Activity: Build Your Own Project
BRAINSTORM
Come up with an idea about what site will work for you. You can do this individually, or with a partner.
Consider some of the following:
- Who is your audience?
- Will you use it in your classroom?
- Who can you collaborate with?
- Will it be an informational page(static) or a working page (dynamic)?
Create a Site
- Collaborate on a test site or create one for use in your role as an educator.
- It should be a quick mock-up as a proof-of-concept that you can use when you return to work.
- The audience can be students, parents, or colleagues
Extra Mile:
- Create links to professional and personal information.
- Embed a document or other media.
- Play with embedding (Insert>) lots of Google Tools
Create a Banner
Embed Content
Inserting a video player for a Sites attachment.
Extra Light Year:
Use the Google MP3 Player code to embed a audio file:
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf" flashvars="audioUrl=MP3_FILE_URL" width="400" height="35" quality="best"></embed>
Copy the code above, replace MP3_FILE_URL with the link to your mp3 file. In Edit mode, click the HTML button in the toolbar. Paste the embed code. Click Update. Click Save.
Examples
Admin
Elementary
High School
Lesson Plans
Middle School
Professional Development
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