Category Tutorials
With your script and storyboard in hand, you’re now ready to start filming your video. You can use your smartphone, laptop or whatever camera, microphone and lighting equipment you can borrow. The UVic Library may have some additional equipment that… Continue Reading →
To assist you in finding images that are not copyrighted, please review the following resources: Creative Commons is an initiative that provides licensing options that span between copyrighted and public domain. You can learn more about Creative Commons on their… Continue Reading →
For EDCI 337, we will be using the Open and Educational Technology Collective, hosted by a team of B.C. post-secondary education IT professionals on BCNet’s EduCloud, so your data is stored not only in Canada, but within B.C. Avoid using… Continue Reading →
We are here to help you create your site, so do not hesitate to ask for technical support. To get started on creating your site we suggest the following steps: Getting started with your site Log in to your site… Continue Reading →
Below is a short video that shows how to add a link to a website to text in your blog post.
Here is a quick video tutorial to show you how to make your WordPress home page static, and not show your most recent blog posts.
Twitter is a microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as “tweets”. We encourage you to explore the Twitter teacher community to connect with like minded teachers in the field, explore ideas, and… Continue Reading →
Here is a video that demonstrates the basics of Trello for organizing a project: Trello for Inquiry Based Learning Projects No Description A short tutorial to help you get Know basic Trello terminology and features: Boards, Lists, and Cards Some Trello pro… Continue Reading →
You may wish to use Google Documents to collaborate with one another, collect information, or engage in brainstorms. Since not all of us have Google accounts or are interested in creating them, you can make use of anonymous editing which… Continue Reading →
FIPPA, Privacy, and Consent Resources It is second nature to most to take selfies, share them on Instagram, Snapchat, etc., but once you move into the role of a public body employee (e.g., in health, education, etc.), you must adhere… Continue Reading →
WordPress EDCI 337 is hosted on a web platform called WordPress, and you are invited to document your learning in WordPress as well. This means that your work would be posted online on a public site. Keep in mind, though,… Continue Reading →
We have been presented with a bimodal thinking when it comes to licensing and access to resources. These are copyrighted and public domain works at each extreme, but Larry Lessig founded Creative Commons licensing to allow people to retain copyright,… Continue Reading →
We have made things easy for you in terms of finding each other’s public blogs by way of the EDCI Blog Hub, but that won’t be there forever. Individuals can use “RSS Readers” to subscribe to “feeds” from websites. RSS stands for… Continue Reading →
Hypothes.is Hypothes.is is a very light-weight web service and browser extension that you can easily install in your own browser and then use to have conversations in situ on web documents such as blogs, articles, documents, websites, and other resources…. Continue Reading →
We set up the blog feeds for you in this course (and will provided a list of learner blogs), but will it be there forever? There is a way for you to take control and set up your own feeds… Continue Reading →
I’ve had a couple of class members ask me for instructions on how to migrate their blog to another WordPress hosting service (like WordPress.com) or delete their blog. While I believe there is significant value in having a public presence on… Continue Reading →