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e-Learning Dev Con 2007
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Building Learning GadgetsUsing the Power Of the Google Sidebar
Dick Carlson
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Building Learning Gadgets
The Google sidebar offers you a chance to have little gadgets on your desktop that monitor the weather, the news, and even current news stories. But can these little widgets be
used for learning purposes?
We've been experimenting with designing, developing and deploying learning through Gadgets. Hear about what's
involved in the behind-the-scenes programming, what it took to create our first gadget, and where we went wrong.
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Creating Learning Gadgets
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What’s A Gadget?
Google has introduced the idea of having tiny little "gadgets" on your desktop.
A few examples are shown below -- weather, traffic, news, videos -- you
can get a wide variety of content and information delivered to your desktop.
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Where Do Gadgets Live?
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Existing Gadgets
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What’s A Learning Gadget?
A Learning Gadget is a gadget that is designed to result in learning for the
person sitting and staring at the desktop. It might deliver short training
clips, instructions, teasers to more information -- there are lots of options
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Example: Video Gadget
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Example: List Gadget
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Example: Photo & Text Gadget
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Example: Image Gadget
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Where Can I Experiment?
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How Can I Share Learning Gadgets?
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Get A G-Mail Account
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Set Up An iGoogle Page
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Modify For Your Learners
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Custom Gadgets
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Strings File<strings>
<GADGET_NAME>Bite-Sized Learning</GADGET_NAME>
<GADGET_DESCRIPTION>Bite-Sized Learning Gadget, by Dick Carlson</GADGET_DESCRIPTION>
<GADGET_ABOUT_TEXT>Bite-Sized Learning
© 2007
www.learninggadgets.com
mailto:[email protected]</GADGET_ABOUT_TEXT>
<ITEM_A>Previous tip</ITEM_A>
<ITEM_B>Next tip</ITEM_B>
<ITEM_C>Reload</ITEM_C>
<BSL_DATA_LOCATION>http://www.Learninggadgets.com/bsl/BSLData.xml</BSL_DATA_LOCATION>
</strings>
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XML File<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1251"?>
<bsldata>
<item da="02/16/2007" title="Learn To Go To x Foods" source="http://www.wholefoods.com" text="You should really consider going to Whole Foods if you want to be healthy."/>
<item da="02/17/2007" title="Learn To Pick Out Sandals" source="http://www.chacousa.com/ " text="It’s important that you have the little sticking up part firmly between your toes, and no sand on the bottom."/>
<item da="02/18/2007" title="How To Make A Sandwich" source="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich " text="Take some bread, butter it. Then put the meat and cheese inside and see if that all fits. Cut it in half and then eat it."/>
</bsldata>
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Manifest File<gadget minimumGoogleDesktopVersion="4.2006.505.0">
<about>
<name>&GADGET_NAME;</name>
<description>&GADGET_DESCRIPTION;</description>
<aboutText>&GADGET_ABOUT_TEXT;</aboutText>
<smallIcon>plugin_small.gif</smallIcon>
<icon>plugin_large.gif</icon>
<version>1.0.0.0</version>
<author>Dick Carlson</author>
<authorWebsite>http://www.learninggadget.com</authorWebsite>
<id>DC8D8DBF-022E-492F-88B6-C5D1F6C1A23B</id>
<copyright></copyright><authorEmail></authorEmail></about>
</gadget>
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Demo – Learning Gadget
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Let’s Build A Learning Gadget
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Writing the XML File
Link Title Source Text
Learn To Go To Whole Foods
wholefoods.com You should really consider going to
Whole Foods if you want to be healthy
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Now Let’s Brainstorm
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More Informationwww.LearningGadgets.com
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Building Learning Gadgets
The Google sidebar offers you a chance to have little gadgets on your desktop that monitor the weather, the news, and even current news stories. But can these little widgets be
used for learning purposes?
We've been experimenting with designing, developing and deploying learning through Gadgets. Hear about what's
involved in the behind-the-scenes programming, what it took to create our first gadget, and where we went wrong.
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Building Learning GadgetsUsing the Power Of the Google Sidebar
Dick Carlson
