Archive for the 'Embeds' Category
Apr
14
For the last 2 years I’ve written an annual blogpost listing my favourite websites and web apps to support blogging in school. The last one was in Feb 09 so a revision is slightly overdue (the original is here). The number of tools that you can create stuff with, then embed the results in your [...]
Mar
12
Step by Step Photopeach Guide
March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The most common request on any introduction to blogging type training is how to create slideshows. I’ve blogged about Photopeach before, but they recently completely revamped their service making it it even simpler and more intuitive to use so an update is worthwhile. To my mind, it is most definitely the simplest online slideshow creator [...]
Jan
21
Digital mapping in the classroom
January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This is the start of a longer post, but at the moment it’s just a collection of weblinks to support my talk at Teachmeet this evening: 1. Asking your Twitter network for direction in a local studies context. What would visitors to Woolton want to know? http://visit.springwoodheath.net/2009/09/17/visit-woolton/#comments 2. Asking your Twitter network for their favourite [...]
Nov
10
Embedit.in – a super-flexible way of displaying documents on your blog
November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Embedit.in is a very useful tool. Cutting and pasting documents into a blog post, especially if it’s a long document, can result in very text dense web pages which don’t work well for readers. It’s much better to “embed” a document into an onscreen reader such as that provided by Embedit.in. It gives the reader [...]
Jul
26
Animoto – worth paying for
July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
If you haven’t had a play with Animoto, you really should. It turns photos into impressive slideshows with music. There are levels of access: a free level for movies up to 30 seconds long; and a paid level (about £18.50 per year) to allow unlimited access. Update 9th October: I’ve just discovered that Animoto has [...]