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Peyton Marsh Phillips Alabama State University Technology in Motion pphillips@alsde.edu. Symbaloo. What is Symbaloo?. ‘ Symbaloo’ is a Greek verb that stands for ‘assembling’. This carries and reflects the place this application holds in the Web2.0. It is basically a
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Peyton Marsh Phillips Alabama State University Technology in Motion pphillips@alsde.edu Symbaloo Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
What is Symbaloo? ‘Symbaloo’ is a Greek verb that stands for ‘assembling’. This carries and reflects the place this application holds in the Web2.0. It is basically a personal online desktop, which helps users in managing favorite sites and services. Frequent web users have very large number of links saved in the browser’s, bookmarks in folders, etc. By using this simple start page ‘Symbaloo’, one can smoothly handle the links of these frequently visited websites. Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
How Symbaloo Can Work for You? http://www.symbaloo.com/ User Guide • Create an Account Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
Webmix VS. Tile What is a Webmix? A webmix is a tabbed resource that contains stored links, videos, and resources. What is a Tile? A tile is one resource in a webmix. You can create your own tiles and webmixes and search for created webmixes on a particular topic.
Can It Be Used in the Classroom? Symbaloo can be used for: • Guided Research • Class Presentations • Parent Resources • Differentiation • Homework Board • Teacher and Student Bookmarking • Video Library Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
Adding a Webmix • To add a Webmix, select Add a Webmix at the top of the screen. • To change a Webmix , you have the option to Edit, Rename, Change Wallpaper, or Delete. Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
Adding a Tile • To add a Tile, click on an empty tile. • When the drop down box appears, search the name of a website into the search box. • Select the tile to drop it to your webmix • Your tiles can include Links, Newsfeeds, Search Modules, Radio, and Widgets. Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
Editing a Tile • If Symbaloo cannot find your premade Tile, you can create your own with choice of color and image. • To Copy, Move, Edit, or Delete your Tile, right click on the Tile you would like to Edit. Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
Searching for Webmixes • Select Add a Webmix • Search the Gallery • Three things to Remember when searching: • Rating • Language • Description Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
Sharing Your Webmix • Click Share on your Webmix when you are ready to share with others. • Options for Sharing: • Share with the World • Share with Friends Sharing your Webmix with the world allows others to find it in the gallery. Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
Webmixes Worth Adding • K-2 Sites • 3-5 Sites • EDU Tools • K-5 MATH Links • Classroom Resources • Eletools • Web 2.0 in Education • Symbaloo how to videos Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com
Evaluation • Course Title: Get Organized with Symbaloo and Dropbox • Today’s Date: June 20th, 2012 • Program Number: ASU.615 • Sponsoring Center: Regional Inservice Center and TiM • Sponsoring Center: Central Alabama Regional Education Inservice Center (ASU) • Complete Program Evaluation and bubble in your District on the back of the form. Thank you for coming! Picture is a screenshot from www.symbaloo.com