How to: Add links in blog posts, upload to TeacherTube

Announcement! We're using TeacherTube, not YouTube!
YouTube is blocked in too many places, so we are switching to TeacherTube. I am posting how-to movies there. So far it seems to be working just fine.

Questions from students lead to movies by me
In response to questions from students, I have created the following how-to movies and posted them on TeacherTube.

They are a little fuzzy, but if you squint and listen to my narration you should be fine. Click on the links to watch them:

• Putting a link in a blog entry. How to link to anything within your blog.
• Using TeacherTube, Part 1. Signing up for TeacherTube, uploading your movie.
• Using TeacherTube, Part 2. Putting a link to your movie in a blog entry.

Movies are 3-5 minutes long.

Let me know if you have questions.

The web-based media pieces that wouldn't play

When I was in Sitka, there were three media pieces that didn't play well on the PC I was using (as you might recall, we could hear them but not see them). This may have been because the PC I was using did not have a Quicktime player loaded on it. Quicktime is standard issue for Macs, but not for PCs. However, it is free for Windows.

Click here if you would like to download Quicktime player for either the Mac or PC.

I promised to give you alternative ways to see these three pieces. Fortunately, they are on the web:

• School Train. Glen Bledsoe’s 4th graders created this as an alternative way to show they understood the concept of metaphor for a language arts class. They compare going to school with riding on a train; 4 minutes long.
• Fox Becomes a Better Person. Hannah’s performance combines traditional and digital storytelling; 5 minutes long.
• Epic 2015. This gives you a glimpse into a possible future. Pay particular attention to the role that podcasts play at the end of the piece; 8 minutes long.

Let me know if you have questions.

Jason