Jimdo is a WYSIWYG web hosting service.[5] Jimdo offers JimdoFree, a free web hosting service, and JimdoPro, a premium service. Jimdo is operated by Jimdo GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based company.
Its pretty easy to create an account with Jimdo so as to get started creating a website.. but you will need to be able to access your email account to confirm the new account and get started on your website.
When you have created an account, the email will issue you a link and a password - open the link in a new tab, and copy the password to use for signing in.
The settings for changing your password are behind a large icon row on the right. All editing is in context and easy to use
Upload a presentation made in powerpoint or open office or similar, by clicking the big link at the top that says "upload"
Then click the big button that says "Browse and select files"
Locate file and upload
Once the upload completes, you will see fields for adding a Title, Tags, Description etc. Fill these in.
If you like, you can click the "Browse and select files" button again, and upload multiple files
Finally, click the big "Publish All" button
If you have an MP3 recording of yourself talking through the presentation, you can upload it and synch it with your slides. To do this, view your slides on Slideshare, and click the link that says "add MP3"
Ok, so I've been watching blogs and tweets and no requests for how-to demonstration have come through.
I did get a request by email though. Felicity would like to learn how to embed audio with a slide presentation she has on Slideshare.net so as to make what they call a Slidecast. Slideshare.net is kinda like the Youtube of Powerpoint.. so for those who like making powerful points, or like to get their message down into a nicely illustrated sequence of events, Slideshare is for YOU!
Obviously teachers and students should know how to get the most out of Slideshare, but I am noticing a lot more businesses using it to create short sharp messages about their products and services as well.
So lets spend a little while checking out Slideshare.. starting as always with creating an account.
My presentation to a group of students from Regis University who were visiting New Zealand. Their interest was in the highly successful "Like Minds, Like Mine" campaign, and also the use of social media for social change. Interestingly, although LMLM currently doesn't use any social media, the principles are the same: have a clear simple message, build relationships and spark conversation.
Delicious (formerly del.icio.us, pronounced "delicious") is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. Delicious uses a non-hierarchical classification system in which users can tag each of their bookmarks with freely chosen index terms (generating a kind of folksonomy). A combined view of everyone's bookmarks with a given tag is available; for instance, the URL "http://delicious.com/tag/wiki" displays all of the most recent links tagged "wiki". Its collective nature makes it possible to view bookmarks added by similar-minded users.
A Folksonomy is a system of classification derived from the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content; this practice is also known as collaborative tagging, social classification, social indexing, and social tagging. The word folksonomy is a portmanteau of folk and taxonomy. Wikipedia June 2009
Google Calendar is a free web based calendar application offered by Google. The interface is similar to desktop calendar applications such as Microsoft Outlook. It enables users to view, add, and drag-and-drop events from one date to another without reloading the page. It supports view modes such as weekly, monthly, and agenda. Users can "quick add" calendar events by typing standard English phrases, such as "Dinner with Michael 7pm tomorrow". Events are stored online, meaning that the calendar can be viewed from any location. In the case of a user experiencing a hard drive failure, it also means that no data is lost. Multiple calendars can be added and shared, allowing various levels of permissions for the users. This enables collaboration and sharing of schedules between groups or families. There are also general calendars available for importing into one's account which contain national holidays of various countries. Google Calendar is integrated with various other Google services.
1. Log in to Google 2. Click the link on your Google page that says "Calendar" 3. Enter in a few events for the week to get started with your calendar 4. In the left navigation area, click the drop down arrow that is next to Your Calendar, and change the colour 5. Click the same drop down and select Calendar Settings, change the title etc. When you see the embed code DON'T copy it yet. Instead click the link that says "Customise the colour, size and other options" 6. Adjust settings to 400 pixels (so that it fits in your blog) and other settings to make it look the way you like. 7. Copy the embed code (it automatically updates as you adjust settings) and paste it as a new post in your blog.
