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How to Embed a Voki in a WordPress Blog

First, to prove that it is possible, I've created a wordpress site and embedded a Voki in it – http://howtoembedvokiinwordpress.wordpress.com/

Second, I'd like to thank these two websites where I read, IN PRINCIPLE, that it was possible. However no one seems to have posted exact instructions so I will here:

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Step #1 - (You can join www.vodpod.com but you don't have to for this to work.)

Go to www.vodpod.com/wordpress (click on link to open in a new window)

Special Hint: in Internet Explorer I had to then right click on
my toolbar and unselect “Lock the Toolbars” so that I
could expand my “links” toolbar, like this:


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Step #2

 Go to www.voki.com, log in, and make and save your Voki.

Once saved, click on "My Voki" and then click on the Voki you want to embed in WordPress.

Select "Embed in WordPress" down the bottom:



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Step #3 

- Click on "Get embed code" and copy the text that appears in the box:


Now click on your "Post to WordPress" button that you installed earlier on your internet browser:


Past the code you just copied into the box entitled “Video Preview” (delete whatever text is already there. On the right hand side give the web address of your blog, your wordpress username and password, and a title and text for your blog post. (You can change this later in WordPress itself).

Click on "Publish".

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Step #4

Your new blog post is now posted by vodpod to your wordpress site on your behalf. Log into wordpress.com and you'll be able to see it, edit it, and if you click on "html" in your edit window at wordpress, you can even copy the vodpod code and put it elsewhere, such as in a wordpress page or in a sidebar.


Steve Collis' Presentations at the Education Revolution in Action Conference

Here are the CoverItLive windows for my presentations, which will allow you to participate, comment, chat with attendees, and me, etc even if you're not at the conference. Note, you can participate before, during, or after the actual live presentation. You might have questions, or your own information to add.

Presentation #2: Run a School Internet Radio Station (2.10pm Tuesday 23rd June AEST (GMT time +10 hours))

 

WATCH VIDEO OF PRESENTATION LIVE BY CLICKING HERE: http://bit.ly/OaT5O

Listen to our school radio show by clicking the links at the top left of the HappySteve site (under 'About Steve Collis') - link opens in iTunes / Windows Media Player.

CHAT USING THE WINDOW BELOW: (or send tweets to the window below using hash tag #edrevprof4a

I will invite you to send me mp3 files to put up on our radio station - email them to me at scollis@nbcs.nsw.edu.au (smaller than 1 mb please - short audio no longer than 30 seconds)

Also, here is my intro for the conference presentation on our school internet radio station. Most of the presentation will be a practical demonstration - we'll actually put together our own radio content - but I'll start off running through the basic process of setting a station up (which is quite straightforward). Press the RIGHT PLAY BUTTON to advance through the presentation:

 
I will refer to a VoiceThread - leave a comment to say what you think about this Quad burger!
  

Lots of other text-based publishing projects:

http://www.nbcsgreenfingers.com
http://wordworthreflections.wordpress.com
http://frenchonlinelittleprince.wordpress.com
http://australianenvironment.wordpress.com
http://ringoftime.wordpress.com
http://nbcskookaburras.wordpress.com/
http://passion4poetry.wordpress.com
With maps showing visitors...
...but that's another story.

Presentation #1: Moodle for Unleashed Learning (12pm Monday 22nd June AEST (GMT time +10 hours))

(For Eastern Australia)

My Class has a Conversation with the World

An old trick:


It's an old trick, you send out a message to the world on Twitter and wait for the world to reply. (read on for the twist)


We did this at the start of the lesson yesterday in Yr 8 French:


"This is Mr Collis' yr 8 French class in Sydney. Please answer within 60 mins: How many languages do you speak & where are you right now?"


Within the hour we had 36 replies from all over the world! (Helped along by www.twitter.com/suewaters who retweeted the message)


The Result:


8 of the people who replied only spoke 1 language. The others spoke 2, 3, or more. A great way for students to understand language learning from a global perspective (the typical Australian perspective of the value of languages is not necessarily positive).


But here's the twist, I copied and pasted the 32 replies into www.umapper.com and it instantly made a map of the word showing where we had received replies from.


Here's the map:




Link: http://www.umapper.com/maps/view/id/30556/


So the students could see without any doubt that they had just had a conversation with the world.


A class of any age, any subject could benefit from this sort of conversation.






PS: If you're interested, here are the messages we received:    



  1. Nadine Dickinsonnadinedickinson@Steve_Collis Hi yr8 French students! Am in Manila, Philiippines right now. I speak 3 languages.

  2. Stephen Smithmanning11@Steve_Collis Bonjour! Je suis à Palm Springs aux États-Unis, et je parle cinq langues. Bravo à votre prof pour utiliser Twitter comme ça!!

  3. deerwooddeerwood@Steve_Collis Hi yr8 French class. I speak 3 languages, English, French and Spanish. I'm in Gloucester UK

  4. Julian Riddenmoodleman@steve_collis Are you going to join @lasic and the rest of us for dinner on Sat? I think you two would get on like a house on fire :)

  5. Dave Youlmyr221@Steve_Collis only speak English, at home in TH.

  6. John Oxleyoxleyj@Steve_Collis only 1.1 (a little French from Junior High) - Brisbane, Australia

  7. stevencahillstevencahill@Steve_Collis 2 languages ... English and Jibberish. I am in Melbourne Victoria

  8. Barbara Sakamotobarbsaka@Steve_Collis Hi Mr. Collis' French class. I speak 2 and 1/2 languages (my Spanish is dreadful!) and am right now in Kitakyushu Japan.

  9. mikecoghmikecogh@Steve_Collis English and Dutch and I'm in Adelaide

  10. cathyarreguincathyarreguin@Steve_Collis 2 languages, Northern California, USA. Hi!

  11. Perperfal@Steve_Collis Hi from Stockholm Sweden. I speak Swedish, English (been in France though) - good luck class!

  12. StevenCaldwellStevenCaldwellIcon_lock@Steve_Collis I speak 1 and a bit.(French being the bit) I'm at a really self-congratulatory conference in Canberra.

  13. harlemlibrarianharlemlibrarian@Steve_Collis 4 languages, Harlem, New York

  14. Paul Stewartelearningnews@Steve_Collis This tongue only speaks one language but I'm a big fan of words no-one uses anymore: http://phrontistery.info/cl...

  15. Anita Strangastrang@Steve_Collis Greetings from British Columbia, Canada and only speak 1 language :(. My kids are in a French immersion class so 2 for them.

  16. ivyclarkivyclark@Steve_Collis Hiya, I speak 3 languages and 1 dialect, from Singapore and now based in Perth. :)

  17. Jenny WoodDishMopTop@Steve_Collis I only speak English. I live in Melb but am going to France for a holiday soon so need a crash course!

  18. Bryan Hughesbryanhughes@Steve_Collis Hi from Vancouver, Canada! I've studied French, Thai, and Indonesian, but really I can only speak English.

  19. Mark Smithersmarksmithers@Steve_Collis Hi Steve - I speak a bit of English and a bit of French - I'm in Melbourne

  20. Karen Kearneywinsongreen@Steve_Collis In Melbourne. Only speak English fluently. Did French to Yr 12. Maybe should do a refresher!!

  21. Tomaz Lasiclasic@steve_collis Hi class from Perth, speak three langauges (not computer langauges :) and hack my way in another two. Enjoy learning

  22. Marcus Bourgetyeah_mate@Steve_Collis hello. I'm at my Physio in north Sydney. Je parle francais but not very well. Zut alors!

  23. Di Bédardwindsordi@Steve_Collis ... and it's 12:36 at night... bed time!

  24. paulfuller75paulfuller75@Steve_Collis I am in Perth and speak English et un petit peu de la Francais.

  25. jurgenjurgen@Steve_Collis I speak 3 languages, but only one fluently. Je peux parler allemand, und ich kann französisch sprechen. I live in Melbourne.

  26. Michael Gwythermickgwyther@Steve_Collis I speak English and live in Ballarat

  27. Di Bédardwindsordi@Steve_Collis Hi class! Je parle en français ...and I speak english! Windsor, Ontario, Canada

  28. CWflexnib@Steve_Collis four languages, I'm in Perth, Western Australia. I wish I spoke French!

  29. Hannahhfeldman@Steve_Collis I speak English, I'm pretty good at Spanish, and I'm beginning Russian! I'm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and I'm 16. Hi!

  30. Sue WaterssuewatersPlease tell send tweet @Steve_Collis yr 8 French class Sydney within 60 mins: How many languages do you speak & where are you right now?

  31. Dean Tregenzadeantregenza@Steve_Collis North Sydney, speak - English, read (v. v. slowly) - Latin, A.Greek, Hebrew, German

  32. Sue Waterssuewaters@Steve_Collis one language English and Perth Western Australia

  33. Lucy Barrowlucybarrow@Steve_Collis Hi Mr Collis and your French students from Ballarat in Victoria! Unfortunately, I only speak 1 lang, but wish I spoke more! :)

  34. Jo BarrettJo_Barrett@Steve_Collis one and I am watching Toy Story and marking Year 7 spelling!

  35. vnarayanvnarayan@Steve_Collis In New Zealand -- 1 Lang (English)

  36. Mike Israelmikejisrael@Steve_Collis 1 language and I am in Wahroonga NSW