In utilizing Moodle as our district LMS and Professional Development tool, I was looking for a way to share articles, videos, and resources I found on the web. The difficulty I ran into was that unless teachers logged in and made their way into the news forum, they rarely saw or read the articles I was sharing. I was looking for a way to quickly share resources in a way that was highly visible and easy to create, group and easy for the reader to digest.
I had used Flipboard before, but mainly as entertainment or leisure reading. I had never used the magazine feature until recently. When I started my magazine, I decided to focus on educational technology topics. I quickly noticed the share feature which lets you email, tweet, or post you magazine on Facebook. I decided to copy the URL and post it as a link on the front page of our district Moodle site. But then I decided to use http://embed.ly to convert the web address of my Flipboard magazine into html code that could be posted on our page. in that way, our teachers were able to see a thumbnail of the most current article archived in the magazine. Love this tool! Try it yourself.
Turn any address into an embed code - http://embed.ly
Flipboard app - http://flipboard.com
View my Flipboard magazine here - Smart Tips for Smart Teachers:
View my Flipboard magazine here - Smart Tips for Smart Teachers:
Smart Tips for Smart Teachers
