I can still see itI no longer have access to it on my site21Pop QuizIf I create a link to a video on my web site, what happens when someone clicks on it?It opens a new websiteThe video opens in a box on my website22Pop QuizIf I attach an image file to an email, I am:Making a copy of the my image fileCreating a portal to my image fileMaking a reference to my image file23Pop QuizIf I am watching a live performance of Macbeth online, I am watching:Embedded videoInserted video24