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Widgets for the Wiki
Seton Catholic School
October 15, 2009
AGENDA
Updates since last session– http://www.bubbl.us/
Questions/Comments Eight Ways To Use School Wikis Embedding Resources
Eight Ways To Use School Wikis
http://www.techlearning.com/article/22064– Decrease Disruptions of Instructional Time– Make Meetings More Efficient– Collaborate On Important Document– Enhance Professional Development– Share and Collaborate On Curriculum Maps– Save Trees and Time – A Portal for All Your Lessons– Getting Started
Create A “Sandbox”
Access your Wiki Sign in New Page Enter Sandbox as the Page Name Click Create
What is a Widget?
According to Wikipedia…– “small specialized GUI application that provides some visual information and/or easy access to frequently used functions such as clocks, calendars, news aggregators, calculators and desktop notes.”
Embedding Resources
Bubbl.us Adding an Image TeacherTube Video SlideShare Blabberize Flash Cards/Crossword Puzzle
Adding an Image - ImageChef
http://www.imagechef.com/ Click Register Now Complete the online form
– Make note of your password Locate Animations => Fortune Teller Enter - Wikis are your friend Click Preview
Adding an Image - continued To the right of the preview, look for…
Click <> to see…
Copy the text in the box
Adding an Image… continued Access the Sandbox page on your Wiki Click Edit Click the Embed Widget icon - TV -
Adding an Image - continued Paste the HTML code into the field and click SAVE
Click SAVE on the Editor toolbar.
Let’s Log Out of ImageChef
Log out Close window
TeacherTube Video http://teachertube.com/ Search for Wikis In Plain English Access the video Copy the Embeddable Player
TeacherTube Video Back to your Wiki - Edit => TV Select Video - Click TeacherTube
TeacherTube Video Paste the Embed Code
Click Save and then Save again on the Editor toolbar.
TeacherTube Video
How might you use this in your classroom?
Close window.
SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net Upload and share presentations Create an Account
Complete online form Select Upload from banner at top of page
SlideShare
Locate the file you wish to upload
Review info, click Publish
SlideShare Click on thumbnail of the presentation to see this
screen:
Copy the Embed Code
SlideShare Back to the Sandbox page Edit => TV Select Slideshow, then Other
SlideShare Paste the Embed Code
Click Save and Save on the Editor toolbar
SlideShare
How might you use this in your classroom?
Log out of SlideShare. Close window.
Blabberize Google to find image http://blabberize.com/ Sign up - link at bottom of page Make a new Blabberize
Find a picture on your harddrive
Blabberize
Follow onscreen instructions– Crop– Place the mouth– Record your voice– Save
Blabberize After you save, you will see this:
Select Share - copy the code.
Blabberize
How might you use this in your classroom?
Log out of Blabberize.
Flashcards/Crossword Puzzle
Crossword Puzzle– http://justcrosswords.com/
Flashcards– http://flashcarddb.com/
Next Session
November 18th
Widgets for the Wiki
Seton Catholic School
October 15, 2009