MrW's Computing Blog

1. Click on the link next to your class and follow the instructions.
2. Use the username that I tell you in class.

• Ash
•  http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/19183/register/68d44795d9854eefb8968daaafdfc22e
• Beech http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20094/register/00e77c0bcc4e48f4bc52b441b690cd83
• Chestnut http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20095/register/ee287bb223024b70b58cd69b9fccb9dd
• Elm http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20096/register/fd2e86878a9c4e12a0e7554b550bf716
• Fir http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20098/register/46ff7a55ddf54d83aa8322d66371b6ff
• Holly http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20099/register/af65ec30710541ae84d46bdacc8f5a53
• Lime http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20100/register/b3fb1c7297d244989dfa439c3ceb5167
• Maple http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20101/register/f3381d91a8fa4920b66066b298130267
• Oak http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20102/register/e686bd0e3764489eb95163f8de3f98e9
• Pine http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20105/register/687d0ef1f12d46fdaa9ae978a0ee01a7
• Spruce http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20104/register/91a866f6c8144e3496ecda1718db7935
• Willow http://scratch.mit.edu/classes/20106/register/d7a2919284c8463e8766435fb428c4c6

• Red
  • type some text
  • more than one page
• Orange
  • change font, colour, size, position
• Yellow
  • include pictures, shapes
• Green – attention to detail
  • well balanced page – text a good size
  • pages have same layout
  • links back and forward
• Blue – deliberate choice of style
  • background pictures
  • well thought out page design
• Purple
  • critically reflect on work to improve it – learning converstaion www, ebi
  • look at examples, seek and take advice
  • accessibility
    • click to read text aloud
    • high contrast colours

Creating your Prezi

• Text
  • Titles, subtitles, text
  • A few, well chosen fonts, colours
• Images
  • Labelled for non-commercial use
  • Background images (careful with text on top)
  • Crop/resize images
• Background music
  • Add music from www.incompetech.com
    • When you’ve found piece you like – click “download as mp3”
    • Go back to Prezi – insert – add background music – look in downloads folder
    • Don’t forget to include credits for the music (copy text below)
• Paths and hyperlinks
  • Add a hyperlink to another webpage
  • Make sure the path includes all of your content

• Think carefully about colours
  • eg text colour that stands out against the background
  • not putting text on varied backgrounds

• Can you make any other suggestions for improvements by commenting on this post?

How do I place a credit for this music in my project?

Title Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sharing your Prezi

• Share your Prezi with me – help video
• Here’s how to embed your Prezi in your j2e page:
  • In Prezi, click “present”
  • Underneath the Prezi, click “Embed”
  • Copy the code by pressing the button
  • Open you j2e “Prezi” page
  • Click on the “video/sound/embed” button then on the top option
  • Paste the Prezi embed code into the box
  • Click on your page to drop the Prezi there
  • Place and resize your Prezi on your page and save
• Explore and discover tools and options – be curious!
• Be sociable – share discoveries and support each other; tutorial videos
• Be resourceful
  • Search for other Prezi posts on this blog
  • Are there tutorial videos on the Prezi website?

What next?

• What more do you need to do? How did that go?
• Plan and develop project;
• work on it at home/lunch club…

In Google images, click

1. Search tools
2. Usage rights
3. Labelled for non-commercial use

These images are ok for you to use in your eBook as you have permission to use them.

• Log into Prezi
• Decide on your Prezi topic
• Note the colour levels and expectations so you know what you are aiming for
• Share your Prezi with me – help video
• Here’s how to embed your Prezi in your j2e page:
  • In Prezi, click “present”
  • Underneath the Prezi, click “Embed”
  • Copy the code by pressing the button
  • Open you j2e “Prezi” page
  • Click on the “video/sound/embed” button then on the top option
  • Paste the Prezi embed code into the box
  • Click on your page to drop the Prezi there
  • Place and resize your Prezi on your page and save
• Explore and discover tools and options – be curious!
• Be sociable – share discoveries and support each other; tutorial videos
• Be resourceful
  • Search for other Prezi posts on this blog
  • Are there tutorial videos on the Prezi website?

What next?

• What more do you need to do? How did that go?
• Plan and develop project;
• work on it at home/lunch club…