Using+Widgets

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A widget is a small piece of code that can be embedded in webpages, blogs, etc. There are many types of widgets from calendars to online dictionaries and widgets to collect your favorite Youtube videos. In Moodlle widgets can be embedded in webpages, books and even on their own in a block. In this site []/ widgets have been used to add interest to a Moodle site created to promote Italian by complementing it with appropriate materials.


 * Finding Widgets:**

http://www.widgetbox.com/


 * Embedding Tweeter feeds widget**

http://twitter.com/widgets/which_flash


 * Talking widgets**

http://www.voki.com/


 * Screenshoot from Tuttoitaliano Moodle site with newspaper widget insert**




 * Example of Newspaper Widget**

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Embedding Google Earth in your Moodle or other webpage

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or like this

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How to do this:

Tutorial from Google Earth Outreach

http://www.google.com/earth/outreach/tutorials/kmlembed.html

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