Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Thing 18
I'm really glad widgets were included in this class. I always had to have someone help me with this; now I know how. I already had a clustrmap on my wiki so I didn't add it to the blog. On my wiki, I also have a SnapGrade and a clock widget. The students enjoy seeing who viewed our wiki outside of the school families. I can see
how many families are viewing the wiki by looking at the size of the dots. Students can name the different states where dots are showing on the map.
I have a link to our school website on my wiki, but I could have put a widget on instead. Parents are able to go right from the wiki to the website to find out any information they need. Parents are also able to view their child's grades. Students can view their own grades as well.
Since I wasn't that familiar with widgets before, I'm not sure what widgets I would like..... any suggestions. I plan on adding a weather widget to my wiki. Teaching science, I sometimes take my students outdoors so it would be nice to see the temperature. It was interesting to see some of the widgets available to me. I saw some science widgets I would like to add to my wiki.
I also saw the collection of widgets from PBS. I could definitely use the activity packs for more than one subject. Do you have to create an account before you can embed the widget?
If widgets provide fun for the students, they will like them. Also any widget that flashes attracts their attention.
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Like anything else, it takes time to find the best widgets for your blog or wiki. What's nice is that when you encounter a good one somewhere on the Internet, chances are there will be a hyperlink back to the original site where you can find the embed code.
ReplyDeleteIt's even possible to add widgets to Moodle, although I haven't added any yet. That might be the next step for you and some of your colleagues: making the jump to Moodle!
You are right, Darlene, about the widgets that flash and attract students' attention. It is a great way to guide them to a website that offers another way of learning a subject being taught.
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