A blog can be a fantastic teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There are five Web2.0 applications that I think make a blog a really worthwhile teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom. They are:<br />1) <i><b>Box.net </b></i>where you can store documents that you have created and link to them.<br />2) <b><i>Embedit.in</i></b> which allows you to embed anything on your blog.<br />3) <b><i>Slideshare</i></b> which maakes an e-book from a PowerPoint or PDF. This is so useful for instructions.<br />4) <b><i>Screencast-o-matic </i></b>where you can explain and show at the same time.<br />5) <b><i>Vocaroo.com</i></b> where you can give verbal instructions to the class.<br /><br />Best of all - they are all free!<br /><br />This slideshare shows you how to use each one of these applications.<br /><br /><div id="__ss_10331058" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/your-blog-as-a-teaching-tool" title="Your blog as a teaching tool">Your blog as a teaching tool</a></strong><object height="355" id="__sse10331058" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=yourblogasateachingtool-111125180754-phpapp02&stripped_title=your-blog-as-a-teaching-tool&userName=fionabeal" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><embed name="__sse10331058" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=yourblogasateachingtool-111125180754-phpapp02&stripped_title=your-blog-as-a-teaching-tool&userName=fionabeal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal">fionabeal</a>.</div></div><br /></div>

Blogging A blog can be a fantastic teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom

There are five Web2.0 applications that I think make a blog a really worthwhile teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom. They are:1) Box.net where you can store documents that you have created and link to them.2) Embedit.in which allows yo…

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Your blog can be a fantastic teaching tool in a technology integrated classroom

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Recently I have been running a free online blogging course for teachers around South Africa, and I decided to do all the teaching from a blog to model blogging. I suddenly realised what a fantastic teaching tool a blog can be in a technology integrated classroom. </span>I’d like to share a few of the Web 2.0 applications that can really aid a teacher in a classroom.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Use Box.net to link to documents you have created  <a href="http://box.net/">http://box.net</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For example</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ4ATF3qbSTkQsg_U1Ev-p8O2Kr6HQgCjE8wrhFt2XqEpjH9DXrYBVTBEIS1GBqizkLVTH9LBbzv02_NzQSTwDM9wR_gAbP-AjGE4ogmVJbpqGg62la5h_3OoTsT5uHTY32ZhkW1scMY/s1600-h/image%25255B58%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYu2Tb6ddX55p3rDQSA9KjpsFKOjJTH5K8sOqdD7DJL4JittM7qSKK1HT2lmkWo0QYGphRYhHoDSFYsmOoE-M1JOx5gE4JprBeKNrIsXjKLArqYFujIaO4T7uD4neslhmjRmeOzP5sSo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1.1 Join Box.net and upload your document. You get 5GB of free space.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QCr7FAAtehbyOptubot1yX5nifadTJr5t4B8itRF8ra8lnPH_mzRQg8oxeMC19Noe4VodSTe8IVVpEFRP42-tH6Dw0lhKJVGOEHj1sYFFXiShbfEoZ5ZDsdFo9vFkoqaO2AQyCesJ_c/s1600-h/image%25255B59%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1qrvWdItAm2SqbuAZMIkXp4nt9qH504AqPBWk29yQcFkWPuCuBO7q8i4GiLoOnLd09leja_NOUSU5yqqiEYx2dq0bIuouWYVWLvCQK7Hg_ARSzMbad-Pp60tzpqj8cNgw9H8o93gD3c/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1.2 Once your document is uploaded and appears in your list, click on <em>Share</em>. A web address link will appear for you to copy. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P73yAwkEVweLMWd4w5wznlNXCwnusgGQfK9m9LV6M1aUvqRnDEBH8jOWbZHjYyxVEwtSHV9EQLdQUGslCIjNgVOWVR23YoBSd1i0eKkorEKhGUvcx50-ZDxxeGAvPiixVdByXEu_I2o/s1600-h/image%25255B8%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNIIctWRyl81PE80uynzMIVCNmcdzAkWNb21Wd8DlzjOL9m5g-7mpjIglNraKh7ZWHKkW-xybVtRponQho1EqE76hxyeqRRo__dGV8fX7WhEj-7cNKRlnBXmwnxseWkIQInTKh-IouVw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1.3 Copy this web address to the spot where you want it in your blog and click on the word<em> link</em> at the top of your blog post to make it an active link</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSgbOtX66B_yIoIrXS0RGfX-Q-eC68UFMfxBVLiNCvB14lRoMZzQlSPEXcjbt7ri38YPp4BKfNQVK_baDl8PZzhvg9g6rwBMYuqU4SlkAF44QncrD4gH5mTyHa6U6Lvng2pkj3co9Wx4/s1600-h/image%25255B60%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BavzHsMRa5n2n586PWzNsfwcp1rZDbZK8EYkhSoW1Slv8tBsZgxYjNgXqMd4lify9Iy-cXTLmJR4s3XV3OQ1KA4QbtFexoLKr55mowbaQ9m9za2YmbNOaKjLzW22D8wXECW4uOKGSEY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The result:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"How to add pages to your blog</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Take a look at the Tipsheet for a step-by-step guide for adding pages to your blog. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.box.com/s/0n7mlllvp442syfhqnr1">http://www.box.com/s/0n7mlllvp442syfhqnr1</a>"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. Use Embedit.in to link to documents you have created</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Embedit.in is a fantastic application that allows you to embed all sorts of different documents on your blog by creating an embed code. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">For example </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0XZb3fQW31YtbJaCxFSZJUNfdFVQm6QKQi5EYn_azuNQhuWbMipqATgHCgi9QbWof5zioH3DS54LyUhwFAVktrhnhdgGeiTWLgdHu8joQIt1sVDqlked2D-xhBmaVxs5xJGMwXyk7jY/s1600-h/image%25255B62%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhoYTeOgB9BXutGyUXAWNnP7Y3YFgfOzhwumSLePOj2mHBtqmKT3nifEsyFAVsydH40uleiBE2mZ3J1ksnrvbFjWiALG93tSHgvk5ImtzNx7yVuKawcpkBdQ4UWXln209DVCK99iJLO4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2.1 Go to <a href="http://embedit.in/">http://embedit.in</a></span> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxk5TibpjjwFwVIPSR7u2Kj6Rrkyhw0i-QP_dDFU2i7yUHBkdObcI8pWsHr9A4QJz3u43wdVaDgsRYoCkybBj-FK6DDgmZ6zUoRI_eptcFM22XkaLVpGkWXvUgT59Gw3hv2yHQ2l6oDg/s1600-h/image%25255B63%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Piqn5DjGpOs2j0YaHCGNPblE9qw5YR5FYTelikmSG3eDC4CVCfJsk9xwEIO8dRhNLa3wTa8dtj0KeFYJ6X0DzwwnYwuM4-94tbxbMUf_-0yCvF7DE6_MO7fG4Iimdow4455q2kD3OiU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br />2.2 Go to <i>My embeds</i> and sign in using one of your accounts – I use my Google account <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3MvOEB8wS_5-n6xcpr9yL0jgF3Nq2epWv7OBllq1qxoWT2insoUXUj7Sa0Y6GW-R3yQUx2-3A1seBJlnLYr2z0ooGeZ6nONoNJBp5n1GLiAo4NnqgKeUEjB-3gXUCxwwCPG4pK97amE/s1600-h/image%25255B64%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHARdrcx0cWma7jwcUzQxAtr0keHZ5_3AwudofUcy7SQorn6wMkuV0mXMMhJk7_SkYcurp-JXWiIE7mEsNqdEXJJZo9WkPecUa0wqP9LMwDnoL0v_jKxUxxZZBA-vYQ_n8mx0VZW0ni4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2.3 Go to Select Files and find the file you want on your computer. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYr-xVNVXg1RTpzNxac4XueliK3h5g07a0dRub0PwRVxTdsNrxDVeuoZ-7-LLJpgFcGrD10kK8c9UDM_d3vE_mJr7y0iq8-mLj-5lhI8NeDwL9B2UCn66ne9JqIH2BA8uwLcMKqFEsXA/s1600-h/image%25255B65%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F79XDzYYKxm1-oRGkMNcYNAQkw0BS3o_v4IGVS1-YRoT2KyLG62XGU4fgS6gI49z1udx_3B3Q3m4-4g4zW4j4H1IX23CGOzlmB3_ah8B7fR0rBep4Cv0_RoCB12WyBJ120AGRSkD45I/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2.4 Copy the embed code into the HTML part of your blog post. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9rYhWkRotgW-ueSsvtCwYZiy06zS1hg6j_h-crusWcEH7gGZeFoHpNhd9R9zsHEylHdfGnMalciY5Li9tO9wDkaiif6kF2zi33o3Whr7_AZwcNg555SKNZUp_wMWz0tWfdcxIy5tQ5Y/s1600-h/image%25255B66%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKa3J2S5Ud4Xp26xrppREbUYRgxzUr5I3BriztcKcJ0KvymV5fDUCxMhLutrBQGUjzvI2EGDEwLw8znmZR3h0Pr3jL1RQ-EsRsvXz1BsAcxDSpwNM5j5x7bjS5ACRQlSB5ejQo9-fleY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is the result<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Read these instructions:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><embed allowfullscreen="true" height="400" src="http://embedit.in/uJotVorRpi.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420"></embed><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Use Slideshare.com for more detailed instructions</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Slideshare is a fantastic way to present a book-like instruction to a class. You create each page in PowerPoint. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For example</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuv3VTQjw-HLyEeNCHQQTBPw1x2-P7IQkQ4I9RSlqoVmUe_GrNKwufQC4ITu2I4x3nRv2L4hnaFrwtx7Q08BomrdlV91GRg9Qt0gD4MWxax08XEAMPFmFfLOKeEthygflF3S9284xm4o/s1600-h/image%25255B67%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pSTZJKtMrEmaiSACbwTKcngKol4YibuhfZ04c9QKPJhWQIWBYF8gbdh_EqziinFHGFN-kA19w7HSt49aJB3cRzOMjmVhWug-UNzb38QU8gHp3X3zE-j2b0jFRLyhmYGsmeBNeS-no9w/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3.1 Go to Slideshare.com, join and click on <em>Upload</em> to find the Powerpoint or PDF you want to use.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0rSCWu3jg3QK9hMc5osGoGw9mduYdlGA7DAiZQ10bOaYx3pc4pJcHTDUHboVjcU1fu4GXYTwbuB63EpTaCRPqnwyAmv1-XItdWDYMHp_uNpVzCjNIFotFVXGgoZtHzY9mUIeCsOPnXc/s1600-h/image%25255B68%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9Rh9nLvJR0zN0EjHMTk6mn9DdB62ZeDX1z098yzr1Q7zz7VC6wuJcaGVtSUow0xC73mA7-6AjFe_5PgL9UrWSDuDAH7bpqqb3Cxte0gKJNBPLcbw33Nv7lGj4MgTE2sw3qWInlVTEfs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3.2 When you document appears click on <em>embed</em> to get the code.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDA2JfkSloEWIRzT-xtghns5_lstVdzz0z9jYBsv1xNNvsFoew4-i8vnzFPedYeLIT_dJocerKJMNr1QdAqoGWrILiY2n-hIwylejEyIopwuCHKKiiAs3hciceNdrayDq_Msg6PFEuqg/s1600-h/image%25255B71%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csnokwLFeWmF3tbwZ6-C8cO-Ke4aITyRYN_hRb2zs5bexvAq4YjbE9id0PRCSKgRY__gxJG11Kgnnm88RGC44xl0wN6OG-cL8-ee_sFizEmHaXAmEbHRHZG7ukrsvSDBHjqx81eupJ4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">3.3 This is what the code looks like</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFx-AIAs7_2tJUv5gNAtTME1IqefDhaxG4CodUsrqqYCf03Ul8deN9AxNHk__BTnAcGJfqhhyjSC-ZF-phw8-7WDXbO0zhwTO_Fw_Et18WPN6aakKlQ6BEjwjyxM-Vx3sTE59e3ooXzA/s1600-h/image%25255B72%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZXXSUjxHWLTySvHN_O3NkDjPPu0BbQHsdizGsQhi_1q8vKURbOMIYkqNMsGllzv98ATqniSk6a89X1CNkM_ZQ5xRvC1Z8sW8hvpzZeOeEK2tGe5HtCdfKllPIMiPc15af-0oTCJFvJY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Result on the blog</span><br /><div id="__ss_10209120" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/adding-bells-and-whistles-to-your-blog" target="_blank" title="Adding bells and whistles to your blog">Adding bells and whistles to your blog</a></strong> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/10209120" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding: 5px 0px 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">fionabeal</a> </div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>4. Use Screencasts to explain something more complicated</b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4.1 Join Screencast-o-matic.com and log in. Start recording by following the instructions.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8pfJlEQ-5sVjzvG-ZQTqgTU8kbM2ErfhW7wkkc7mBoXufIm9Qt4qUlfw_4Cxlnjqr3qf95SSCcCgu2PMvuGPDFx0ogxTEk-UYveZ-FaucP_G-p-Z62NC_GDFuuqAq5mUhdF2UgwQ6Nw/s1600-h/image%25255B73%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNiTLWx81VzRARcxViwHiULwUCZ_KEE1L7_hkZA0bCgD5OVERkgAzgqRRfQaOwHCyPulihuyokWESRNFTitNCeUXTJ4nJE-pIuY5whkK4vGbQEK9iaPjC-64vp17w6BaneW0v0FHyToY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4.2 This is what it looks like when you are finished. You can embed it, upload it to YouTube, or download it as a movie file.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="347" scrolling="no" src="http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/embed?sc=cXXIDnu6G&w=400&v=3" width="402"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>5. Use verbal instructions on your blog using Vocaroo.com</strong></span> <br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong>  <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Vocaroo.com is so easy to use. You can download the result as a .wav file, or you can simply embed it in your blog. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5.1 Join Vocaroo.com, click to record, record and start speaking when prompted.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAot9lZro5AhKutDLApRs_-S-90ysl6XekyscVHJkiPtATAg4P28JxQrLRRsZpJgePhfnpEVYHa6bwmk1XntWvsz3zzhlYRk48-99y_TBuTL-wSrlIMnV8BD6REvcdZRBuiNKqiYvdC_4/s1600-h/image%25255B76%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQWIhK7ZO14-KZ4sD4fjEv84KAa-eWhY2HZVnh79QZ2Rrw9fbEwTIa8Bo6qfbqwikF1xdnSJ2gkxBB0933j27NxnV8lo8gBOw_Egx3TPxQqh_8Kr5IOjiCETtkKqMlyLZ2iPWv56oac8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5.2 You will be asked to allow your microphone to be used.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBWnbXTTS9hW-zmd20AlP3a6yeTRsxEtWK2gzhVVfY9MS9gtkA8jwUV3vq3XW4RSx23iSJ9NceGRgbjlSrbMSpiksgVHDoesKrvlUNNBTh4PyWiea1kEU8ZOmqIwUS4-U94jw6kQ4tK8/s1600-h/image%25255B78%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1890YwGBovO0YJdb6iNm0xRp-RuaMd5OoGYqp41UOlU9rRn1BzO29RTJ-_-rgNI9f_wTGvn_jpex88tARY_PQNaS68o_RVSdlzJtQ9Qs7wE8URf9I_3DN1Onn0cSTQ1f_Cr4rVfWRzA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*Paste the embed code into your blog</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr_UH6bKZetTkrG8uG7hw90cGofQaW1ASeVbmTE4Nx4TDCuyxacmX0paE3pwqcvX65g8rlfZa_BOxXZaKypnC34beY7A4GD9RFS9Abc5GhYuSTECKFPrXmXCEs3qc0ldQJtiyQpaONSU/s1600-h/image%25255B81%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJxvvxP73T215-Ez2STb1dTIPJRK2lJyZ4qlRxBueATm2OjvypVAcdvdjssvQio8eAIEu1PCCUmRARrpR6kTwzms_gRkCaWO8mryVhzH0p4sV1xHgC5H_oBs70wxCWVOioFTlDA9xDfU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="261" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the result</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><embed height="44" src="http://vocaroo.com/player.swf?playMediaID=v4jogT8zyOtglCsmw&server=m1.vocaroo.com&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="148" wmode="transparent"></embed> <br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">These are just a few of the ways you can make your blog a great teaching tool. Perhaps you have tried out others that you would like to share?</span></div>

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