2. Agenda: Definition of “embeddable”? Where can I embed? How do I embed? What (Free) web 2.0 tools are available? What are the real-world applications of such web 2.0 tools?
3. What does “embeddable” mean? “Embeddable” signifies that content can be inserted into a variety of existing online formats such as websites, blogs, wikis.
4. Where can I embed? Websites Blogs Wikis Nings Blackboard Moodle Social networking sites Etc…
5. How do I embed? Find the embed code (usually HTML) Highlight and select all of the code (Ctrl+A) Copy (Ctrl+C) Paste into the appropriate window (Ctrl+V)
6. What (Free) web 2.0 tools are available? Some of my favorites… Animoto Blabberize Glogs GoAnimate Google Calendar Google Docs Google Maps Picasa Project Playlist Scribd Screentoaster Scribblar Shared Copy Slideshare Sumopaint Teacher Tube Toondoo uMapper Voicethread Voki Wordle Widgets!
7. What are they? How can I use them in MY class? Animoto – you/your students can create beautifully orchestrated, unique video pieces from photos, video clips, and music (sample) Blabberize - create audiovisual masterpieces with talking photos using your /your students’ voice/s (sample) Glogs - you /your students can create a virtual poster full of text, images, music, and video (sample) GoAnimate – you/your students can create computer animated cartoons (sample) Google Calendar – keep yourself /your students organized by detailing homework, events, extra credit, etc. that’s color coded (sample)
8. What are they? How can I use them? Google Docs – create online assignments, quizzes, tests , spreadsheets, and presentations that house in one location! (sample) Google Maps – create a variety of maps, virtual tours/field trips with notes and photos (sample) Picasa – embed photoslideshows (sample) Project Playlist - find and create a music playlist relevant to your subject/content (sample) Scribd - upload PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files (sample) Screentoaster – capture your onscreen action and add voice or music to create screencasts, tutorials, demos, tranining, lectures, and more (sample)
9. What are they? How can I use them? Scribblar - create your own virtual classroom with multi-user whiteboard, live audio, image collaborations, text-chat, and more (sample) Shared Copy – create website annotations with enabled collaboration (sample) Slideshare – upload and share PowerPoint , Word, and PDF files with live audio (sample) Sumopaint - draw, paint, scribble, write, and create masterpieces that can be saved as image files (sample) Teacher Tube - upload videos and share with this unblocked youtube replacement (sample) Toondoo – create a comic strip/book online (sample)
10. What are they? How can I use them? uMapper - create, manage, and distribute interactive maps and geogames (sample) Voicethread - create a collaborative, multimedia slideshow that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments by mic, telephone, text, audio file, or video (sample) Voki – create fully customizable , speaking avatars (sample) Wordle – create unique and creative word clouds based on text that you provide (sample) Widgets! – the sky is the limit here! Think of things relevant to your practice and just search/browse! (I use chat, twitter, skype, facebook, and word of the day just to name a few) (sample)
