Building a Bigger Builder:
Combining the DE Builder tools with Web 2.0
Widgets and Applications
Matt Monjan
Cool! 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 12/28/2007).
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.
But we’ll come back to that…
First Things First – Creating a Builder Tool
Creating a Writing Prompt
Log into www.unitedstreaming.com
matt.monjan
*********
Click on the “Teacher Center” link
Click on the Writing Prompt Icon
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
Creating and Searching
Click on the
Create New
button to
create a new
Writing
Prompts
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!
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
Enter a keyword
and choose
“image” or “clip
art”
Then choose
the “Continue”
button
Click on the
link to add the
image to your
prompt
Choose Your Page
Orientation and
Border Size
Enter the Writing
part of your
Writing Prompt
2,000 character
maximum
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!
Ok let’s kick it up a notch
…and add a voicethread
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 doodles
and 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
Add a voicethread to your Writing Prompt
1. Go to www.voicethread.com
and create a voicethread
2. Click on the right-arrow to
copy the Embed Code
3. Log into DE streaming and
the click on Teacher Center
4. Create a new writing prompt
5. Enter instruction into the
instruction boxes
6. Paste the Embed Code from
voicethread into the caption
box
7. Give the writing prompt code
to your students
Creating an Interactive Quiz
Log into www.unitedstreaming.com
matt.monjan
*********
Click on the “Teacher Center” link
Click on the Quiz Builder Icon
Searching for a Quiz
Place a
checkmark next
to My Quizzes
or Discovery
Education
streaming
Quizzes
My Quizzes searches the quizzes that you have
already created. Discovery Education streaming
quizzes searches Discovery Education quiz databank
Creating a Quiz
Click on the
Create New
Button
Add in your
information –
Fields marked
with a * are
mandatory
What’s Shakin’ Shakespeare?
Fill in all of
the boxes and
check the
Display to
Students Box
Choose your
Quiz Options
Click on the
Save/Continue
Button – BE
SURE TO TURN
OFF POP-UP
BLOCKERS
FIRST!
Watch the video and then take the
quiz
To understand Shakespeare “the Man”
and how he developed his writing style
Don’t let Matt sit next to Hall!
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
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
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
Content is added
below in the
Current Media
Box
Adding Questions
Create your own
question or use one
from the quiz data
bank
Creating your own questions
Choose your
Question Type:
Multiple Choice
(single answer)
Multiple Choice
(multiple answer)
Short Answer/Essay
True/False
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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
Shakespeare expanded the roles
of two characters in his version of
Romeo and Juliet. Those two
characters were _____.
Watch the movie
Great Job!
Oops try again
Mercutio and Nurse
Paris and Mercutio
Lady Capulet and Nurse
Friar Lawrence and Tybalt
Choosing questions from the Quiz Databank
Create your own
question or use one
from the quiz data
bank
Choosing questions from the Quiz Databank
Enter a Keyword
and click on the Go
button
Shakespeare
1. Place a check
mark next to the
questions that you
want to add
2. Click on the
question link to
see how it is
formed
3. Click on the
source video link
to see the video
that supports the
question
4. Click on the Add
Selected
Questions to
Quiz button
Preview your quiz
Print out
your quiz
in Word
w/or
without
the correct
answers
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
Snazz it up with slideshare
slideshare is a free application that lets you
upload PowerPoint presentations, share them,
and embed them in the builders.
Inserting presentations
www. SlideShare.net
Inserting presentations
SlideShare.net
• Embed
PowerPoint
presentations
• Link directly to
specific pages
within
presentation
• Great way to
assess value of
student created
presentation
(open book quiz)
Creating an Assignment
Log into www.unitedstreaming.com
matt.monjan
*********
Click on the “Teacher Center” link
Click on the Assignment Builder
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
Creating your own Assignment
Click on the
Create New
button to
create a new
Writing
Prompts
Enter in the
Mandatory
Information:
Title, Subject
Area and
Grade Levels
Shakespeare Assignment
Enter in your
instructions,
objectives and
teacher notes
(for your eyes
only) and then
click on the
save/continue
button
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.
To understand how Shakespeare developed his
writing style
Don’t let Billy sit next to Suzy during this
session
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
Add Material To Your Assignment
Add Videos,
Segments,
Images, etc
Or
Add Quizzes
and/or Writing
Prompts
Add Material To Your Assignment
Type in a
keyword –
search
streaming
library or My
Content then
click on the
Search button
Shakespeare
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
Media is added to the Current Media and
Activities Box
Add Material To Your Assignment
Add Quizzes
and/or Writing
Prompts Type in a
keyword
Shakespeare
Add Material To Your Assignment
Add a links to
other websites
Add in your
links and give
them some
description
Click on the
Close button
Discovery Interactive Atlas
streaming.discoveryeducation.com/hotbox/atlas/in
dex.cfm
Launch the Atlas and
explore four countries that
Shakespeare Mentions in
his plays
Add Material Instructions (optional)
For each asset that
you choose (videos,
websites, etc) you
can add individual
instruction.
Click on the
Continue button
Watch the video and come to class
with a report
Listen to the Gcast quote from
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Name three
more of his tragedies and get a bonus if you
can add a quote. Get even more extra credit
by staging a 2 minute play!
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
Assignment Builder
Other widgets to explore and add…
www.blabberize.com –
Make your Pictures Talk
and tell a digital story
www.animoto.com – Turn
your images into a music
video!
www.flickr.com – go on a
photo safari
www.swivel.com – insert
graphs into a quiz or
assignment
Contact Me!
Matt Monjan
Matt_monjan@discovery.com
240-338-9388