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Building a Bigger Builder:Combining the DE Builder tools with Web 2.0 Widgets and Applications
Matt Monjan
Cool! What’s a Widget?
The web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. They are derived from the idea of reusable code that has existed for years. Nowadays other terms used to describe web widgets including: gadget, badge, module, capsule, snippet, mini and flake. Web widgets oftWiken but not always use DHTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash.
Wikipedia contributors, “Widget,” Wikpedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_widget (accessed 12/28/2007).
Building it Bigger – and better!Incorporating Web 2.0 widgets into your builder
There are hundreds of widgets that you can find. Take advantage of these free tools to add another dimension to your builderWe’re going to look at four.
First Things First – Creating a Builder Tool
But we’ll come back to that…
Creating a Writing Prompt
Log into www.discoveryeducation.com
Click on the “Teacher Center” link
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Click on the Writing Prompt Icon
Creating and Searching
Click on the Search button to search for existing Writing Prompts
Click on the Copy link to add the Writing Prompt to your content or click on the Writing Prompt link to view the prompt
Creating and Searching
Click on the Create New button to create a new Writing Prompts
Create a Title, select a Subject Area, and Grade Level
“Out Damned Spot”
Click on the Save/Continue Button – BE SURE TO TURN OFF POP-UP BLOCKERS FIRST!
Saving to My Content Area
Choose to Save to Existing Folder (like My Content) or Save to New Folder
Then select the “Save” Button
Select “Done”
Button
Enter a keyword and choose “image” or “clip art”
Then choose the “Continue” button
Click on the link to add the image to your prompt
Choose Your Page Orientation and Border Size
Enter the Writing part of your Writing Prompt
2,000 character maximum
You can then Preview your prompt or go straight to the Summary button
Give your students the Link next to point # 2 so that they can access your work!
Ok let’s kick it up a notch
…and add a voicethread
What is a VoiceThread?
A voice thread is a site that allows you to marry your images with your voice or audiohttp://voicethread.com/#u32560
VoiceThread also allows you to add video doodles
and Phone Commenting/Remote Control
Very Cool – how do I do it?
Simple go to www.voicethread.com and follow the online prompts: http://voicethread.com/#u32560.b8381.i61448
Add a voicethread to your Writing Prompt
1. Go to www.voicethread.com and create a voicethread
2. Click on the right-arrow to copy the Embed Code
3. Log into DE streaming and the click on Teacher Center
4. Create a new writing prompt5. Enter instruction into the
instruction boxes6. Paste the Embed Code from
voicethread into the caption box
7. Give the writing prompt code to your students
Creating an Interactive Quiz
Log into www.discoveryeducation.com
Click on the “Teacher Center” link
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Click on the Quiz Builder Icon
Searching for a Quiz
Place a checkmark next to My Quizzes or Discovery Education streaming Quizzes
My Quizzes searches the quizzes that you have already created. Discovery Education streaming quizzes searches Discovery Education quiz databank
Creating a Quiz
Click on the Create New Button
Add in your information – Fields marked with a * are mandatory
What’s Shakin’ Shakespeare?
Fill in all of the boxes and check the Display to Students Box
Choose your Quiz Options
Click on the Save/Continue Button – BE SURE TO TURN OFF POP-UP BLOCKERS FIRST!
Watch the video and then take the quiz
To understand Shakespeare “the Man” and how he developed his writing style
Don’t let Matt sit next to Hall!
Save Quiz to My Content Area
Choose to Save to Existing Folder (like My Content) or Save to New Folder
Then select the “Save” Button
Select “Done”
Button
Adding Material To Your Quiz
Choose the type of Material You would like to add to your quiz
Shakespeare
Search My Content or Discovery Education’s
Check the boxes to add material to your quiz
You can check as many boxes as you would like – you only need to click on done after choosing ALL of your material first
NOTE: You can toggle between full videos to segments, to images, songs, etc by using search box on left
Content is added below in the Current Media Box
Adding Questions
Create your own question or use one from the quiz data bank
Creating your own questions
Choose your Question Type:Multiple Choice (single answer) Multiple Choice (multiple answer)
Short Answer/Essay
True/False
1. Enter your question
2. Provide a hint (e.g. watch the movie)
3. Provide a note when correct answer is chosen
4. Provide a note when wrong answer is chosen
5. Enter your quiz answers and select the correct answer
6. Click on the Add Question Button
7. Click on the Continue Button
Shakespeare expanded the roles of two characters in his version of Romeo and Juliet. Those two characters were _____.
Watch the movie
Great Job!
Oops try again
Mercutio and Nurse
Lady Capulet and Nurse
Paris and Mercutio
Friar Lawrence and Tybalt
Choosing questions from the Quiz Databank
Create your own question or use one from the quiz data bank
Choosing questions from the Quiz Databank
Enter a Keyword and click on the Go button Shakespeare
1. Place a check mark next to the questions that you want to add
2. Click on the question link to see how it is formed
3. Click on the source video link to see the video that supports the question
4. Click on the Add Selected Questions to Quiz button
Preview your quiz
Print out your quiz in Word w/or without the correct answers
Summary Page
Provide the code and/or link to your students. Students should click on link and then enter their first, space, and last name
Snazz it up with slideshare
slideshare is a free application that lets you upload PowerPoint presentations, share them, and embed them in the builders.
Inserting presentations www. SlideShare.net
Inserting presentations
• Embed PowerPoint presentations
• Link directly to specific pages within presentation
• Great way to assess value of student created presentation (open book quiz)
SlideShare.net
Creating an Assignment
Log into www.discoveryeducation.com
Click on the “Teacher Center” link
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Click on the Assignment Builder
Searching for created assignmentsPlace a checkmark next to My Assignments, School AssignmentsDistrict Assignments, or Discovery Education streaming AssignmentsThen click on the Search button
Creating your own Assignment
Click on the Create New button to create a new Writing Prompts
Enter in the Mandatory Information:
Title, Subject Area and Grade Levels
Shakespeare Assignment
Enter in your instructions, objectives and teacher notes (for your eyes only) and then click on the save/continue button
Don’t let Billy sit next to Suzy during this session
To understand how Shakespeare developed his writing style
All the world’s a stage! Shakespeare has been called the greatest writer of the English language, but who was Shakespeare? What kind of a world did he live in? Why is he so great? Watch the videos attached in this assignment, and in combination with your research, provide an inside look at Shakespeare’s life and times, his use of language, and the nitty-gritty of Elizabethan drama.
Save Assignment to My Content Area
Choose to Save to Existing Folder (like My Content) or Save to New Folder
Then select the “Save” Button
Select “Done”
Button
Add Material To Your Assignment
Add Videos, Segments, Images, etc
Or
Add Quizzes and/or Writing Prompts
Add Material To Your Assignment
Type in a keyword – search streaming library or My Content then click on the Search button
Shakespeare
Check the boxes to add material to your Assignment
You can check as many boxes as you would like – you only need to click on done after choosing ALL of your material first
NOTE: You can toggle between full videos to segments, to images, songs, etc by using search box on left
Media is added to the Current Media and Activities Box
Add Material To Your Assignment
Add Quizzes and/or Writing Prompts -
Type in a keyword
Shakespeare
Add Material To Your Assignment
Add a links to other websites
Add in your links and give them some description
Click on the Close button
Discovery Interactive Atlasstreaming.discoveryeducation.com/hotbox/atlas/index.cfm
Launch the Atlas and explore four countries that Shakespeare Mentions in his plays
Add Material Instructions (optional)
For each asset that you choose (videos, websites, etc) you can add individual instruction.
Click on the Continue button
Watch the video and come to class with a report
Listen to the Gcast quote from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Name three more of his tragedies and get a bonus if you can add a quote. Get even more extra credit by staging a 2 minute play!
Summary Page
Provide the code and/or link to your students. Students should click on link and then enter their first, space, and last name
Assignment Builder
Other widgets to explore and add…
www.blabberize.com – Make your Pictures Talk and tell a digital story
www.animoto.com – Turn your images into a music video!
www.flickr.com – go on a photo safari
www.swivel.com – insert graphs into a quiz or assignment
