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Appendix A

Widget

Guide January 2013

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Appendix A: Widget Guide

Text Activity. When added to a site forms part of an assignment activity. A

teacher places instructions for the student in the widget and then the

student submits the response back to the teacher.

Link to File. Creates a download link to a file, such as an Excel or Word

document. Linked files must be stored on the VLE.

MoE RSS Feed. Displays the MoE RSS feed. This is refreshed every 10

minutes with any new information. There are 3 sections – KPM, JPN &

PPD. There are no settings for this widget.

RSS Feed. This widget allows you to place an RSS feed onto your site. This

will support RSS2 and 4.1 formats of RSS feeds.

Time. This widget displays the time as a digital clock. The time displayed

is the same time as the PC. There are no settings for this widget.

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Embed Website. Allows you to embed a website so that a website is

displayed inside your site. Some websites, for example Google, will not

appear in this widget as they cannot be placed in a frame on another site.

Phrase of the Day. Allows an inspirational quote or phrase to be placed on

your site. The text can be formatted by changing the colour, font size and

styling.

Notice Board. Displays notices on your site. The notices are read only, but

you can delete your own notices.

Media. Allows the inclusion of images, videos and audio files on your site.

The files can be uploaded to the VLE or linked to from the Frog Store. For

videos the widget will play MP4, for audio - MP3 and images - jpg, png or

gif file formats.

Wall. Creates a discussion wall on your site. Allows users to leave

comments on a wall. The site must be shared using the Can contribute

option.

User Info. Displays information about the logged in user. It gives the

user’s name, class, school and email address. There are no settings for

this widget.

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File Drop. Creates a window that files can be uploaded into. When used

as part of an assignment a student is able to upload their work to their

teacher for marking.

Site Link. Creates a link on your site to any other site within the VLE that you

have permission to see.

Text. Used to add text to your site. The text can be formatted by changing

the colour, font size and styling.

App Link. Creates a link to an application within the VLE that you have

permission to use.

External Link. Creates a link to an external website. Linked websites open

in a new window or tab depending on the browser settings.

Scorm. Plays SCORM content from the VLE. Search for the SCORM package

to be played and this will then play the SCORM content within the widget.

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Forum. The forum widget allows you to have discussions on your site with

all users being able to contribute on posts that have been made. To allow

users to add discussions the site must be shared using the ‘can

contribute’ option.

The Pond. Places a link to The Pond on your site.

School Notices. The school notices widget is used by admin users to

update the school notice board with events and announcements.

Normally only used on the school dashboard. The text can be formatted

by colour, font size and styling.

Notes. Displays your reminders, to do lists and website links on your

Dashboard. The text can be formatted by colour, font size and styling.

Notifications. The notification widget displays all your notifications on your

dashboard. Notifications from the calendar, assignments, forum and

wall are shown.

Calendar. Displays up to the next 15 entries from a selected calendar.

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