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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Before I die I want to .... (Virtual Moodle Reflection Wall)

Art imitates life. Specifically, simulating a "Before I die" physical wall with a Wonderwall. I don't think that this has ever been done before - combining a Facebook-like Wall with a forum discussion topic. Well, there's a first time for everything. I am 'dying' to see what you will say...I mean type....

You can access the Wonderwall here:
Username: studentscm
Password: studentscm



Think, reflect and type in your thoughts. You can also copy and paste a http://url that ends with a gif, jpg or png file to embed an image. Or you can also paste a http://youtubeUrl if you want to. Have fun with the wall! 

And here's another example of the use of the Wall. This time with larger fonts (as specified in the file wall.css).

You can access the Wonderwall here:
Username: studentscm
Password: studentscm


Regards
Frankie Kam

APPENDIX

How did I do this? 

I discovered how to add a background image to the Wonderwall.
You can do it too! Here's the embed code. You can put it inside a forum discussion topic.

<h1>Reflection Wall</h1><br /><center><iframe width="200%" allowtransparency="true" name="main" style="opacity: 1; background-image: url(http://www.moodurian.com/mod/forum/bricks.jpg); " scrolling="auto" height="1000px" frameborder="0" align="left" src="http://www.moodurian.com/wall_resource/index.php?CourseId=37&Id=1&Desc=Before I die I want to ..." marginheight="5px" marginwidth="5px"></iframe></center>

You also have to upload the image file bricks.jpg to your /mod/forum folder. The rest is magic!

To get your own wall for Moodle 1.9 or Moodle 2.x, click here.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Wallify your Moodle 2.x Coursepage

The Wonderwall now works in Moodle 2.2!



Clicking on the Course Wall



It's written for Moodle 2.x.
More to come soon. Wait for it!

Demo site:
http://moodurian.com/m2/course/view.php?id=3
Username: student
Password: student
-or-

Username: me
Password: me
-or-
Username: Create your own
Password: Create your own



Live Wall





VARIOUS WAYS OF USING THE WALL FOR LEARNING!

1. Embed a simple non-hyperlink text.
Hello World!



2. Embed a simple URL hyperlink
www.google.com
Note: for many of the embed input below, omitting the "http" part will transform the input into a hyperlink that when clicked, opens the link in a new browser tab.



3. Embed an image from a URL
http://media.themalaysianinsider.com/images/uploads/css/tmi-qr-logo-244-80x78.gif


4. Embed a Voicethread
https://voicethread.com/share/1484117/


5. Embed a slideshare presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/14807466



6. Embed a Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOToL-SSkKI&feature=fvst
or
http://youtu.be/xOToL-SSkKI



7. Embed a Scribd document
http://www.scribd.com/doc/106792255


8. Embed a Vimeo video
http://vimeo.com/36707211


9. Embed a TED.com video - presentations at their best
http://www.ted.com/talks/kent_larson_brilliant_designs_to_fit_more_people_in_every_city.html


10. Embed a TeacherTube video - education
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=159879


11. Embed a Chatbotmaker interactive video URL http://www.chatbotmaker.com/videofiles/01/mp4/index.html
-or-
http://www.labodanglais.com/videofiles/01/mp4/index.html







12. Embed a Chatbotmaker interactive MP3 session URL
http://www.chatbotmaker.com/voicefiles/01/index.html
-or-
http://www.labodanglais.com/voicefiles/job/01/index.html

13. Embed a manual checklist



14. Embed a program's source code (etc. C++ or Java) - maintains indentation and whitespace!





Is your favourite Web2.0 social media embed code missing? Let me know!


Buy
Summary
Moodle 1.9 code (zip file) for USD$49
Moodle 2.x code (zip file) for USD$49
Code comes with basic setup instructions.
After payment is made, the code will be sent to you within 48hours.
Installation fees add another USD$49.

Frankie Kam
E-mail me at: boonsengkam@gmail.com


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Wonder of the Moodle PhotoMosaic

Hope you like this one.

How many faces can you recognise?



Secondly, thank you Martin for creating a wonderful LMS in Moodle!



If you want to know how I did this, the Moodle logo and Martin montages consist of 500 individual Moodle.org account avatars. I painstakingly downloaded all of them and then used Andrea Mosaic to create the montage. Can you find Martin's icon in the montage above?
To know more, you can send me an E-mail. I'll be glad to indulge you on the details. Or, you could always view this Slideshare:



Regards
Frankie Kam

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