Embedding Picasa Slideshow

If you have a Google Account, images can be uploaded to Picasa Web Albums (http://picasaweb.google.com) and then a slideshow can be created.  This slideshow can be embedded in TLearn. Screenshots of these steps can be found in the slideshow seen below or on the Internet.

1. Upload images to Picasa Web Albums.
2. Click on Link to Album.
3. Click on Embed Slideshow.
4. Choose the size of the slideshow.  Choose the other attributes as needed.
5. Highlight and copy the HTML embed code.
6. Navigate to TLearn & turn on the editing (upper-right corner of the page).
7. Click the hand icon to edit a previous entry or Add a Resource...Insert a Label.
8. Click the Enlarge Editor icon on the right side of the toolbar.
   
9. Click the Toggle HTML editor, icon on the right side of the toolbar, to reveal the HTML code.
10. Paste the embed code.
11. Click on the Minimize Editor icon on the right side of the toolbar.
12. Click on the Save and return to the course button. 
13. The slideshow should appear in TLearn. Click on the start button to view or click on the icon in the lower right corner to view a larger version on the Internet. 

Click on the icon on the lower right to view a larger version of the slideshow.

What is Moodle and Where Do I Start?

Since 1970, the tools of education have been transformed from chalk, paper, and pencil to the Internet and Course Management Systems such as Moodle. Moodle allows classrooms to become portable and facilitates the transformation of teaching and learning into active learning communities.

Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment is a free and open-source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment.

In this blog, many of the basics, as well as tips and tricks, will be shared.

To begin, choose the right browser for ease of editing. Some browsers on both Mac and Windows computers will not display the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editing tools. Without these tools, the Moodle user will need to know HTML. Below is a chart that summarizes the results for severals browsers on both platforms. This information will be updated with data for Windows 7 at a later time. My favorite browser for use with Moodle is FireFox.

	Windows Vista	Mac OSX
Firefox	Yes	Yes
Chrome	No	No
Safari	No	No
Internet Explorer	Yes	---

See the full-size online slideshow showing the edit mode for the above browsers.