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Author:Venue:Date:
Hints & TipsAuthor: Bob GuinnVenue: University of West LondonDate: 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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Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures...
• When editing a page of your webfolio, choose the ‘add images in text...’ icon
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Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures...
• 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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Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures...
• 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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Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures...
• You can change the size of the picture here
• Add another picture/text section below using these icons
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Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures...
• 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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Linking files or other assets to a Webfolio
• 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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Asset is now linked to webfolio
• The asset 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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How to add a link to appear below the navigation on your webfolio
• Highlight the webfolio
• Select more options and then add/edit link
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Add your link
• Select the web/email tab
• Paste the YouTube code into the link URL box
• Save
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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