Building a Bigger Builder: Combining the DE Builder tools with Web 2.0 Widgets and Applications

1. Building a Bigger Builder: Combining the DE Builder tools with Web 2.0 Widgets and Applications Mike Bryant

2. 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 04/03/2008). Cool!

3. 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 builder We’re going to look at four.

4. First Things First – Creating a Builder Tool But we’ll come back to that…

5. Creating a Writing Prompt Log into www.discoveryeducation.com Click on the “Teacher Center” link mike_bryant *********

6. Click on the Writing Prompt Icon

7. 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

8. Creating and Searching Click on the Create New button to create a new Writing Prompts

9. 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!

10. 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

11. Enter a keyword and choose “image” or “clip art” Then choose the “Continue” button

12. Click on the link to add the image to your prompt

13. Choose Your Page Orientation and Border Size

14. Enter the Writing part of your Writing Prompt 2,000 character maximum

15. 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!

16. Ok let’s kick it up a notch …and add a voicethread

17. What is a VoiceThread? A voice thread is a site that allows you to marry your images with your voice or audio http://voicethread.com/#u32560 VoiceThread also allows you to add video doodlesand 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

18. Add a voicethread to your Writing Prompt • Go to www.voicethread.com and create a voicethread • Click on the right-arrow to copy the Embed Code • Log into DE streaming and the click on Teacher Center • Create a new writing prompt • Enter instruction into the instruction boxes • Paste the Embed Code from voicethread into the caption box • Give the writing prompt code to your students

19. Creating an Interactive Quiz Log into www.discoveryeducation.com Click on the “Teacher Center” link mike_bryant *********

20. Click on the Quiz Builder Icon

21. Searching for a Quiz Place a checkmark next to My Quizzesor Discovery Education streamingQuizzes My Quizzes searches the quizzes that you have already created. Discovery Education streaming quizzes searches Discovery Education quiz databank

22. Creating a Quiz Click on the Create New Button

23. What’s Shakin’ Shakespeare? Add in your information – Fields marked with a * are mandatory

24. Watch the video and then take the quiz Fill in all of the boxes and check the Display to Students Box Choose your Quiz Options To understand Shakespeare “the Man” and how he developed his writing style Question 5 is tricky, may use for extra credit Click on the Save/Continue Button – BE SURE TO TURN OFF POP-UP BLOCKERS FIRST!

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. Content is added below in the Current Media Box

29. Adding Questions Create your own question or use one from the quiz data bank

30. Creating your own questions Choose your Question Type:Multiple Choice (single answer) Multiple Choice (multiple answer) Short Answer/Essay True/False

31. Shakespeare expanded the roles of two characters in his version of Romeo and Juliet. Those two characters were _____. • Enter your question • Provide a hint (e.g. watch the movie) • Provide a note when correct answer is chosen • Provide a note when wrong answer is chosen • Enter your quiz answers and select the correct answer • Click on the Add Question Button • Click on the Continue Button Watch the movie Great Job! Oops try again Mercutio and Nurse Paris and Mercutio Lady Capulet and Nurse Friar Lawrence and Tybalt

32. Choosing questions from the Quiz Databank Create your own question or use one from the quiz data bank

33. Choosing questions from the Quiz Databank Enter a Keyword and click on the Go button Shakespeare

34. Place a check mark next to the questions that you want to add • Click on the question link to see how it is formed • Click on the source video link to see the video that supports the question • Click on the Add Selected Questions to Quiz button

35. Preview your quiz Print out your quiz in Word w/or without the correct answers

36. 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

37. Snazz it up with slideshare slideshare is a free application that lets you upload PowerPoint presentations, share them, and embed them in the builders.

38. www. SlideShare.net Inserting presentations

39. 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)

40. Creating an Assignment Log into www.discoveryeducation.com Click on the “Teacher Center” link mike_bryant *********

41. Click on the Assignment Builder

42. Searching for created assignments Place a checkmark next to My Assignments, School Assignments District Assignments, or Discovery Education streaming Assignments Then click on the Search button

43. Creating your own Assignment Click on the Create New button to create a new Writing Prompts

44. Enter in the Mandatory Information: Title, Subject Area and Grade Levels Shakespeare Assignment

45. 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. Enter in your instructions, objectives and teacher notes (for your eyes only) and then click on the save/continue button To understand how Shakespeare developed his writing style Don’t let Billy sit next to Suzy during this session

46. 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

47. Add Material To Your Assignment Add Videos, Segments, Images, etc Or Add Quizzes and/or Writing Prompts

48. Add Material To Your Assignment Type in a keyword – search streaming library or My Content then click on the Search button Shakespeare

49. 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

50. Media is added to the Current Media and Activities Box