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Using MyPlick.com for podcast

October 19, 2008 · 2 Comments · blogs, howto, openpd, Personal, slideshows, Web2.0

Maybe podcast isn’t the correct term or maybe it is.

MyPlick.com allows you to sync audio with slides. I find it much more informational than just uploading your slides, especially as it is becoming more popular to use less words on slides.

MyPlick allows you to upload slides from various sources such as PDFs, Powerpoint, and even Google Presentations. It allows you to upload audio to the site, so no need to host the .mp3 elsewhere.

Here is an example of a recent myplick “podcast” that our JH Principal put together. He is now scheduling a Tech Breakfast for the teachers to learn as we share the process. Give it a try and let me know what you think of myplick and what other tools and techniques you utilize for podcasting.

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Using Slide Show to Create Flash Cards

December 17, 2007 · No Comments · howto, Web2.0

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.spresent.com/presenter/SimPView.swf?sDir=http://www.spresent.com/presenter/&p=/chris.wherley@gmail.com/flashcards" width="640" height="480" wmode="transparent" /]Click the right arrow button to advance the slides. I created my slide show using www.spresent.com (Although this could be done in any Slide Show program) using the following steps:

  • Create a title slide.
  • Create the question slide.
  • Duplicate the slide and put the answer on it.
  • Repeat the process until you have enough flashcards.

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