Widgets

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
D ecrease 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
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
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

Widgets

by Ann Noonen

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