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