Interactive Board

ITB works as a multifunctional tool: you can present text, images, audio, video, internet resources...
But you (or the students) can also INTERACT with the board - write answers to questions, drag and drop, draw, or play games.

Our task today is to explore the possibilities of SMART ITB software. The editor works intuitively, and some choices are similar to those available in MS office. To get an idea, we will also evaluate some internet-available examples.

1. Open Mozilla, go to veskole.cz
2. Choose some ITB material for SMART, download and view. Which positive and negative features can you identify?
3. What makes a good ITB material? Think and discuss - work in pairs. Enter you comments into this blog.
4. Open Smart.
5. Start a new file. Insert a text, an image, a weblink, explore the pen function. Feel free to experiment and have fun creating.

HOMEWORK:
Download and install SMART, start working on your own material - he topic shall be identical as your HotPot topic. Be creative!
- Think about the structure. Include at least five different activities.
- Vary the tasks, bu practice the same vocabulary.
- Focus on contextual use of the vocabulary.
- Compulsory items: teacher book with objectives, target group and instructions; listening task; feedback to all tasks; links to T's Book from all pages and back; active URLs.

Novinka!

Vychází publikace o ICT pro školy, reaguje na kritiku inspekce

Výzkumný ústav pedagogický v Praze (VÚP) vydal praktickou metodickou příručku Informační a komunikační technologie ve škole. Tato publikace je určena vedoucím pracovníkům ve školách a ICT metodikům.

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Publikace ke stažení

Creating and Publishing HotPot Exercises

Today you will develop your HotPot project; you should create three exercises, practicing the same set of 10 vocabulary items. The compulsory formats are matching, multiple choice and gap fill (10 questions each); you can add more, of course.

You also need a HotPotIndex html page, which will present information about the target group you want to teach, and about the topic and objectives.

HP exercises can be interonnected using the menu Configure - Buttons.

Possible course of actions:

1. Create HP matching exercise Ex1. Connect it to the index.html and Ex2.html.Be sure you have all the images in the same folder as the exercise. Save, export.
2. Create a HP multiple choice exercise Ex2.Connect it to the index.html and Ex3.html. Carefully fill in the feedback! Save, export.
3. Create a HP gap fill exercise Ex3. Connect it to the index.html and Ex1.html. Save, export.
4. Open your index.html in NVU. Add links to all three HotPot exercises. Save.
5. Upload all files (index.html, Ex1.html, Ex2.html, Ex3.html, all images) to the web.



Do not forget:
No diacritics, no spaces in filenames.
Save everything you want to put online into a single folder. No subfolders.
Regularly save your changes.

Editing a web page: working with html

To be able to modify your own web page, you need a web editor.
To be able to upload html files (e.g. hotpot) online, you need a webhosting which enables html upload.

Unfortunately, most simple and nice servers offer full oversimplified service and very little freedom to the web owner.

As teachers, we need the possibility to publish our home-made exercises in html format online. WEBZDARMA is one of hosting places which enables html upload.

TASKS:
1. Create a new account on webzdarma.cz
2. Create a folder "MYWEB" on your flash.
3. Open NVU.exe. Write a brief text that will appear as introduction on the first page. Save the file into the MYWEB folder.
4. Publish your page - upload it to your space in WEBZDARMA.
5. The page should include some text, at least one image and LINK(S) to hot potatoes exercise(s).

Podrobné instrukce:
1. založit adresar MyWeb na vlastním flashdisku
2. uložit do něj obrázek, který chci dát na web (vše, co chci dát na web)
3. otevřít program NVU
4. vytvořit html stránku (první pojmenovat index.html)
5. vložit obrázek do stránky
6. uložit hotový soubor html
7. otevřít administraci webu
8. uploadovat html soubor a obrázek

Creating a Web Page

Today you should start your brand new personal web site. Your own web space serves as a presentation of your individual achievements, as well as the place to upload and publish your projects.
First, read the tasks, listed below; you can fulfill them in random order.

If in doubt, do not hesitate to ask!

1. Draw the structure of your future web on a sheet of paper. Check the credit requirements on the English Dept. web page to get an idea what the compulsory parts are.

2. Open Notepad (Poznamkovy blok) and write the text you would like to publish in your site. Start with the content of the index page. Keep the Internet Safety Rules in mind – do not publish your personal data (the date of birth, phone number, credit card numbers …)

3. Open the WYSIWYG web editor New View (nvu.exe) and explore the possibilities of the software.

4. Choose a provider for uploading your future site online (for free). Compare the offers, chaose the one that fits your needs best! Before registration, read the conditions and requirements carefully. You will need a space that also enables uploading zip files.

Examples:
http://www.weebly.com/
http://www.estranky.cz/ !!free version does not enable file upload!!
http://www.webnode.cz/ new and unexplored - seems very interesting
http://zone.webgarden.cz/
http://www.webzdarma.cz/

5. Publish the URL of your new web as a comment to this blog. :)

...AND MORE:
Ideas and instructions on web page creation: http://www.jakpsatweb.cz/
Musing about your web colours? Read this for inspiration.


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