Digital Storytelling Tech Digital Storytelling Tech within Your Reachwithin Your Reach

Exploring Alternative Story Exploring Alternative Story Creators and how to add them Creators and how to add them

to WP.to WP.

Limitations of WPLimitations of WP

• In In free WP accountfree WP account, only certain multimedia , only certain multimedia can be “embedded” in your WP post or page.can be “embedded” in your WP post or page.

• Embedded=Embedded=– Preview or player you can see Preview or player you can see and workand work without without

hyperlinking elsewhere.hyperlinking elsewhere.– Gives some control over layoutGives some control over layout– More visually interesting because not just a text More visually interesting because not just a text

link.link.• Video and audio can’t be uploaded directly to Video and audio can’t be uploaded directly to

WP site w/o upgrade.WP site w/o upgrade.– We will uploading audio to Otterbein server and We will uploading audio to Otterbein server and

linking to it.linking to it.

Limitations of WPLimitations of WP

• Good news/bad news: Good news/bad news: – Many of the sites/applications I asked you to Many of the sites/applications I asked you to

explore are free, way cool.explore are free, way cool.– But they will appear as hyperlinks in your But they will appear as hyperlinks in your

multimedia story.multimedia story.• So decide if you care before creating part of your So decide if you care before creating part of your

story that waystory that way

– I have yet to find a way to upload/embed I have yet to find a way to upload/embed slideshows (which are flash files)slideshows (which are flash files)• They’ll be a hyperlink, too.They’ll be a hyperlink, too.

What App Did You Try?What App Did You Try?

• How might this be used in multimedia How might this be used in multimedia story (even if not relevant to story (even if not relevant to youryour story)?story)?

• Rate on scale of 1-5, with 5 being Rate on scale of 1-5, with 5 being easiest.easiest.– Site’s explanation of what app does?Site’s explanation of what app does?– Ease of account set up?Ease of account set up?– Ease of creating content?Ease of creating content?

•Show us/tell us what you made!Show us/tell us what you made!

Apps I’ve TriedApps I’ve Tried

• Lots!!!! (Personal fav=Lots!!!! (Personal fav=BubbleplyBubbleply))

• Will concentrate on those thatWill concentrate on those that– Integrate well with WPIntegrate well with WP– Give impressive results to beginnersGive impressive results to beginners

• Today: Flickr, Vodpod, Google Maps (part Today: Flickr, Vodpod, Google Maps (part 1)1)

• Later: More Google maps, audio, non-Later: More Google maps, audio, non-audio slideshows, livechat, audio slideshows, livechat, you tell me you tell me what you want to learnwhat you want to learn

Benefits of WP for alternative Benefits of WP for alternative story formsstory forms

• Some applications Some applications CANCAN be embedded in a be embedded in a story story layoutlayout: any photos uploaded to WP, : any photos uploaded to WP, Video/photos from Flicker, Google MapVideo/photos from Flicker, Google Map

• Others will appear using a Widget: Others will appear using a Widget: Application (piece of software) that Application (piece of software) that appears on WP appears on WP sidebarsidebar– List of widgetsList of widgets: :

• Can add blog post from other hosting Can add blog post from other hosting locations=efficiency. See my Flickr post.locations=efficiency. See my Flickr post.– Hootsuite.comHootsuite.com

FlickrFlickr

• Photo/video sharing site that WP has a “partnership” Photo/video sharing site that WP has a “partnership” with WP, so integrated.with WP, so integrated.– Can upload photos, even via email, put in sets, share, etc.Can upload photos, even via email, put in sets, share, etc.– Don’t need to remember to have them on jump drive or Don’t need to remember to have them on jump drive or

upload to WP (freeing space on your WP account)upload to WP (freeing space on your WP account)• After setting up an account (owned by Yahoo, so set After setting up an account (owned by Yahoo, so set

up Yahoo acct), loading images, can set up layout up Yahoo acct), loading images, can set up layout preferences for “photoblogging”preferences for “photoblogging”

• Then go to image and say “blog this,” typing your Then go to image and say “blog this,” typing your post in Flickr.post in Flickr.

• It posts to WP.It posts to WP.– Videos show preview; player launches on click and from Videos show preview; player launches on click and from

Flickr site.Flickr site.– Not ideal, but not bad.Not ideal, but not bad.

Google MapsGoogle Maps

• Will show you how to embed in WP a Will show you how to embed in WP a “my maps” already created in “my maps” already created in Google.Google.

• If interested, will demo how to make If interested, will demo how to make the map during week 5 or 6. the map during week 5 or 6. – Vote?Vote?

Widget AppsWidget Apps

• Internal widgets (my term): need no Internal widgets (my term): need no special account on another open-special account on another open-source content providersource content provider– RSS feeds (just get feed URL), RSS feeds (just get feed URL),

Links/Blogroll, Meta (login stuff), search Links/Blogroll, Meta (login stuff), search box, Tag Cloud and other content from box, Tag Cloud and other content from own blog.own blog.

• Did that.Did that.

External Widget AppsExternal Widget Apps

• External widget (my term): need to set up External widget (my term): need to set up an account on another open-source an account on another open-source content providercontent provider– Must learn their interface and create content Must learn their interface and create content

there.there.– Then WP makes it easy to get feed from your Then WP makes it easy to get feed from your

account.account.– See course blog for two I’ve tried: Flickr, See course blog for two I’ve tried: Flickr,

VodpodVodpod• Flickr can be both IN a story and IN the sidebarFlickr can be both IN a story and IN the sidebar

VodPodVodPod

• Set up free VodPod account firstSet up free VodPod account first• Upload videos of others (YouTube), I Upload videos of others (YouTube), I

think.think.• Or upload own videos. Then it will Or upload own videos. Then it will

display them, with viewer in WP display them, with viewer in WP sidebar.sidebar.– Follow instructions on Appearance, Follow instructions on Appearance,

Widgets, VodpodWidgets, Vodpod

• Not great, but better than hyperlink.Not great, but better than hyperlink.