1. Author: Venue: Date: Hints & Tips Author: Bob Guinn & Ann Austin Venue: UWL Date: Mar 2011 1

2. Show only certain types of asset If you get in the habit of using the drop down arrow here to show only certain types of assets. (Webfolios for example) it makes it easier to find things 2

3. Use Tags You can create your own tags. Tags allow you to search for assets easier. Also you can add a page to a webfolio that is everything tagged by a certain tag. That page is then constantly updated when you tag things with that tag from then on! 3

4. Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures... 4 You can add pictures to your webfolio pages embedded in your text, either to the left or right or on their own. See next slides for how to do this...

5. Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures... AA Nov 10 5 When editing a page of your webfolio, choose the ‘add images in text...’ icon

6. Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures... 6 You can add text here Choose here if you want the picture left, right or centered Select a picture or upload one using this icon

7. Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures... 7 Select a picture you have already uploaded from here Or select this icon to upload one now If you have a Flickr account select here to choose an image from there. Click the tick when done.

8. Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures... 8 You can change the size of the picture here Add another picture/text section below using these icons

9. Make your webfolio pages much more interesting by adding pictures... 9 Here is the finished result

10. You can comment on webfolios Add comments 10

11. Uploading video problems You can upload files up to 10 MB in size to PebblePad Video files are likely to exceed this Use YouTube to store your video Mark as ‘unlisted’ so the public can’t find it but it can be link to 11

12. Adding a YouTube video to a webfolio You can add a youtube video (or a static picture) to appear above the navigation on any page of your webfolio To do this select the ‘Add multimedia...’ icon 12 Cont...

13. Adding a YouTube video to a webfolio Then select the YouTube icon The first time that you do this you will be asked to link your pebblepad account to you youtube on by logging in to youtube. 13 Then select the Youtube video you want to add..

14. Adding a YouTube video to a webfolio 14 Your YouTube video appears here

15. Use the Info tab The info tab tells you whether assets are sent to a gateway, tagged, commented, published on the web etc 15

16. Deleting an asset Often to save confusion it is necessary to delete an asset, to do this select the asset and then select more options > remove. You can recover deleted assets - see next slide. 16

17. Recovering deleted assets You can always retrieve anything you have deleted by viewing the contents of the Trash Can. Select the arrow then the Trash Can from the asset viewer pad.. 17

18. Linking files or other assets to a Webfolio Highlight the webfolio Select more options and then add/edit link 18

19. Linking files or other assets to a Webfolio Select the file you want to add either by browsing your computer for a local file or adding it from your asset store 19

20. Add a link to website or email address Select the web/email tab Paste the link into the URL box Save 20 Linking files or other assets to a Webfolio

21. Asset is now linked to webfolio The asset or link now displays in the webfolio Clicking the link will open the report 21

22. Info is updated If you select the info tag you can see that an asset has been linked 22

23. Viewing gateways 23 Gateways are a way for a tutor to view assets you have created to mark or comment on. Tutors can also use a gateway publish to you assets to use for activities / assignments

24. The contents of your gateway On the left of the screen, select the gateway you belong to and you will see what you have already sent Don’t keep clicking this! (Copy and publish) It adds new copies to your asset store! 24

25. Removing assets from gateways has to be done in PebblePad (not the Gateway) Select the asset and from the info tab click on the gateway info You can then remove the asset from the gateway 25