Welcome to the eighth step in our free professional learning series on class and student blogging!
Step 8: Embed Content in Posts
The aim of this step is to:
1. Introduce you to online tools that you can embed into posts and pages.
2. Learn how to embed content into posts and pages.
We have embedded examples of each tool in this post to help you work out how each tool could be used with your students. Some of these tools are not designed to be viewed on mobile devices.
Embedding content in Posts
If you look closely at class blogs you will notice many of have cool interactive tools embedded in posts and pages.Embedding content like slides, quizzes,polls,videos, and storybooks into posts creates opportunities for reader engagement and interaction not achievable using plain text or images.
Most online tools provide embed code that you can use to embed what you have found or created into posts. There are some popular tools used by educators sorted by activity type to help get you started. We have included a brief explanation of why they are used, and embedded examples of each so you can check how they work. Tools were chosen on the basis of their popularity, ease of use, and ability to be embedded into posts.
A note on age restrictions
It is important to be aware that children can not sign up for many online tools, even if they seem designed for education. Websites based in the US that are collecting information from children under the age of 13 are required by law to comply with Children’s online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).Embedding content in Posts
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