Hints & Tips

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Author:Venue:Date:

Hints & TipsAuthor: Bob Guinn & Ann AustinVenue: UWLDate: Mar 2011

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Show only certain types of asset

• If you get in the habit of using the drop down arrow here to show only certain types of assets. (Webfolios for example) it makes it easier to find things

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Use Tags

You can create your own tags. Tags allow you to search for assets easier.

Also you can add a page to a webfolio that is everything tagged by a certain tag . That page is then constantly updated when you tag things

with that tag from then on!

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Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures...

• You can add pictures to your webfolio pages embedded in your text, either to the left or right or on their own.

See next slides for how to do this...

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• When editing a page of your webfolio, choose the ‘add images in text...’ icon

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• You can add text here

Choose here if you want the picture left, right or centeredSelect a picture or upload one using this icon

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• Select a picture you have already uploaded from here

• Or select this icon to upload one now

If you have a Flickr account select here to choose an image from there.

Click the tick when done.

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• You can change the size of the picture here

• Add another picture/text section below using these icons

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• Here is the finished result

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You can comment on webfolios

• Add comments

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Uploading video problems• You can upload files up to 10 MB in size to

PebblePad• Video files are likely to exceed this• Use YouTube to store your video• Mark as ‘unlisted’ so the

public can’t find it but itcan be link to

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Adding a YouTube video to a webfolio• You can add a youtube video (or a static

picture) to appear above the navigation on any page of your webfolio

• To do this select the ‘Add multimedia...’ icon

Cont...

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Adding a YouTube video to a webfolio• Then select the YouTube icon• The first time that you do this you will be asked to

link your pebblepad account to you youtube on by logging in to youtube.

• Then select the Youtube video you want to add..

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Adding a YouTube video to a webfolio

Your YouTube video appears here

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Use the Info tab

• The info tab tells you whether assets are sent to a gateway, tagged, commented, published on the web etc

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Deleting an asset

• Often to save confusion it is necessary to delete an asset, to do this select the asset and then select more options > remove.

• You can recover deleted assets - see next slide.

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Recovering deleted assets

• You can always retrieve anything you have deleted by viewing the contents of the Trash Can. Select the arrow then the Trash Can from the asset viewer pad..

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Linking files or other assets to a Webfolio

• Highlight the webfolio

• Select more options and then add/edit link

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• Select the file you want to add either by browsing your computer for a local file or adding it from your asset store

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Add a link to website or email address

• Select the web/email tab

• Paste the link into the URL box

• Save


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Asset is now linked to webfolio

• The asset or link now displays in the webfolio

• Clicking the link will open the report

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Info is updated

• If you select the info tag you can see that an asset has been linked

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Viewing gateways• Gateways are a

way for a tutor to view assets you have created to mark or comment on.

• Tutors can also use a gateway publish to you assets to use for activities / assignments

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The contents of your gateway

• On the left of the screen, select the gateway you belong to and you will see what you have already sent

• Don’t keep clicking this! (Copy and publish)

• It adds new copies to your asset store!

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Removing assets from gateways has to be done in PebblePad (not the Gateway)

• Select the asset and from the info tab click on the gateway info

• You can then remove the asset from the gateway

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