Effective Web 2.0 Tools for the classroom: Part 2

Effective Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom
Part 2

Johan Eddy Luaran

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Effective Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom : Part 2
Johan Eddy Luaran
ISBN 978-983-41835-3-0

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 WIGGIO.................................................................................................................1
What is Wiggio? ..............................................................................................................................1
Advantages of using Wiggio ............................................................................................................2
Disadvantages of using Wiggio .......................................................................................................2
Benefits of registering for a premium account ................................................................................3
Steps in using Wiggio ......................................................................................................................4
References ......................................................................................................................................18

CHAPTER 2 PREZI ...................................................................................................................19
What is Prezi ..................................................................................................................................19
Benefits of using Prezi ...................................................................................................................20
Getting started with Prezi...............................................................................................................21
References ......................................................................................................................................32

CHAPTER 3 EDCANVAS .........................................................................................................33
Introduction to Edcanvas ...............................................................................................................33
Benefits of using Edcanvas ............................................................................................................34
How to get started ..........................................................................................................................35
References ......................................................................................................................................53

CHAPTER 4 CLASSDOJO .......................................................................................................54
What is Classdojo ..........................................................................................................................54
Advantages of Classdojo................................................................................................................55
Get started with Classdojo .............................................................................................................56
References ......................................................................................................................................75

CHAPTER 5 TESTMOZ ...........................................................................................................76
What is Testmoz ............................................................................................................................76
Uses of Testmoz for teacher/student ..............................................................................................76
Advantages of Testmoz..................................................................................................................77
Disadvantages of Testmoz .............................................................................................................78
How to get started : Teacher ..........................................................................................................79
How to get started : Student ...........................................................................................................89
References ......................................................................................................................................92

CHAPTER 6 KUBBU .................................................................................................................93
What is Kubbu ...............................................................................................................................93
Benefits of using Kubbu ................................................................................................................94
How to get started ..........................................................................................................................96
Reference .....................................................................................................................................103

CHAPTER 7 SCHOOLOGY ...................................................................................................104
What is Schoology .......................................................................................................................104
Benefits of Schoology ..................................................................................................................105
How to get started ........................................................................................................................106
References ....................................................................................................................................118

CHAPTER 8 STIXY .................................................................................................................119
Introduction to Stixy ....................................................................................................................119
Fun facts regarding the establishment of Stixy.com ....................................................................120
Benefits of using Stixy .................................................................................................................121
Tips to make the learning experience more effective using Stixy ...............................................123
Getting started ..............................................................................................................................124

CHAPTER 9 ANIMOTO .........................................................................................................141
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................141
Benefits of Animoto .....................................................................................................................142
How to get started with Animoto .................................................................................................144

CHAPTER 10 PROJEQT ........................................................................................................165
What is Projeqt.............................................................................................................................165
Benefits of Projeqt .......................................................................................................................166
Get started with Projeqt ...............................................................................................................167
References ....................................................................................................................................179

CHAPTER 11 SOCRATIVE ..................................................................................................180
What is Socrative .........................................................................................................................180
Benefits of using Socrative ..........................................................................................................181

CHAPTER 12 ZOHO SHOW.................................................................................................197
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................197
Benefits of using Zoho Show .......................................................................................................198
Getting started with Zoho Show ..................................................................................................200
References ....................................................................................................................................230

CHAPTER 13 STORYBIRD ...................................................................................................231
What is Storybird .........................................................................................................................231
Benefits of Storybird ....................................................................................................................232
Let’s get started ............................................................................................................................233
References ....................................................................................................................................245

CHAPTER 14 GNOWLEDGE ................................................................................................246
What is Gnowledge ......................................................................................................................246
How does Gnowledge work? .......................................................................................................247
Who is Gnowledge for? ...............................................................................................................248
Benefits of using Gnowledge .......................................................................................................248
How to use Gnowledge ................................................................................................................249
Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................270

CHAPTER 15 EDMODO........................................................................................................271
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................271
Benefits of Edmodo .....................................................................................................................272
Getting started with Edmodo .......................................................................................................273
References ....................................................................................................................................288

CHAPTER 16 WEEBLY ........................................................................................................289
What is Weebly? ..........................................................................................................................289
Advantages of using Weebly .......................................................................................................289
Benefits of using Weebly .............................................................................................................289
Get started ....................................................................................................................................290
References ....................................................................................................................................301

CHAPTER 17 ENGRADE .......................................................................................................302
What is Engrade ...........................................................................................................................302
Benefits of Engrade......................................................................................................................303
Let’s get started ............................................................................................................................304
References ....................................................................................................................................315

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WIGGIO

What is Wiggio?
Wiggio is a solution offered by Desire2Learn, a global leader in cloud-based (SaaS) learning
solutions. Desire2Learn enables clients to deliver a seamless, personalized experience using
technology that inspires users to connect, collaborate, and engage in ways that reflect their
unique needs. - (The Wiggio Team)

Advantages of Wiggio
1. Can create more than one group
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Makes it easier for the students to use Wiggio when they are having different
subjects, clubs or groups.

2. Free registration
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Students are able to use Wiggio for free however premium account is also
provided to members.

3. Has two ways of communication – synchronously or asynchronously
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Synchronous – members can be invited to meetings. They can create chatroom,
virtual meeting and also conference call.

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Asynchrounous – members can leave comments on a discussion boards, edit
their projects or add anything for instance documents or files on their own
time.

4. Has many features
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There are 10 things you can do in posting which are to create event, virtual
meeting, conference call, voice note, video note, to-do list and poll. Wiggio
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also allows members to upload and share files and links. Besides, members can
send e-mail, text messages and voice messages too.

5. User friendly
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It takes a little time to navigate the features through the website and tutorials
are also provided for members.

6. E-mail and phone number is kept secret
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Members can decide if other members can see their phone numbers and e-mail
addresses or not.

Disadvantages of Wiggio
1. Mobile application is only available for those who use iPhone
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Other platform such as android cannot run Wiggio from their phones.

2. Have to register to enter groups
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Eventhough the group creator can added members through e-mails, members
still have to register for a Wiggio account.

3. When you use Wiggio, you may set up your groups and start using the Wiggio
functionalities. You post User Content on the Site at your own risk. Please be aware
that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot control the actions of
other Users with whom you may choose to share your pages and information.
Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that User Content you post on the Site will
not be viewed by unauthorized persons. We are not responsible for circumvention of
any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Site. You understand and
acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of User Content may remain viewable in
cached and archived pages or if other Users have copied or stored your User Content.
(Wiggio Team, 2009)

4. Wiggio may also collect information about you from other sources, such as
newspapers, blogs, instant messaging services, and other users of the Wiggio service

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through the operation of the service in order to provide you with more useful
information and a more personalized experience. (Wiggio Team, 2009)

Benefits of Registering for a Premium Account
1. Unlimited group access for community leaders
2. Private branding of the application and e-mails
3. Admin Portal for access to group analytic
4. Exclusive new communication tools
5. Custom URL : [communityname].wiggiosites.com
6. No third-party advertisements
7. Priority e-mails support

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Steps in using Wiggio
Step 1 : Open http://www.wiggio.com

Step 2 : There are three ways to sign in.

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1) Sign up using Wiggio account.

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2) Sign up using Facebook account.

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Step 4 : Add content or start conversation.

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Step 5 : Attachments.

a) Event.

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b) File.

c) Link.

d) Virtual Meeting.

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e) Chat Room.

f) Conference Call.

g) Voice Note.

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h) Video Note.

i) To-Do List.

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Step 7 : Menus on the right side of the website.

Step 8 : Getting E-mail

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a) Sign in and reply from Wiggio.

b) Reply to sender.

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Reference
1. http://wiggio.com

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CHAPTER

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PREZI

What is prezi?
Prezi is a U.S. software company, producing a cloud-based (SaaS) presentation
software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas. The product
employs a Zooming User Interface (ZUI), which allows users to zoom in and out of their
presentation media, and allows users to display and navigate through information within
a 2.5D or parallax 3D space on the Z-axis. Prezi was officially established in 2009 by cofounders Adam Somlai-Fischer, Peter Halacsy and Peter Arvai
.Prezi is that it is a presentation tool. Essentially, it allows users to present
information to a group, similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. Unlike PowerPoint, Prezi needs
the internet to work. Users create an online account with Prezi where they both make and
store their Prezi presentations. If they want to deliver their presentations, the internet is
required.
Prezi presentations do not follow a traditional slide format. Rather, a Prezi
presentation is much more free-flowing. Users position their information, images and
videos on a large, white background, called the “Prezi Canvas”, and develop a path for the
presentation to follow.
Source :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezi

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Benefits of using Prezi
Prezi offers a lot of benefits to the teachers and the students. Some of the benefits are:
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It is free and web-based

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Enables teachers and students to present non-linear concepts in a visually engaging
presentation

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It is suitable for all subjects; science, literature, math

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Appropriate for ages

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It is suitable for all types of learners; kinesthetic, auditory and visual learners

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Can provide various types of approaches

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Vast resources like video and music can be easily linked to the presentation

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Encouraging the usage of ICT in the classroom

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Both teachers and students can use the Prezi

Sources:


http://instructionaltechtalk.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-prezi/



http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/11/using-prezi-in-theclassroom

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Step 1
Go to : www.prezi.com

Step 2
GETTING STARTED

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2

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The user can choose which license that they want according their own needs of
presentation. But for teacher and students, the free account is already more than enough and it
is user-friendly and it doesn’t need the user to have the advance skill to use this account.

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STEP 3

LOGGING IN

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STEP 4

CREATING NEW PREZI

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STEP 5

CHOOSING A TEMPLATE

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STEP 6

KNOWING THE BUTTONS

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STEP 7

DESIGNING THE FIRST SLIDE

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STEP 8

STEP 9

STEP 10

DESIGNING THE NEXT SLIDES

INSERTING ITEMS TO PREZI

INSERTING SYMBOLS TO PREZI
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STEP 11

INSERTING DIAGRAMS TO PREZI

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2
STEP 12

INSERTING IMAGES TO PREZI

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STEP 13

EDITING YOUR PREZI

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STEP 14

FINISHING YOUR PREZI
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STEP 15

SAVING YOUR PREZI

STEP 16

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STEP 17

FOR OFFLINE USE

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References
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezi
2. http://instructionaltechtalk.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-prezi/
3. http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/11/using-prezi-in-theclassroom/

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CHAPTER

3

EDCANVAS

INTRODUCTION TO EDCANVAS
Edcanvas is the best way for teachers to teach with digital content. It provides a simple
and fun way for teachers and students to gather and learn from multimedia content. It
functions as one stop centre to search a lot of different web services to add into your canvas.
For instance, you can search for YouTube videos, photos from Flickr general web searches on
Google and many more. Edcanvas allows you to gather all of these resources into the canvas
and have them ready to present in the class so that you have everything ready at your
fingertips in one location.
You can sign up for Edcanvas account using three different ways which are your
existing Google account, Facebook account or you can just use your email. Besides that, you
can also choose to sign up either as a teacher or a student. Then, everytime you want to gather
resources for any new topic, you just need to start a new canvas. If you feel like to make a
change to your old canvases by adding new resources, you can always edit your old canvases.
To add resources, a very simple way can be used which is by dragging and dropping the
resources to your canvas.
Furthermore, you can also browse other canvases created by a lot of people to see the
resources that they have gathered for their topics. Then, you will get the idea on how the
canvas is created. To help teachers running an interesting class, Edcanvas serves a medium
for teachers to create a class account for their students to create canvases as well as find out
canvases made by others.
After you have done creating the canvas, you can present it easily from within
Edcanvas. You just need to click the play button on the top of the canvas and have it
presented the same way as Powerpont Presentation. The great thing about Edcanvas is you
can share your canvas as well. Once you have created a canvas, it can be shared via URL,
embedding to your site or blog, on Facebook, or through a QR code enabling the students to
access the canvas through an iPad (Beierle, 2013).
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BENEFITS OF USING EDCANVAS
1. Flipping classroom
By using Edcanvas, teachers and students do not need to go to the other web pages to
search for the online information. Otherwise, they can just type in what they are
looking for into the box provided on the right. When the items appear, they just need
to drag and drop them at their canvas.While creating the canvas, students can also take
notes or provide their comments at the same time. This would be really helpful in
creating attentive and active students in the classroom. Besides that, Edcanvas also
helps in triggering the student’s attention as it appears in colours. Therefore, the
classroom will be much more cheerful and interesting.

2. Student assignments
Students can use Edcanvas to complete the assignment. If they are required to prepare
a slideshow presentation, they can use this web to replace the regular Microsoft
Powerpoint. Who knows, by using this web, students can gain extra mark for their
different way of presentation. Furthermore, this would slowly instill the computer
literacy among the students themselves. It also prepare students to practise and
demonstrate 21st century learner skills.

3. Dynamic presentations
As I have said earlier, sometimes we need to be different from others. If the old way
seems boring or ineffective, we should make an attempt to make changes. Thus,
Edcanvas serves as an effective tool for dynamic presentations among teachers and
students as well. As it provides multimedia content, it would be really interesting.
Teachers and students will engage in a very condusive atmosphere to begin the
learning session. No more boring Powerpoint Presentation will be used if we know
how to use Edcanvas. Edcanvas would also be beneficial in attending to different
learning styles such as visual, auditory and kinesthetic.

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HOW TO GET STARTED
How to sign up
1. Go to http://www.edcanvas.com/

2. Sign up as a student or a teacher

3. Teachers registration

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How to create a canvas
1. This will appear when teachers sign in.

2. Start creating your own canvas by clicking new canvas

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3. This will appear when students sign in. Enter your teacher’s code if you have one.

4. Students and teachers can now start creating the first canvas by using the similar ways.

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5. Insert your canvas title in the box appeared.

6. Pick any content source provided at the right side.

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7. Type and click the search button to display the resources.

8. Choose any of the google image that appear and drag it to the canvas.

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9. If you choose web from google, then these suggested webs would appear. So, just
choose and drag it to the canvas.

10. Click the YouTube source to insert videos. Drag any video you prefer to the canvas.

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11. After you have dropped all the three sources, your canvas will appear like this.

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How to add text to the canvas
1. Click the icon to add text to your canvas.

2. Enter your text in the box provided.

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How teachers add quiz and how students answer the quiz

1. If you want to add quiz to your canvas, you just need to click on the small icon.

2. Then, follow the instruction given to add quiz.

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3. Once you have done, your canvas will appear like this. Students can answer your quiz
by clicking on the button.

4. Choose your answer by clicking on the circle, then click submit to get the result.

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5. The canvas will appear like this if students answer it correctly.

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How to present the canvas
1. Tools provided to organize your canvas.

2. Click on the templates button to change your canvas appearance.

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3. Choose any style that you like.

4. Click on the theme button to select a theme for your canvas.

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5. Then, choose either you want it to appear in colours or dark.

6. Click play button to start presenting your canvas.

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When presenting the canvas

How teachers create a class for students
1. Click on the classes button.

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2. Then, insert all the things required and you are done.

How to share the canvas
1. Click share button to share your canvas.

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2. Choose where do you want to share your canvas at by clicking on the items listed.

3. For example, if you want to share your canvas to someone’s email. You just need to
do like this.

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REFERENCE

1. http://techingtheclassroom.blogspot.com/2013/01/create-interactive-online-

learning.html

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CHAPTER

4

CLASSDOJO

What is a ClassDojo?

Generally, a ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improves behavior in their
classrooms quickly and easily. It is the world’s fastest-growing behavior management
platform used by teachers, parents and students. It also captures and generates data on
behavior that teachers can share with parents and administrators.
ClassDojo helps teachers improve the behavior of their students in class, by allowing them to
give students real-time feedback via a web or mobile device. ClassDojo automatically
generates reports and insights on behavior that can be shared with parents and students.
Some frequently-occurring behaviors teachers reinforce with ClassDojo include hard work,
persistence, teamwork, creativity and curiosity. The company addresses “the other half” of
education – the half that goes beyond delivering academic content, to build the behaviors and
character strengths that students need for lifelong success. The company is based in San
Francisco, CA.
ClassDojo was launched in August 2011. As of August 2012 the San Francisco-based
company had over 3.5 million teachers and students using Classroom in over 60 countries.
Initially funded by the Palo Alto-based education incubator ImagineK12, Classroom raised
seed funding from a range of angels and investors including Ron Conway, Mitch Kapor, Jeff
Clavier, General Catalyst and Paul Graham.
Better learning behaviors, smoother lessons and hassle-free data and its free!

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Advantages of ClassDojo

ClassDojo has several advantages:
1. ClassDojo improves behavior in class with just one click of a Smartphone, laptop or
tablet.
2. ClassDojo can help the student develop learning skills.
3. They instantly reinforce good behavior since it easily award feedback points for
behavior in class in real-time, with just one click of your Smartphone or laptop. This
actually improves behavior.
4. The ‘Friendly Monsters’ in ClassDojo can be used as Alter Egos for the students.
5. They engage students in minutes because ClassDojo provides instant notification for
your students like ‘Well done Josh! +1 for teamwork!’ All customizable for your
classroom.
6. ClassDojo can reinforce good behavior in students.
7. They get hassle-free data and reports. ClassDojo gives you behavior-tracking analytics
and reports that can be shared with parents and administrators, all with just one click.
No data entry needed, ever.
8. ClassDojo can help the teacher and parents to save time managing behaviors.
9. ClassDojo can be used to catch students doing the right thing.
10. ClassDojo can be use to set target for the students.
11. ClassDojo helps the student to reinforce positive student behavior.
12. ClassDojo can be use to improve academic results.
13. ClassDojo encourage student ownership of behavior.
14. ClassDojo help motivate the students to behave and do their work.

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GET STARTED WITH CLASSDOJO
Step1 :

Go to: www.classdojo.com

Step 2 :

Sign up/register

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Sign up as teacher

Sign up as parent

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Step 3 :

Log in
Log in as student

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Log in as Parent

Note: It is more effective if the teacher can display this screen in the class

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TEACHER SECTION
Step 4 :

Create a class

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Step 5 :

Start and End a class

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Step 7 :

See your class report

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Report of the whole class

Report of the student in the class

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Report of trend in the class

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Step 8 :

Invite your student

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Note: Then it will appear like this

Step 9 :

Invite parent

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Note: Then it will appear like this

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STUDENT SECTION
Step 10 :

Checking points

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Step 11 :

Customize the avatar

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Step 12 :

See your classmate

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PARENTS SECTION
Step 13 :

See your child’s progress

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References
1. http://www.classdojo.com
2. http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/09/class-dojo-wins-innovation-challenge-ateducation-nation/
3. http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/industry/education

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CHAPTER

5

TESTMOZ
TESTMOZ

WHAT IS TESTMOZ?
Testmoz is a very simple online generator creates by undergraduate student at
Washington State University. Testmoz allows you to create quizzes online by simply giving a
test a name and administrator password so that you can access the quiz and edit it later. You
can make fill in the blank, multiple choice, multiple response or true/false questions. Other
than that, Testmoz provides a unique URL for the tests you create. Testmoz also provides a
“pass code” that test takers have to enter. Thus, as the administrator of the tests you create,
you can quickly see who has taken your test and how many questions they answered
correctly.
USES OF TESTMOZ FOR :
1) TEACHERS :
Teachers can use Testmoz to create open-book test that students can take from home.
In addition, they also can check the students score from home.
2) STUDENTS :
Students can use Testmoz to test their peers after presentation given by the students.
The teacher also can use it in the same manner.

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ADVANTAGES OF TESTMOZ
The following are the benefits you can get by using Testmoz :
1. No registration
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Teacher and students do not have to register to take the tests. It is free.

2. Detailed report
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See the scores, averages and actual responses to questions. You can even
export the data to CSV.

3. 4 Question types
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True/false, multiple choice, multiple response, and fill in the blank questions
are available.

4. A grade able quiz where the teacher is the author of the questions.
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The teacher or admin is the one who responsible to create the test for the
students. The admin can add unlimited questions if he or she has the Testmoz
account, but he or she did not have a Testmosz account, it is only limited to 50
questions per a test.

5. Password prevented
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Testmoz is pretty safe. If you have created a password for your test, only those
you give the password can take the test. However, these people cannot edit the
test. The test can only be edited by the one who made the test, proved by a
completely different password. The test takers also need the URL to take the
test, adding to the safety.

6. Quizzes that give immediate feedback so that students can assess their readiness or
competency.
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After taking test, they can immediately know their grades and they can
improve their readiness or competency.

7. No ads.
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You won’t find any text ads, banners or popups.

8. Professional appearance
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The neutral color scheme works with any business or school.

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DISADVANTAGES OF TESTMOZ
1. If you lose your password or website url, you must redo the test.
2. Without an account you are limited to 50 questions per test only.

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HOW TO GET STARTED:
( for teacher/admin )

STEP 1

STEP 2

Go to : https://testmoz.com/

Start using Testmoz

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 Teacher/admin Login

STEP 3

Give the test a title as well as password and click
“Continue”

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 Bookmark the test URL so that you can link it directly
from classroom webpage .

STEP 4

Click “Setting” to continue.

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 It will bring you to this page. Fill all the information
needed.

STEP 6

Click “Add New Questions” to create questions.

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 Write down the question as well as the answers. You are
free to choose your own types of questions.

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 There are 4 types of questions that we can use :
a)

Multiple choice

b) True or false

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c) Multiple response

d) Fill in the blank

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STEP 7

After creating the questions, click “Publish” to
publish the questions.

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 Students can take the quiz when they click at the URL
and use the password given by the teacher.

STEP 8

Upon completion, click reports to view answer keys

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STEP 9

Click logout when you are done.

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HOW TO GET STARTED
( for the students ) :

STEP 1

Go to https://testmoz.com/160298. Write down the
name and password ( URL and password are given by
the teacher ).

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STEP 2

Students answer all the questions.

 After they finish ,click “Submit”.

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STEP 3

Then, they will find out their scores.

 On the other hands, the teacher can monitor and check the
students from home.

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REFERENCES

1. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/10/testmoz-simple-tool-for-givingtests.html#.UahmB0BHKmo
2. http://www.billsheskey.com/2010/10/26/testmoz-easy-online-test-generator/

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CHAPTER

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KUBBU

What is kubbu?

Kubbu is an e-learning tool designed to facilitate teachers' work and enhance the learning
process. In other words, it is an online teaching site where the teacher can sign up for free and
the students do not need an email address to sign up as the teacher will create the students'
accounts. Not only that, there is no need to install anything. The teacher can make accounts at the
limit of 30 students and a maximum of 15 activities. Also, the students’ results are stored for 30
days which is equivalent to one month. The account will be deleted after the teacher has not been
active for 60 days.

It is an online teaching site that is to manage as it does not require programming
knowledge. Activities such as games or quizzes are designed as exercises for students. The
teacher can also conduct online exams and tests. Furthermore, the teacher can create groups or
forum for students to share important information, documents or files. The materials and/or
assignments uploaded can be accessed by the teacher’s permission. The materials and/or
assignments provided can also be accessed via the web address. Moreover, the teacher can notify
the students or give personal feedback by sending individual or mass e-mail messages to the
students.

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Benefits of using kubbu

One of the benefits of using kubbu is free registration which means that the teacher can
use it for free. It is also easy to use and manage as well as not a hassle as it does not require the
teacher to install anything. No programming knowledge required in order to use this site.
Moreover, only the teacher has to sign up for an account because the teacher will make accounts
for the students. Also, the teacher does not require the students’ email address as it is optional.
The maximum number of students is 30. The students only require the login data which are the
teacher’s user name and password, each student has a different password.

Furthermore, the teacher can create activities for the students using kubbu. There are five
different types of activities which are match, divide, slider, composer, and crossword. The great
thing about these activities is that the teacher can customize it to his/her liking or preferences.
For instance, the matching game can be an activity of finding the correct pair of words that have
same or similar meanings. It can also be linking up activity between the country and the capital
of the country. Moving on, the divide activity. For this activity, you divide types of nouns,
negative prefixes and etc. into different groups. You can divide it up to four groups. The activity
is drag-and-drop.

Other than that, the slider activity. The slider activity is similar to multiple choice
questions. The teacher can customize it by choosing either single answer, multiple answer or
‘climb up’. ‘Climb up’ is where the difficulty is rising with each question and the quiz ends with
the first wrong answer. Another activity is the composer where the teacher can choose from a lot
of options. Namely, short answers, fill-in, true/false, and pop-down. The teacher can also add
image, picture and sound. Last but not least, the crossword. The teacher just needs to add words
and hints. The teacher can add a lot of words as there is no limit. After the teacher is done fill in
the words and hints, just click ‘Generate crossword’ and the crossword will automatically be
done for the teacher.
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In addition to that, to all the activities mentioned above, the teacher can decide if he/she
wants to set a time limit or not, to include instructions or reveal the correct answers. Also, the
teacher is limited to 15 activities at a time and the teacher decides whether to make it accessible
to others or not. The activity is also accessible via the web address which makes the activities are
available online. The teacher can try the activity that he/she create. Besides that, the teacher can
print, share, duplicate and convert the activity. Not only that, the teacher can view the activity’s
result and statistics to know the student’s performance. The activities can be shared as well as
exchanged with other teachers.

Apart from that, the teacher can conduct online examinations or tests which make things
a lot easier for the teacher because the results are calculated automatically and stored in the
teacher’s database for 30 days. Also, the results can be compared and sorted by different criteria.
Prior to the examinations and tests, the teacher can group or class and upload activities for them
to revise and forum for the teacher to have a discussion session with the students. Moreover, the
teacher can upload important information, files, notes, teaching materials and assignments where
the students can view and download for their revision. The teacher can specifically send an
individual message to a particular student or mass e-mail messages to a group of students.

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How to get started with the web

STEP 1

Go to www.kubbu.com

STEP 2

Sign up or register an account

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STEP 3

Create an activity

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This is an example of match activity

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Reference
1. www.kubbu.com

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CHAPTER

7

SCHOOLOGY

What is schoology?

Schoolgy is one of the Web 2.0 that is quite popular among students and teachers. It is an
online learning session, classroom management and social networking platform that improve
learning through better communication, association and increased access to curriculum and
supplemental content. Moreover, it is also a dynamic, intuitive and user-centric learning
management solution focused on making improvement accessible in diverse educational
environments. With custom webpage and content creation, interactive collaboration capabilities
and seamless, third party application integration, Schoology empowers teacher, inspires students,
and simplifies administrative tasks across the board.
Schoology founders Jeremy Friedman, Ryan Hwang, Tim Trinidad and Bill Kindler
gathered up and began the development of Schoology at the end of 2009. Their mission and goal
is to reinvent the way technology is implemented in the classroom. With a goal of improving
student outcomes, they realized the need to disrupt the inactive education technology market by
making Schoology obtainable and accessible for every teacher in every classroom. Besides that
Schoology not only provides schools and districts with a configurable, scalable and easy-toimplement solution, but also provides a basic version of its award-winning platform free for
teacher. As a result, enterprise adoption is easier for schools and districts. This is an AwardWinning Learning Management System (LMS).
Another mission is to authorize educators to give the tools and connections to connect
students more efficiently and improve educational effectiveness on both a large and small scale.
Schoology is not just an LMS. It is a living, breathing educational community that can adjust to
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changing student needs, learn from collective experiences and continually improve as education
and technology progress. Last but not least, Schoology is transforming learning through the
collaboration of passionate individuals.

Benefits of Schoolgy

There are many benefits that students and educators can gain from this web 2.0. Plus, this
is not a normal and ordinary learning management system. It has redefined the learning
management system to make online education a collective attempt between everyone involved in
a student’s education. With an easy-to-use collaborative interface, Schoology empowers
engaging instruction and system-wide association to develop the overall impact of everyone
involved.
This Schoolgy.com benefits the lecturers and students. it gives a new platform and
initiative for them to learn. The function is quite similar with the pouring social networking
nowadays such as facebook and twtter. But the aim and the main objective are different. As for
facebook and twitter, the main purpose is to socialize in the virtual world. Whereas this
schoology is more or less like the online school. There will be notes, assignments and quizzes
carried out online. this will be a great help in getting the information and knowledge.
Moreover, there are many parts of this LMS. They have web hosting, unique course web
pages, aggregated calendars, secure and configurable messaging or email, district management,
user management, curriculum and content management and many more. These things are just
have to be explored by the educators as well as the students. they also have technical
specifications which just gives more application and easiness for the user.

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How to get started.
1) First and foremost we have to sign up. Click on the instructor. This is meant for educators
or teachers and students will have to get the password from them.

2) This will be the homepage. This will be shown right after you have signed up.

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3) This is where we have to choose the profile picture and some settings that we can adjust.

4) After clicking the ‘next’ button on the dialog box on the top, you can now register your
course.

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5) As soon as you have completed the box, you can now register your course by clicking the
create button.

6) It will appear like this. It means that you have done with the first section.

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7) Then, it will appear like this. There will be assignment, quizzes , files/links, discussions,
albums and pages

8) Teachers can put their assignments and quizzes or tests in this specific place.

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9) For example if the teacher wants to add an assignment, click on the assignment. A dialog
box will appear as shown below.

10) Then, fill the specification and the description needed. Example is shown below. There
will be dates of submission and many more.

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11) After completing the items needed, click the create button below.

12) Then, the homepage will appear like this.

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13) On the left side, they have these items such as upgrades, grade book, attendance,
members and also analytic.

14) Let’s look at the updates for example. Click on the update.

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15) It will show up like below. You can post any updates regarding of anything in the
column.

16) This will allow you to post any updates regarding anything such as assignments, tests or
the submission date. Then click on the post button.

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17) This is the result, and it will be shown on the homepage.

18) Let’s take another example by choosing attendance.

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19) It will appear like this. When you have many students, it will be easy to monitor how the
absence of the students.

20) Another example that I would like to show is the grade book. Just click on the grade
book.

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21) Grade book is actually quite similar to the academic book for teacher. It will appear like
below.

22) Next we are going to look at the home page. The top section of this web. Click on home.

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23) This is the homepage.

24) That is all the thing that I have shown, next you can sign out. The sign out button is on
your right side of the computer.

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25) The there will be logout sign there. Just click on that particular button.

That is all that I can explain about Schoology.com. Hopefully this will be a great help in
giving sufficient information and beneficial ways on how to use this particular web 2.0. And it
will be a new way of teaching in the future. As we all know, this is not widely used in Malaysia.
Hopefully it will be something that is familiar to teachers and educators and be a new tool for
them to communicate with the students in the virtual world.

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CHAPTER

8

STIXY

Introduction to Stixy

Stixy is a website that is within the Web 2.0 domicile which allows users to post items
and notes on a virtual bulletin board space. What is a virtual bulletin board you ask? Well, it
comprises of mostly usage regarding the collecting of information, furthermore organizing them,
and lastly users may publish and share this information with other users who have also created an
account on the website. The beauty with Stixy is that through its open-ended design, it does not
limit users’ creativity and also accessibility, as it supports multiple file formats such PDF,
Windows Words DOCS for the uploading of documents onto the website for sharing, and also
supports picture formats like JPEG, PNG and GIF for the distribution of images online.
As aforementioned, Stixy is designed with “open-endedness” being the primary purpose,
allowing common and familiar processes such as dragging and dropping onto these “bulletin
boards”, making it easy for users of any age or IT background to utilize. Just like established
social networking sites like Facebook, and MySpace, Stixy employs similar information
conveyance, except focusing more on the interaction occurring from within one spatial
constraints, namely the bulletin board, where the administrators may add members into the
discussion, allowing them to access the knowledge and also items from within the bulletin
boards itself, giving the administrators full control of the discussion. This I find is very
applicable to making the modern day learning process become more interactive while being
technological.
While studying its ability to be interactive and social, we will also look at the interesting
user interface the software may offer, analyzing the freedom to choose fonts, creating users’
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readers especially the young. The colourful nature of this freedom will entice the audiences’
attention.

Fun facts regarding the establishment of Stixy.com

The establishment of Stixy is not really about which ideas popped into the heads of its
creators, but from frustration of the existing with the available collaborative Web services in the
past. Below here, some interesting information regarding the conception of stixy.com;

1. The creators of the Website are actually experienced design specialists that deals with
web construction, led by Jonas Höglund, who opened a significantly famous company in
Sweden. He was recently appointed as the Information Architect over at IKEA
headquarters in Sweden also. IKEA being a brand famously-known by furniture addicts
worldwide who search for quality.
2. Anders Ottoson is also among the first founders of Stixy, with over 15 years working as a
professional design experience, and has helped launch a staggering 100 corporate
websites.
3. Both creators are native Swedish and are living in Sweden also.
4. The site is created only recently and in 2007.
5. The website is popular among users in the Swedish region as a tool for education.
6. Having shared an almost similar name, the website uses the same principles as Sticky
Notes in Windows 7 in note making, except with more options to personalize the notes by
font size, colour etc.

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Benefits of Using Stixy (from an educational standpoint)

As facts gathered from the previously stated findings, we may deduce that among the
benefits from the usage of Stixy is that it allows educators to convey or deliver lessons more
effectively and conveniently. In other words, stixy.com might as well replace traditional
classrooms in the future, with an array of specialties.
The most similar comparison to an existing website that applies the same principle as
posting on a wall/bulletin board is Wallwisher, as both of them project information and all the
need-to-know by the readers/learners on a specified space. Different from Wallwisher, Stixy
does not have a limit in terms of amount of letters allowed on a single note as this might hinder
the learning process. As oppose to Stixy, Wallwisher does not have this feature as it limits the
amount of letters up to only 160. This is identified to be some of the most interesting if not useful
tool that Stixy has in comparison to other Web 2.0 out there right now.
Besides that, while using Stixy, users may choose the sizes of the fonts on the notes, the
colours of the fonts, and lastly the note’s background colors. This personalization of notes may
make the interface appear more interesting, at the same time enticing the attention of audiences
who are participating in a discussion. The many color schemes that may be used for making
notes will refrain the discussion from looking rather dull and generic, thus making the
participants lose interest in it. As teachers, it is important to note this agents of enticements as it
may either help or hinder in the delivery of information or knowledge.
Moreover, among the benefits of Stixy is that it allows administrators who have set up a
bulletin board for a discussion, to have access in controlling their privacy, ensuring only those
pertaining to the discussion as seeing the content. That being said, confidential discussions
regarding a particular subject may be undergone without any interruption from external forces
who wishes to interrupt a discussion without even being summoned. This can be possible by
tweaking with the setting to either be viewed by public or members of discussion only, with
outside viewers being able to leave comments on the comment boxes. The smoothness of a
delivery of knowledge in a learning session should be highly emphasized by teachers in order to

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convey concise and accurate teachings; therefore it is important for a lesson to not be disrupted
by anything.
In addition to all these benefits, teachers may utilize Stixy as a form of true visual
learning experience as the site offers no maximum size for a Stixyboard (bulletin board)
therefore users may roam free with whatever input they may have into the discussion, making the
learning process a more liberating and interesting experience. At the same time, it is also
important to note how the website enables users to share pictures, and also documents, rendering
the possibility of delivering accurate and clear instructions, whilst at the same time using the
learners’ full ability of ingesting information through the visual sense.
Lastly, it is also important to note, how the site offers auto-save system, which if in the
event that a computer is corrupted and all data is lost, there is a backup saved in your account
that you may open again and continue the lesson. This way, it avoids mishaps to happen,
especially when considering young learners who are clumsy might just close a discussion
accidentally.
These factors are what make Stixy such a good website. Accordingly also, Stixy, is free
to sign-up, and free to use by all.

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Tips to make the learning experience more effective using Stixy
Stixy is an easy-to-use website which allows sharing. However, considering its features,
it is also important to note that in order to make a learning session to have an intent outcome, it is
important if you follow some of the tips:

1. Before beginning a lesson in Stixy, ensure that your learners have signed up for an
account to fully utilize the Stixyboards and not a commenter on the comment boxes. It is
easy, free and hassle-free therefore making it convenient for users.
2. Begin teaching sessions with the beginner level, that is making instructions clear, and
also assist them in using the website.
3. Use contrasting colours for the background and font in order to make the notes
understood well by the learner. For example, black font on white background and vice
versa.
4. Do not upload files larger than the permitted size. Large files that do not abide the
permitted size will not be successfully uploaded. Therefore, ensure that any pictures have
the exact size or smaller than the permitted size by resizing, or changing its format.
Furthermore, for documents, you may convert to other more convenient type of files.
5. Be patient. It is also important to note that with an abundance of users, there are bound to
be heavy traffic which might delay the smoothness of the lesson. Therefore, alert and also
notify how sometimes lags and crashes are to be expected. However, that is what autosave is for!

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Getting Started
1. Go to the website
The website that you should go to is:
*** www.stixy.com ****

This is a screenshot of the site’s home page.

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4. Creating a new bulletin board.

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Personalizing your own Stixyboard

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Connecting with people:

After you click the “share” button, this will appear:

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Adding pictures to Stixyboard

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Adding documents to the board

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Adding a to-do item on the board

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CHAPTER

9

ANIMOTO

Introduction
Animoto is a web requisition that prepares films from photographs, motion picture cuts
and music. Animoto dissects the provided pictures, video cuts and music produce a video
comparing to a trailer. As per the site, the tune is investigated, processing one of a kind film
assuredly. The site as well claims that no two films made by the site are ever the same.
Animoto was established on August 2006, and started as a site on August 14, 2007.
Animoto is based in New York, with an office in San Francisco. While going to the Sxsw
Interactive Festival in March 2008, Animoto started their own particular Facebook application. It
turned into an in vogue path for clients to showcase their photographs on the informal
organization.
The Animoto Facebook requisition encountered so much viral development in April
2008, that it turned into one of Amazon Web Services' mist processing examples of overcoming
adversity. By mid-April, Animoto's Facebook provision had practically 750,000 individuals sign
up in three days. At the crest, very nearly 25,000 individuals tried Animoto in a solitary hour.
Amazon Web Services' capacity to take care of the demand of Animoto's viral Facebook
provision brought about Amazon.com's consequent venture in Animoto. Jeff Bezos incorporates
Animoto in talks he gives observing Amazon Web Services.
On top of discharging the Animoto Facebook requisition in March 2008, Animoto was
additionally a Youtube start accomplice for Youtube's Api. Animoto was incorporated with
Youtube, permitting clients to fare Animoto films straight to Youtube easily. As of August 2009,
almost 250,000 motion pictures have been transferred to Youtube. On June 2008, Animoto
presented Dvd-quality updates for clients, permitting them to watch their films on a Tv.
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By July 2008, Animoto for Business and Animoto for Education were started. Animoto
for Education gives educators and learners unrestricted access to its full-length film making
administrations free of charge, while Animoto for Business takes into consideration Animoto to
be utilized industrially.
Since an overpowering number of expert camera people began to utilize the Animoto for
Business item, Animoto for Photography was started in October 2008 at Photoplus in New York
City. Since starting, Animoto for Photography has gone to each national photography gathering,
incorporating the Professional Photographers of America's Imaging Conference & Wppi.
Animoto for Real Estate is a different offshoot of the business item, which authoritatively started
at the Inman Connect Conference in San Francisco in July 2009. Animoto's master bundle is a
White-name item.
In June 2009, the Animoto iphone application was launched, permitting iphone clients to make
film utilizing pictures assumed their phone. In August 2009, Animoto started the capability to
transfer film cuts, on top of still images. This has been the biggest development to the Animoto
offering therefore far. In April 2011 the association included purpose for Apple Tv and Airplay
users.

Benefits of Animoto



Can be utilized to introduce thematic units and activate student background knowledge



Videos have the ease of use that allows educators to use the videos encyclically in their
classrooms from year to year



Assortment of copy written music that is safe to use.



For a very reasonable price, you can create videos and have them put on a DVD and
shipped to your school/residence.

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With the limited text capabilities, you will be able to practice how to make your idea
clear and concise.



Could be used as the alternative narrative method, literally, without using lots of
language in your literacy classroom.



Easily upload your video to any networking sites with one click.



Watch all of your videos from your primary account on your iPhone.



With an All Access Pass you can now create full length videos directly from your iPhone.



Videos can be embedded easily into other sites.



Overall design, graphics, ease of use, etc. are attractive to a wide range of age levels.

Source: (http://animoto.wikia.com/wiki/Animoto_Wiki)

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How to get started with the web

HOW TO USE ANIMOTO

STEP 1:
Open a browser, you can any browser that you want but I recommend you to use Mozilla Firefox
or Google Chrome for faster browsing

Click on either on this two and the address bar will shows up:

Type in the address bar:
www.animoto.com
You will then will enter the home page of Animoto where all the features of the website is
available there.

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This is how the website looks like:

STEP 2: Get Started
To get started with the website you need to click the get started button which is green in colour:

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After clicking the Get started button the website will bring you to this page:

Choose the LITE Free options as this is the only way that you can only use the website without
paying anything. You have to sign up first before you can use the website
Then the website will bring you to the sign up page that looks like this:

You can choose whether you want to register manually or sign up using your Facebook. If you
want to sign up manually you should fill in the blanks on the red arrow like stated in the picture
above. You have to put your email address, full name and password.

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But I would like to recommend you to sign up via Facebook if you have your Facebook account
because this will be easier and you will just have to click it on the green arrow and the browser
will pops up like this

After that you just click in the “Log In with Facebook” it will synchronize with your Facebook
account. Later on the page will automatically direct you to this page

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You will then need to click “Continue as new user” button to proceed using your Facebook to
login.

STEP 3: Editing
After clicking the new user button the page will later on brings you to this page.

This is the page where you have to choose the theme of your video/slideshow, you can choose
multiple themes but not all of them are available for you to use because some of the themes are
only available to premium users only. But we still can use the basic feature for free. If you want
more you have to pay for it.
Then, choose your favourite theme as for this tutorial I will just use Animoto original theme.
After clicking the thumbnail, you will later see something like this

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This will show up after you have clicked the Animoto Original theme. You will then need to
click on the “make a 30-second video for free”

Just click this link and the website will later on bring you to the video creator mode. Where you
can start editing your video.

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To understand Animoto, we should know the basic first. Without the basic it is quite impossible
for us to use the website efficiently.

There are four button that we can click to edit our video, the first one is :

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This button if you clicked it, it will give you options on how you can change your theme/style.
You can changed it to the theme that you like

The second button is the button to add pictures and videos:

Click this button to add more pictures and videos that you want to be included inside the product
when its done.
The third button is where you can add your own text:

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This button if you clicked it you can add your own text such as saying happy birthday to
someone, you can put your own quotes and things like that.

The fourth button is where you can add your own music :

You can upload your own songs as well. You can choose the song based on your video’s mood,
whether you want it to be romantic, excited and relax. Set your songs based on your choice and
be creative. That is basically how Animoto works.

STEP 4: Create a video
i)

Inserting a pictures or a videos, in this tutorial I will insert a photo by clicking this:

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Once you have clicked this a box will appear like this:

This menu will open, and you can choose from where you want to upload your photo. You
can take photos from your Facebook , Instagram, Dropbox, Picasa, Flickr, SmugMug and
Photobucket accounts if you have one. This is easier for user who wants to take photo
directly from their own social accounts.
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But for this tutorial I will choose to upload pictures from your own computer. Once you click
the top button.

Which means to upload pictures from your own computer. Once you clicked the buttons this
will comes out.

This window shows your pictures and document, choose own pictures on your computer.
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After that you should choose your selected pictures

Click to choose your picture, to upload it click open

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You will later then see this box appears to show your selected pictures:

To add more pictures you will just ned to repeat all the steps again until you see something
like this
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Inside this box shows you what pictures you have uploaded into the website

ii)

If you want to change your theme or style just click here like in this picture:

You will then see a box appears like this

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To use the Quantum Leap style/theme just click on the thumbnails

The site will the takes you for a preview of the theme/style so that you get the idea how is
your end product going to look like
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If you click on the play button at the centre of the video player the video will be played, to
show you how is theme/style is all about

After that you need to click a link under the preview of the video:

You will need to click the “select button” to choose the style/theme of your video.
Later, you can change the background music of your video by clicking at this area

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After clicking that this box will appear

You can choose whether you want to use your own song, where you can upload by clicking
the “Upload Songs” , or you can choose the music that Animoto provided for you. In this
tutorial, I will choose the music that being provided by the website because their ready to use
music are quite fantastic.

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If you click the Love/Romance category it will bring you to this:

Click the add song button and you’re done in selecting the background music for your video.
iii)

To add text into your video you will need to follow this step. First you need to click
add text button which is:

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After clicking that a box will appears, and it will look something like this:

To add your title and subtitle just fill in the blanks.

On the red arrow is where you typed in your title of the video and the blue arrow is where you
can add subtitles in your video. Then you will need to click save at the left bottom corner of the
box.

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After finishing all the three steps you can preview your end product:

To preview your final video you can just click the “Preview Video” and it will bring you to this:

You can play your preview of the video for you to see how the end product looks like.

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You can later edit the title, date and description:

On the red arrow is where you can put in the title of your video, then you can put the date of the
video when it was created, which is in the green arrow. In the blue arrow, you can add
description of the video. Last but not least, click on the orange arrow which indicate produce if
you have done editing your video and you want the final product, or you can click the link below
the produce to continue editing. That’s all for me. Thank you.

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CHAPTER

10

PROJEQT

What is projeqt
Projeqt is a website that is designated to be an alternative for people to make dynamic
presentation slides. There are many other websites and software out there that functions as
presentation slides maker but projeqt is one of the simplest tool of all. Compared to Prezi and
Microsoft Powerpoint, Projeqt offers a simple and user-friendly tool to make a lively-looking
presentation just by having an internet connection. It can be used via desktop, tablets and even
smartphones by just going clicking to its website. Not just that, it is free of charge and only
requires users to have a descent internet connection. In addition, users can share their work on
their social network sites or even copy them in the form of embed code. Not to forget, Projeqt is
very useful for people who are in need of making a presentation that shows great creativity to
attract viewers.

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BENEFITS OF PROJEQT
The following are the benefits of Projeqt:


Projeqt offers a simple tool in making a dynamic presentation. It is user-friendly and can
be learnt within minutes of using it.



Delivers clear instructions on how to properly use the software. This helps a lot for
people who have trouble in learning new input regarding information technology.



It is also free of charge as the only requirement to use this software is to have a browser
and an internet connection. Unlike some other software, they tend to ask for payment or
annual renewal to get full benefits.



Alternative software for students, teachers or even office workers that necessitate
presentations instead of the cliché ones. This makes their presentation to look innovative
and remarkable as it is never seen before.



Has the ability to put up live feed updates from social networks. New information that is
put up on the internet can easily be linked straight into the presentation.



The style of the presentation slides look very creative and trendy-looking presentation.



Can be accessed using desktops, laptops, tablets and even smartphones. This is to ensure
that work can be done anywhere and anytime. Plus, it shows how convenient this
software is.



Creating presentation slides is time-consuming, but with Projeqt users can save a lot of
time to make a full presentation in a short period.



You can also view other people’s work on Projeqt. By this, people can share and learn
new way of designing their presentation to make it look as cool as others.



Projeqt can simply upload and alter PowerPoint, PDF document any pictures at once to
generate a presentation in just a click of a button.



Once work is done, Projeqt offers users to share their work on social networks and even
in form of embedded code.

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GET STARTED WITH PROJEQT

STEP 1

Go to http://www.projeqt.com

STEP 2

Create an account

NOTE: An email will
be sent to your e-mail
address. All you have
to do is to open the
mail and click a link it
provides to validate
your account

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STEP 3

Get to know your homepage looks

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STEP 4

Creating a presentation

4.1 Click “create a new project

4.2 Name the project

After finishing, click ‘create’
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4.3 Form a new presentation

NOTE: Only use stack
when you are
creating a new
presentation.

4.4 Start by uploading or inserting first slide of presentation

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4.5.1 Name and create the presentation (for document)

4.5.2 Name and create the slide (for image)

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4.6 Add the content of slide(s)

4.6.1 Choose the content

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4.6.2 Put in name of slide and upload your choice of picture

4.7 For more interesting presentation, add in social site feed

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NOTE: By putting in feeds
from social network, any
updates regarding your
choice of posts/news will
come out of your
presentation.

STEP 5

STEP 6

Organize and edit your slides for any
correction to finish your work.

View your presentation

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STEP 7

Spread your presentation

7.1 Share your work

7.2 This box will appear once you have clicked ‘share’

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Log off account

STEP 8

STEP 9

9.1

Check on other functions
of Projeqt

Go to blog.projeqt.com

NOTE: This webpage can be used by anyone without the need to sign in
and is made for users to read about any latest news or updates regarding
the website

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9.2

Understanding the page

9.3

Other functions

NOTE: The blog post
can be shared on social
network by just clicking
on it

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STEP 10

Reviewing others work

NOTE: If you need ideas on how an interesting presentation
would look like, just view the featured examples shown in the
example page.

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References

Stefanowicz, M. (n.d.). Contact Us. Retrieved from http://www.projeqt.com.
TechSmith. (2007). Jing. Retrieved from www.techsmith.com/download/jing.

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SOCRATIVE

WHAT IS SOCRATIVE?

Socrative is a smart student response system that enables teachers to engage with their
classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smart phones, laptops, and
tablets. Prior to the development of technology these days, it is a very interactive website for the
students. Students will be able to access the questions and surveys posted in the website. As
Socrative is a web-friendly website, students can have access to the website by using any browser,
without using the mobile app.
Socrative is easy to be installed on smartphone and tablets. A teacher can sign up for
Socrative easily in a minute and they will be given a room number. In the specific room, teachers are
able to post quizzes and surveys easily. As for students, they can have access to Socrative as easily as
well. Students would be required to enter the room number and simply wait for the teacher to start an
activity.
The exercises given in Socrative allow students to access and complete the questions given by
using their smartphones, tablets or laptops that they have. Socrative provides comfort and privacy for
both teachers and students as well.
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

There are several benefits of using the websites, which are:
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It is interactive and engaging.

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It is paperless.

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It saves time when grading assignments.

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Students can use Socrative on any device, on any platform.

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It provides immediate feedback via formative assessments.

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Socratives was created by a group of teachers.

Source: http://www.thelandscapeoflearning.com/2012/02/11-ways-to-usesocrative-as-formative.html

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STEP 1

How To Get Started

STEP 2

SIGNING UP / LOGGING IN

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STEP 3
(a) Teacher Sign Up

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STEP 3

CREATING ACTIVITIES

(Teacher)

(Student)

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STEP 4

CREATING QUIZZES

(Teacher)

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STEP 5

STARTING THE QUIZ

(Teacher)

(Student)

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ZOHO SHOW

INTRODUCTION
Zoho Show allows users to create, edit, store, and show multimedia presentations online.
Zoho Show is quite similar to Powerpoint, but it is more home-online in which the presentations
can be accessed, created, shared, and edited anytime from anywhere as long as it is connected to
the Internet. With these features and the free price tag, Zoho Show makes a great option for a
librarians, students, teachers and employees/employers especially those with a bigger company.
By using Zoho Show, everyone can create and share presentations online and enable other users
to view the presentations at their own leisure.

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BENEFITS OF USING ZOHO SHOW
1) Simple and easy to use
Zoho Show is simple and very easy to use since it has quite similar features with Powerpoint
presentation. With its advanced features, it allows you to create your presentation in a
quicker and easier way.
2) Import and export presentations with any format
Zoho Show assures document fidelity. You can now import and export presentations in
different formats including PPTX. This will enable you to do so without having to convert
the formats into the particular ones. Unlike the typical Powerpoint, Zoho Show allows you to
save your presentations in any types of formats.
3) Enable you to work along with your group members
Experience the real power of collaboration. Using Zoho Show, you can easily share
presentations and collaborate with your team or group members right away. This is because
Zoho Show provides chat for those who are invited into the group. This website facilitates
students especially to work together doing assignment or group project without having them
to meet up and do the discussion.
4) Enable you to access your presentation anywhere anytime with Internet connection
As a teacher, using Zoho Show as one of the teaching tools is very much helping. Instead of
using typical Powerpoint presentation, you can use Zoho Show in teaching as it enables them
to access the presentation anywhere and anytime. Lecturers or teachers would not have to
bring along external or pendrive to class for their lesson. As the presentation is automatically
saved in Zoho Show, all you have to do is, sign in into your account and you can start your
lesson immediately. Not only teachers and lecturers, students too are now able to access their
presentations anywhere and anytime. All of us are aware with viruses when it comes to using
the computers in the computer lab or even in the class. As for that, using Zoho Show is one
of the best ways for your presentation as it has already been saved in your files document in
Zoho Show. The invasion of viruses into your pendrive or external hard disk can be avoided.
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5) Broadcast your presentation from anywhere
Zoho Show provides you with its best feature in which you can broadcast your presentation
from anywhere regardless the time and location. Zoho Show allows you to broadcast your
presentation anywhere and anytime with Internet connection. Now you can even save your
time and energy. In education, Zoho Show could be very useful for students and educators.
As a student, when you are unable to come to class, you can still join the teaching and
learning session at different location. As a teacher, you can give lesson to students from far
even at different locations and time zones. For example, the foreign educators who planned
to teach the local students about the third language, broadcasting the presentation is one of
the best methods since it is free and only needs the Internet connection to perform a
broadcast. However, broadcasting needs a very strong internet connection. You can now
break the geographic barriers in education by using Zoho Show.
6) Variety transition and animation effects
With the variety transition and animation effects from Zoho Show, you can create a lot of
interesting slides and presentations. Teachers or lecturers can use Zoho Show to create and
publish an appealing slide show presentation for students. This is important in order to attract
students’ attention in teaching and learning process.

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GETTING STARTED WITH ZOHO SHOW
STEP 1

GO TO https://www.zoho.com

The first step is you have to go to this link: https://www.zoho.com

STEP
STEP 2 2:

SIGN IN/CREATING NEW ACCOUNT

The second step is you need to sign in to your account. If you have not yet registered to
Zoho Docs, you need to sign up to create a new account.

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Next, you need to fill up the details for your new account.

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STEP 3

CREATING NEW PRESENTATION
When you have already logged into your account, you can start creating your

presentation. Firstly, you have to click ‘Create’ then choose ‘Presentation’

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a) Adding a new slide
You may begin by adding a new slide in your presentation. After entering the title of
your presentation, you can choose any slide layout as you wish. Then, just click ‘OK’ to proceed.

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b) Button and its function
Here are few guides for function of buttons on the menu bar.

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c) Inserting a picture
To insert image, click on the ‘Insert’ button on the menu bar. You can choose
images from four different sources which is from your local desktop folder (Image Library),
Picasa, Flickr and URL

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d) Inserting connectors and shapes
You can insert shapes and connectors in your slide by clicking ‘Insert’ on the
menu bar. Next, select the shape then click anywhere on the slide and drag the shape in order to
move it into position that you want.

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e) Inserting a video
You can now embed videos into your presentation directly from a website. To
embed a video file, simply click on the ‘Insert’ button, and then select ‘Gadget’.

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Next, you need to copy and paste the URL in the box shown below. Next, click ‘OK’.
Once the video has been embedded, it will automatically open in your slide show. Please note
that the video can only be embedded from limited websites. You can view the list of supported
websites from the provided link. (Refer to the image below)

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f) Inserting link
In order to connect your presentation to the web pages, pictures, or even e-mail
addresses, you have to insert links into your presentation. Simply click on the ‘Insert’ button and
choose ‘Hyperlink’ from the drop down menu.

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As the pop up window appears on the screen, you can choose the link type and link
target. Next, click the ‘OK’ button.

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g) Applying slide transitions
Slide transitions are the visual movements that can be seen when you move from

.

one slide to another in a slide show Click ‘Animate’, next select ‘Transitions’ and then choose
the transitions as you wish.

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To set the timing of your transition, click ‘More’ on the drop down menu. Then, set your
duration and click ‘OK’.

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h) View slide show
You can view your presentation as a slide show by clicking ‘Slide Show’ button
on the menu bar and choose a method from the drop down list

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SAVING YOUR PRESENTATION

STEP 4

Your presentation will be saved automatically. However, you can also do it manually by
clicking ‘File’ button on the top right of menu bar and select ‘Save As’. Next, you need to enter
your presentation name and simply click ‘OK’.

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STEP 5

SHARING YOUR PRESENTATION

By using Zoho Show, you can share your presentation to other people. Those who are
allowed such as your group members will be able to edit the shared presentation. All you need to
do is, click and select ‘Share’.

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Next, the share settings will appear on your screen. You can edit your privacy settings.
Then enter names, ID address or group name. As shown below, you can choose either to only
allow the participants to view the presentation or view and edit it as well. Besides that, to get
notified whenever the presentation is modified, you can click on the notification check box.
Finally, click ‘Share’.

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STEP 6

PUBLISHING YOUR PRESENTATION

Now, you can publish your presentation to public. If you are a teacher, you can share
your slides in blogs, forums or other websites as a reference for students out there. You can
easily publish your presentation by clicking on ‘Share’ button on the menu bar and select
‘Publish’.

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Next, the pop up window will appear on your screen. Simply click the
‘Publish’ button to publish your presentation. When you publish your presentation, you will be
provided with a public URL that you can share with your friends. This will enable them to view
your presentation from anywhere. Publishing your presentation generates a HTML code snippet
which can be used to embed presentation in a blog or website. (Zoho Docs: Get Started with
Zoho Show, 2013)

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STEP 7

BROADCASTING YOUR PRESENTATION
Zoho Show allows you to broadcast your presentation anywhere and anytime with

Internet connection. In education, Zoho Show could be very useful for students and educators.
As a student, when you are unable to come to class, you are still able to join the teaching and
learning session by accessing the Zoho Show and as long as you are invited in the broadcast. As
a teacher, you can give lesson to students from far even at different locations and time zones. To
broadcast your presentation, click ‘Share’ and then select ‘Broadcast’.

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After clicking ‘Broadcast’, a pop up window will appear. Then, you need to enter the email IDs of the participants you wish to invite. Click on the ‘Invite’ button, and this will send a
mail to the mentioned list of participants with the link for the presentation. In order to view the
presentation, the participants need to access the link. Next, Click on ‘Start Broadcast’, the
presentation will open in a new window. The presenter will have the complete control over the
presentation. You can view the list of participants who are currently a part of your presentation at
the right side tab of the broadcast screen. Moreover, you can enable instant chat and interact live
with all participants.

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REFERENCES

1. http://www.slideshare.net/ProfDrAmin/web-20-interactive-tools-a-quick-guide
2. http://eden.rutgers.edu/~mtownley/550/Exercise%204/Exercise%204_Page%201
.html
3. https://www.zoho.com/docs/presentation/why-zoho-show.html
4. www.zoho.com: https://www.zoho.com/docs/presentation/help.html

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STORYBIRD

What is Storybird?

Storybird is a website that allows people to view, share, and make visual stories. There are a lot
of creative artwork for the viewers to actually choose and make them as their background for
their storybook. This site have three categories of people to use, the friends and families, teachers
and students and artists. In other words, everyone from every backgrounds and ages can use
storybird.

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The Benefits of Storybird
`

There are many benefits of storybird. One of them is this site allows students and other

people to view and share creative visual stories easily and not to mention it is free. This site too
is user friendly and can be easily understands by all. The artworks provided in the storybird is
very gorgeous and can grab attention. The stunning illustrations can stimulate the imagination
and spark creativity in oneself.

One of the example of the artwork provided. These illustrations are by The Dreamy Giraffe.
The other benefits are this site is very simple to use and shareable. Storybird can easily
used and the students will only be focussing on writing and reading the artworks. Every artworks
that they feel like to share and show it to the world, they can easily share it through blog and
twitter. The most crucial benefits are this site is safe to used even to kids below 12 years old and
it can be monitor by the parents and teachers.

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Let’s Get Started.
First of all, go to Storybird.com and you shall see the main page of the website.

The main page of Storybird.com before you sign up.
Next move is the Sign up matters. If you already have the Storybird account, then just
sign in. But if you do not have it, do not worry, the sign up is free and easy. These are the steps:

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Then, you will arrive at your dashboard and you shall see your key features:

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Hearted section. This section will show you the artworks that you have liked or the term used in
the storybird is hearted.

For you to customize your profile.

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

Then, we shall explore of what Storybird have,

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If by any chance that we want to leave a comment to the authors or creators, we just need
to click at the artworks and leave a comment there.

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

Next main key feature is create:

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References
1. http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/24/with-2-million-members-storybird-is-reverseengineering-the-picture-book/
2. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/storybird
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79f1DLtMt-w
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad6svo2ndD8

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GNOWLEDGE

What is Gnowledge?
First of all, Gnowledge is a public Internet portal that enables everyone to form, publish,
share and take tests, exercises and assignments. Everyone is a student for a certain period
throughout our life. Generally, each student has to engage with exams, exercises and
assignments. So, by using Gnowledge all the tasks are becoming easier and less burden.

Second, Gnowledge was conceived and widen to address the aforementioned market need
in the information age. By using Gnowledge, it eradicates the need to manually mark and correct
tests, assignments and excercises with absolute answers. The function is same as how computer
spreadsheet gets rid of the manual financial analysis.

Last but not least, Gnowledge is content-neutral and offers everyone the infrastructure to
freely create their own tests, exercises and assignments. Moreover, they are free to share the
materials with their peers, students and these tests can then be discovered and used by interested
third parties. For example, YouTube provides the infrastructure for its users to share videos.
Users upload their own substance and share them with their friends. In addition, the uploaded
content is also discoverable by interested third parties who search for them by typing the
keywords and subject matters.

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How does Gnowledge work?

The Gnowledge is a public portal which means it is free-to-use. Anyone who signs up
will gain full access to all accessible features. Registered users can create, take and share tests,
exercises, quizzes and assignments anywhere, anytime. Tests are categorized by four major
elements which are country, subject, grade and school.

Besides, we can create different tests. All questions within each individual test are
randomized, promoting repeatability, knowledge understanding and absorption of answer
memorization. Tests are marked and corrected automatically upon submission of a test and
results are available immediately after the submission. Registered users can keep track of their
academic progress by looking at the history of test results and answers.

Furthermore, every test in progress can be saved and completed at a later time without
having to start all over again. Users can create a test which can consist of four types of questions;
Fill in the blanks, Match, Objective/Multiple Choice and True/False questions. These question
forms cover most assessment question formats with a few exceptions, and these exceptions can
easily be permutated to fit either of the above formats. Test creators have their own Vanity Page
(www.gnowledge.com/username) that exhibits only their published tests. It is a practical trait for
test creators to personalize Gnowledge for their own purpose and usage. They only have to share
their Vanity Page web address and all their published tests can be accessed in one location.

Alternatively, test creators who have their own websites or blogs can link directly to their
published tests via each test’s unique web address and thus personalize Gnowledge even further.
Test creators can see all assessments of theirs either by their students or the general public via
the Test Activity Report. The Test Activity Report shows the test history of the test creator’s
published tests, assessment answers, feedback and ratings given by assessors and high, low and
average score statistics.

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Who is Gnowledge for?

Gnowledge is suitable for students, educators and parents.

The benefits of using Gnowledge.

Gnowledge has a lot of advantages on students, teachers and parents.

Students who use Gnowledge frequently can learn by understanding and increase
knowledge absorption due to the nature of the way tests are presented. No more rote
memorization. Students will be excited and curious about technology as they can share the
materials among the student’s circle of friends and it is possible to discuss via Facebook, Twitter
and/or e-mail.

Besides, it promotes student self-learning by offering a fun and interactive medium of
learning. It also eradicates time-consuming for repetitive correction and marking for tests,
exercises and assignments. In addition, teachers can use Gnowledge to connect and communicate
with students via Facebook, Twitter and/or e-mail. If the Gnowledge is used frequently, the
educators may find themselves more free time.

Last but not least, Gnowledge is a productive internet usage. Even busy parents can
encourage their children to use Gnowledge as a fun way to promote their academic growth and
prowess without consuming a lot of time. As all test histories are stored on Gnowledge, parents
can keep track of their children’s academic progress anytime anywhere. Enterprising parents can
even take the role of educators and create their own tests, exercises and assignments for their
children.

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How to use Gnowledge.

First, Gnowledge.com is free for everyone to use. Tests, exercises and assessments can be
entered into the website by registered users. The materials are categorized by title, subject, grade,
school and/or country. Upon submission, these test papers are then made publicly available for
everyone to use. Students who are preparing for exams or those who wish to sharpen their
knowledge and understanding on certain subjects can search on Gnowledge.com for their desired
exercises and test papers.

Second, Gnowledge is used to create a test which contains multiple questions; Fill in the
blanks, Match, Objective/Multiple Choice and True/False questions

Third, test results, scores and answers of every user who has completed a test are stored
on Gnowledge.com. Users can review their test results and answers anytime and these results can
be shared with others if they choose to do so.

Educators who wish to use Gnowledge.com can choose to direct their students to any of
the available tests, or create their own. Any tests created by the educator are profiled on their
own personal Vanity Page, and educators will be able to view reports on who took their test,
their scores and comments as well as check on each individual answer.

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