Meg's BrushUP! objectives

1. To add a YouTube widget to your page.
2. To add a Vizu poll to your page.
   

Your BrushUP! objectives

What are you hoping to learn from this module? Your objectives can be the same as mine, but is there anything else you are expecting to learn? Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class,or discussit on this wiki's discussion forum.

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

Introduction

A widget is just a 'thing' that contains code that lets you present your site as you want. The various widgets in WetPaint include ones for adding YouTube videos, for adding Vizu polls, and for including RSS feeds. This module will help you insert widgets into your page.

Focus questions: What are widgets?

Have you heard the term 'widget' before? In what context? Do you have any idea what widgets on websites do? Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class,or discussit on this wiki's discussion forum.

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

Adding a YouTube video to your page using the YouTube widget

Each YouTube video has a unique URL that identifies it, as well as some special code that allows you to 'embed' the video into your website.

Exercise: Add a YouTube video to your page using the YouTube widget

1. Find a video on YouTube that you want to embed in your page.
2. Copy the URL forthe video.
3. On your wiki page, make sure you have the EasyEdit ToolBar activated.
4. Click on the 'Widget' icon
5. Click on the 'YouTube' option in the 'Add Widget' box.
6. You don't want to search YouTube, because you've already found your video, so click on "Add by URL or EMBED'.
7. Paste the video's URL into the box.
8. Click 'Add YouTube Video'.
9. If you want to change the layout of the video, edit it now.
10. Click 'Done'.
11. Click Save.
12. Your video will now appear on your page.

Check out WetPaint's FAQs for more instructions

Advanced: Adding a Vizu poll to your page using the Vizu widget

Adding a poll to your page can be fun, as well as good for getting feedback on the page content. To add a Vizu poll, you will first have to sign up with Vizu.

Exercise: Add a Vizu poll to your page using the Vizu widget

1. Sign up with Vizu and follow the instructions to create a poll.
2. Export your poll and get the Export Code for the poll.
3. Copy the Export Code
4. On your wiki page, make sure you have the EasyEdit ToolBar activated.
5. Click on the 'Widget' icon
6. Click on the 'Vizu' option in the 'Add Widget' box.
7. Paste the poll's Embed Code into the box.
8. Click 'Add Vizu Poll'.
9. If you want to change the layout of the video, edit it now.
10. Click 'Done'.
11. Click Save.
12. Your poll will now appear on your page.

Check out WetPaint's FAQs for more instructions

Reflection

Write down your thoughts, discuss with a partner or small group in the class,or discussit on this wiki's discussion forum.

• What have I learnt?
• What is still unclear?
• What do I need to follow up on?
• Where to from here?
• What other stuff I have read or accessed to help me make sense of it all?

Discuss it on the discussion thread for this topic.

Links and resources

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