wikiplay-embeds

= back to wiki workshop =

= Embedding items in a wiki page (check out the little "TV" icon when you are editing) =

(if you are a beginner or more deliberate learner, IGNORE this embedding stuff for now!)

 * Advantages to embedding (instead of linking):**
 * Ads and other clutter do not show
 * Other public content (and comments), potentially inappropriate for school, do not show
 * All projects and teacher-created "objects" show in one place
 * Does not use up limited file storage space on your wiki
 * Easy way to combine and order mixed types of media in one place: digital collections
 * More visually rich than text and simple images


 * Disadvantages to embedding:**
 * Slow page load times
 * Blocked sites are still blocked (usually)
 * Size of embed frame can be smaller than you want
 * Technically more challenging for novices (not the kids...)
 * Ethical use demands teaching proper attribution/citation of the content's source
 * Still must locate unblocked places for videos to "live" online
 * Some embedded items carry advertising with them
 * temptation to allow glitz to supercede meaning: too many "bells and whistles"
 * web 2.0 tools can "die" unexpectedly

**Here are some examples of what "embedded" things look like. Check to see what is "blocked" in your school.**
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 * An embedded Google Map** (with custom places marked using "My Maps"):

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 * An embedded Bubbl .us "map" of a wiki: ** (click and drag to see it all. Click again to "let go" so you can grab again). Read the [|TeachersFirst review of bubbl.us here]  )

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 * An embedded video (this one is from UStream):**

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 * Another embedded video from YouTube** (blocked in most schools):

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 * An embedded GlogsterEDU "Glog" (an online, interactive "poster"):** (read the TeachersFirst review of GlogsterEDU )

**Add your own embedded item below and SIGN it!**
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 * A widget with the CCSS standards:**