Easily embed a video into your blog. Maybe it is a video created by your students. Or maybe you want your students to watch someone else's video and then post comments...
Basic Instructions:
1. Go to www.teachertube.com or www.youtube.com
2. Find the desired video.
3. Copy the provided embed code and paste it into your blog post.
Example:
Video from Teacher Tube or You Tube
Delicious Links
Bookmark a website with delicious, and the link will automatically be added to your blog!
Basic Instructions:
1. Log on to your Delicious account.
2. Click the Settings link.
3. Click the Link Rolls link.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to set up your link roll.
5. Copy the provided code and paste it into your blog post.
Example:
Links for Art Teachers & Students:
Flickr
Display a slide show of Flickr photos right in your blog!
Basic Instructions:
1. Create a Flickr (Yahoo) account / log in.
2. Upload the desired photos to Flickr.
3. Create a set.
4. Open the set as a slide show.
5. Within the slide show are, click the "Share" button.
6. Copy the provided code and paste it into your blog post.
Example:
Burrton 3rd graders enjoy a GPS scavenger hunt:
ISSUU
Create your own eBook (from any pdf file) that can be easily accessed from your blog. Could be used for teacher handouts or for the e-publishing of student work.
Basic Instructions
1. Go to www.issuu.com.
2. Create an account / log in.
3. Upload a pdf.
4. Check your email. A message will be sent when your eBook is ready.
5. Click the link in your email to see the eBook.
6. Make any desired changes.
7. Copy the provided code and paste it into your blog entry.
Example:
Here's an example of a student e-book that was created in PowerPoint, printed as a PDF, and then uploaded to ISSUU:
Basic Instructions
1. Go to www.issuu.com.
2. Create an account / log in.
3. Upload a pdf.
4. Check your email. A message will be sent when your eBook is ready.
5. Click the link in your email to see the eBook.
6. Make any desired changes.
7. Copy the provided code and paste it into your blog entry.
Example:
Here's an example of a student e-book that was created in PowerPoint, printed as a PDF, and then uploaded to ISSUU:
MeeboMe Chat
Set up office hours and let students chat with you!
Basic Instructions:
1. Go to http://www.meebome.com/
2. Follow the on-screen prompts to create an account and design your widget.
3. Copy the provided code and paste it into your blog post.
4. Log in to www.meebo.com when you are available to chat.
Example:
Tammy is most likely offline. During a demo, when Tammy is logged in, the chat window will become active.
Google Maps
Easily embed a map into your blog.
Basic Instructions:
1. Go to http://maps.google.com.
2. Generate the desired map.
(You can just type in an address, or you can go to the "My Maps" area to create a map with custom labels.
3. Copy the provided embed code and paste it into your blog post.
(Note, to find the code, click the "link" button at the upper-right corner of the map.)
Example:
Here's a map that shows the conferences I'll be presenting at this year. Click the icons on the map to see more info.
View Larger Map
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SlideShare
Share a PowerPoint presentation right in your blog!
Basic Instructions:
1. Create a PowerPoint presentation and upload it to SlideShare (www.slideshare.net) or
choose a presentation that has already been uploaded to SlideShare.
2. Copy the provided embed code from slideshare and paste it into your blog post.
Example:
This one was created and uploaded to SlideShare by my talented colleague, Glenn Wiebe.
Poll Daddy
Create a poll to gather responses from students, parents, or other viewers and immediately see the results!
Basic Instructions:
1. Go to http://www.polldaddy.com.
2. Create an account / log in.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create a new poll.
4. Copy the provided code and paste it into your Blogger post.
Example:
USTREAM
Embed live video from your computer's camera or a web camera. Stream a teacher lesson or student presentations for the whole world to view!
Basic Instructions.
1. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/.
2. Create an account / log in.
3. Create a new show.
4. Copy the provided embed code for the video and/or the chat.
5. Paste the code in your Blogger post.
Note - you can use the same ustream "show" each time you want to stream video into your blog.
Example:
Tammy is most likely off air, but if she is doing a demo of UStream, you'll be able to view it here.
Live video by Ustream
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Cover It Live
Cover It Live lets you and / or students live-blog a class or event.
Basic Instructions:
1. Go to www.coveritlive.com
2. Create an account / log in.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create a new live blog.
4. Copy the provided embed code.
5. Paste the code into your blog post.
Example
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Google Form
Use a Google Form to quickly and easily gather information from students, parents, or other viewers.
Basic Instructions:
1. Go to http://docs.google.com
2. Create a form.
3. Copy the embed code for the form.
4. Paste the code into your Blogger post.
Example:
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Voki
Create a talking avatar and add it to your blog!
Basic Instructions:
1. Go to http://www.voki.com/.
2. No login is necessary, but if you want to edit an avatar later, you'll need to create an account.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create an avatar and add a "voice".
4. Copy the provided embed code and paste it into your blog post.
Example:
Click the play button to hear me talk!
Get a Voki now!
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Random Name Picker
Let the computer randomly choose a student's name!
Basic Instructions:
1. Go to
2. Enter your students' names.
3. Click the embed button in the bottom right corner. (Looks like a wheel.)
4. Copy the provided code and paste it into your blog post.
Example:
Click the Fruit Machine or the Typewriter button to randomly choose a student name:
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