Comments for eLearning Infusion http://nickrate.com Engaging learners, teachers and parents through technology. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:30:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on ePortfolios and mLearning Part 1 by Lee http://nickrate.com/2009/11/11/eportfolios-and-mlearning-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Lee Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:30:45 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=533#comment-373 Great post! I use Wordpress for my eportfolio and I'm creating a pared down version for viewing on handheld devices. I've started looking into m-portfolios and m-learning ahead of a Research Study next year so I would really like to learn more about the issues surrounding mobile versions of sites (specifically Wordpress, Moodle and Mahara). @Bob: do most mobiles not force a mobile theme already? I have a Hero and it does. *Iphone/blackberry users pls reply* Great post! I use Wordpress for my eportfolio and I’m creating a pared down version for viewing on handheld devices. I’ve started looking into m-portfolios and m-learning ahead of a Research Study next year so I would really like to learn more about the issues surrounding mobile versions of sites (specifically Wordpress, Moodle and Mahara).

@Bob: do most mobiles not force a mobile theme already? I have a Hero and it does. *Iphone/blackberry users pls reply*

]]> Comment on NZ Educational Blog Stats by Dorothy http://nickrate.com/2010/02/12/nz-educational-blog-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Dorothy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:23:16 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=825#comment-359 To get truly depressed, I should count up how many of our student blogs are more widely read than mine! Actually - that should be more of an encouragement.... To get truly depressed, I should count up how many of our student blogs are more widely read than mine! Actually – that should be more of an encouragement….

]]> Comment on ePortfolios and mLearning Part 1 by Bob http://nickrate.com/2009/11/11/eportfolios-and-mlearning-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Bob Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:49:19 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=533#comment-358 For nice mobile viewing of an eportfolio in Wordpress, be sure to include the WPTouch plug-in/theme on a self-hosted WordPress blog. This neat plug-in will detect a mobile device (iPhone/Touch, Blackberry Storm, Android, Palm Pre) and reformat the Wordpress sites into a mobile-friendly format. http://www.bravenewcode.com/products/wptouch/ For nice mobile viewing of an eportfolio in Wordpress, be sure to include the WPTouch plug-in/theme on a self-hosted WordPress blog. This neat plug-in will detect a mobile device (iPhone/Touch, Blackberry Storm, Android, Palm Pre) and reformat the Wordpress sites into a mobile-friendly format. http://www.bravenewcode.com/products/wptouch/

]]> Comment on NZ Educational Blog Stats by Nick http://nickrate.com/2010/02/12/nz-educational-blog-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Nick Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:37:21 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=825#comment-356 The answer may be here... http://technorati.com/what-is-technorati-authority/ The answer may be here…

http://technorati.com/what-is-technorati-authority/

]]> Comment on NZ Educational Blog Stats by Toni Twiss http://nickrate.com/2010/02/12/nz-educational-blog-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Toni Twiss Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:58:21 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=825#comment-344 hey! I had that link too! Giving me a good kick to write a post and remove the * next to my blog title! Need to think about something to write... hey! I had that link too!

Giving me a good kick to write a post and remove the * next to my blog title! Need to think about something to write…

]]> Comment on NZ Educational Blog Stats by Allanah King http://nickrate.com/2010/02/12/nz-educational-blog-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Allanah King Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:17:16 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=825#comment-342 I have a Technorati rank of 399. I have never understood Technorati rankings. Is that good or bad??? I have a Technorati rank of 399. I have never understood Technorati rankings. Is that good or bad???

]]> Comment on ePortfolios in NZ by Jamin Lietze http://nickrate.com/2010/02/05/eportfolios-in-nz/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Jamin Lietze Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:05:23 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=798#comment-331 Thanks Nick for sharing this link - I appreciate the support :+) Thanks Nick for sharing this link – I appreciate the support :+)

]]> Comment on Hot Potatoes by Nick http://nickrate.com/2009/07/14/hot-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Nick Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:51:20 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=462#comment-326 <a href="#comment-317" rel="nofollow">@Mari</a> Hi Mari, First you will need to upload your exported hot potato files to a directory on your web server (blogging tools like WordPress and most other hosted blogs do not allow uploading of HTML files so you will need to upload them to you own web server for storage). I use Cyberduck, a free FTP client for the Mac. Next copy the address of the file e.g if I uploaded a file, called quiz.html, to a directory named hotpot, the address would be: http://nickrate.com/hotpot/quiz.html Now you have the address you can create a link directly to the file or embed it using an iframe. e.g. <a href="http://content.screencast.com/users/nickrate/folders/Jing/media/51417d5c-d4f7-4743-b920-b4d8518c79ad/00000025.png" rel="nofollow"><img class="embeddedObject" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/nickrate/folders/Jing/media/51417d5c-d4f7-4743-b920-b4d8518c79ad/00000025.png" width="297" height="97" border="0" /></a> Change the height and width to suit. If you were a WordPress users and host the blog yourself this is best and more reliably done using one of the many iframe embedding plug-ins available. However since you are a Google sites user, it is a little more complicated. You will still need to upload the exported files to your web server. Uploading these to your google docs account will not work. If you have done that then you will need to create a custom google gadget to embed. Instructions are here: http://www.glaciology.net/Home/Miscellaneous-Debris/guide-to-inserting-iframes-or-flash-in-google-sites @Mari
Hi Mari,
First you will need to upload your exported hot potato files to a directory on your web server (blogging tools like WordPress and most other hosted blogs do not allow uploading of HTML files so you will need to upload them to you own web server for storage). I use Cyberduck, a free FTP client for the Mac.
Next copy the address of the file e.g if I uploaded a file, called quiz.html, to a directory named hotpot, the address would be: http://nickrate.com/hotpot/quiz.html
Now you have the address you can create a link directly to the file or embed it using an iframe.
e.g.

Change the height and width to suit.
If you were a WordPress users and host the blog yourself this is best and more reliably done using one of the many iframe embedding plug-ins available.

However since you are a Google sites user, it is a little more complicated. You will still need to upload the exported files to your web server. Uploading these to your google docs account will not work.
If you have done that then you will need to create a custom google gadget to embed. Instructions are here: http://www.glaciology.net/Home/Miscellaneous-Debris/guide-to-inserting-iframes-or-flash-in-google-sites

]]> Comment on Hot Potatoes by Mari http://nickrate.com/2009/07/14/hot-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Mari Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:35:57 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=462#comment-317 Would you be so kind as to let me know how did you embeded the hot potato exercise into your web page? I would like to do the same in a google site. Thanks! Mari Would you be so kind as to let me know how did you embeded the hot potato exercise into your web page? I would like to do the same in a google site.
Thanks!
Mari

]]> Comment on The Non Negotiables by Kim Cofino http://nickrate.com/2010/02/03/the-non-negotiables/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Kim Cofino Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:03:13 +0000 http://nickrate.com/?p=785#comment-312 It really is amazing how many teachers still want a checklist of skills for their students - we hear the same thing all the time here at ISB. I wonder if it's because we're so used to having a standard list of skills for other core curriculum subjects (and what does that say about education?). I think this idea of implicit skills or transferrable skills is helping our teachers understand more about the types of skills that go beyond specific applications/operating systems/programs, but we'll see... How did you like Yokohama? I'm so excited about the move! It really is amazing how many teachers still want a checklist of skills for their students – we hear the same thing all the time here at ISB. I wonder if it’s because we’re so used to having a standard list of skills for other core curriculum subjects (and what does that say about education?). I think this idea of implicit skills or transferrable skills is helping our teachers understand more about the types of skills that go beyond specific applications/operating systems/programs, but we’ll see…

How did you like Yokohama? I’m so excited about the move!

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