Enhancing Your Online Community with Web2.0 Karen Brooks

What is a Widget? According to Wikipedia, “A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. They are derived from the idea of code reuse. Other terms used to describe web widgets include: gadget, badge, module, webjit, capsule, snippet, mini and flake . Web widgets usually but not always use DHTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash. Widgets often take the form of on-screen tools (clocks, event countdowns, auction-tickers, stock market tickers, flight arrival information, daily weather etc).” The technology used for widgets has been around for 25 years. http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/timelines/widgets/ links to an interactive timeline of the widget.

According to Wikipedia, “A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. They are derived from the idea of code reuse. Other terms used to describe web widgets include: gadget, badge, module, webjit, capsule, snippet, mini and flake . Web widgets usually but not always use DHTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash. Widgets often take the form of on-screen tools (clocks, event countdowns, auction-tickers, stock market tickers, flight arrival information, daily weather etc).”

The technology used for widgets has been around for 25 years.

http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/timelines/widgets/ links to an interactive timeline of the widget.

Important to Know They are used on phones, on computer desktops and on the web. As any program code, widgets can be used for malicious purposes. One example is the Facebook “Secret Crush” widget, reported in early 2008 by Fortinet as luring users to install Zango adware. Educational Widgets should come from reliable sources.

They are used on phones, on computer desktops and on the web.

As any program code, widgets can be used for malicious purposes. One example is the Facebook “Secret Crush” widget, reported in early 2008 by Fortinet as luring users to install Zango adware.

Educational Widgets should come from reliable sources.

Samples Education.com Widgets - http://www.education.com/tools/ Yahoo Education Widgets - http://widgets.yahoo.com/tags/education Iknowthat.com - http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Widget Today in History - http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&source=gghp&num=24&url=http://michaelthompson.org/goo/uhist.xml&output=html Widgetbox.com - http://www.widgetbox.com Mental Workour Widget - http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&source=gghp&num=24&url=http://www.mental-workout.com/gadgets-words-exercises/google-gadget.xml&output=html Spring Widgets - http://www.springwidgets.com/widgets/ Match up Word Game - http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&source=gghp&num=24&url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/WoD/matchup-module.xml&output=html WidgEd - http://www.widged.com/labs/

Education.com Widgets - http://www.education.com/tools/

Yahoo Education Widgets - http://widgets.yahoo.com/tags/education

Iknowthat.com - http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Widget

Today in History - http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&source=gghp&num=24&url=http://michaelthompson.org/goo/uhist.xml&output=html

Widgetbox.com - http://www.widgetbox.com

Mental Workour Widget - http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&source=gghp&num=24&url=http://www.mental-workout.com/gadgets-words-exercises/google-gadget.xml&output=html

Spring Widgets - http://www.springwidgets.com/widgets/

Match up Word Game - http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&source=gghp&num=24&url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/WoD/matchup-module.xml&output=html

WidgEd - http://www.widged.com/labs/

Audio Word of the Day – requires FlashPlayer Japanese French Italian Russian Korean Spanish Chinese German Arabic Widgets and samples on Wikispaces - https://goldict.wikispaces.com/Education+Widgets Widgets for Elementary - http://widgets.primarygames.com/ iGoogle Widget Directory - http://www.google.com/ig/directory Type Pad Widget Gallery - http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/widgets/ Widgipedia - http://www.widgipedia.com/widgets/search/tag/website Dashboard widgets - http://www.dashboardwidgets.com/showcase/showcat.php?cid=45 Widgetop http://www.widgetop.com

Audio Word of the Day – requires FlashPlayer

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Russian

Korean

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Chinese

German

Arabic

Widgets and samples on Wikispaces - https://goldict.wikispaces.com/Education+Widgets

Widgets for Elementary - http://widgets.primarygames.com/

iGoogle Widget Directory - http://www.google.com/ig/directory

Type Pad Widget Gallery - http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/widgets/

Widgipedia - http://www.widgipedia.com/widgets/search/tag/website

Dashboard widgets - http://www.dashboardwidgets.com/showcase/showcat.php?cid=45

Widgetop http://www.widgetop.com

Google Radio Automation Widgets http://www.google.com/radioautomation/products.html Cool Widget samples for Education - http://tell.schoolwires.net/16621065151648627/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54945

Google Radio Automation Widgets http://www.google.com/radioautomation/products.html

Cool Widget samples for Education - http://tell.schoolwires.net/16621065151648627/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54945

Create or Customize Your Own Widget Local School Data Widget - http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/tools/localschools-widget/ Widgetbox – http://widgetbox.com

Local School Data Widget - http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/tools/localschools-widget/

Widgetbox – http://widgetbox.com

What is a Generator? Generators usually referring to text or graphics. They are free and can be animated text or banners, clocks, counters for your webpage or Moodle Course. They also use and embed code to place on a webpage or Moodle class.

Generators usually referring to text or graphics.

They are free and can be animated text or banners, clocks, counters for your webpage or Moodle Course.

They also use and embed code to place on a webpage or Moodle class.

Samples Cool Text Generator - http://cooltext.com/ Pimp Text - http://www.pimptextlive.com/ Glitterizer - http://www.glitterizer.com/ YourGen - http://yourgen.com Textanium - http://textanim.com/ Some Samples - https://tools-4-teachers.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0 and many, many more!

Cool Text Generator - http://cooltext.com/

Pimp Text - http://www.pimptextlive.com/

Glitterizer - http://www.glitterizer.com/

YourGen - http://yourgen.com

Textanium - http://textanim.com/

Some Samples - https://tools-4-teachers.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0

and many, many more!

Sampling of Embeddable Web 2.0 Sni-ps http://www.sni.ps/ Voki – http://www.voki.com Blabberize – http://www.blabberize.com 360cities - http://www.360cities.net Slideshare.net = http://www.slideshare.net Embedr – http://www.embeder.net Vocaroo – http://www.vocaroo.com Photopeach.com – http://www.photopeach.com Voicethread – http://www.voicethread.com Wordle - http://www.wordle.net Animoto – http://www.Animoto.com dvolver – http://www.dvolver.com

Sni-ps http://www.sni.ps/

Voki – http://www.voki.com

Blabberize – http://www.blabberize.com

360cities - http://www.360cities.net

Slideshare.net = http://www.slideshare.net

Embedr – http://www.embeder.net

Vocaroo – http://www.vocaroo.com

Photopeach.com – http://www.photopeach.com

Voicethread – http://www.voicethread.com

Wordle - http://www.wordle.net

Animoto – http://www.Animoto.com

dvolver – http://www.dvolver.com

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