Tuesday Tutorial: Link a tile to a webmix

Posted on May 21, 2013 by in Tuesday Tutorials

Tuesday Tutorial: How to link a tile to a webmix to better manage your online resources

 

Today we want to show you how you can create a tile that links to another webmix. You can add tiles for your own or other users webmixes as long as they are shared publicly. Another great feature that allows you to organize and distribute your online resources. Please check out our YouTube channel and the Tuesday Tutorial webmix to find more tutorials and information on how to make the most out of your Symbaloo experience.

 

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Tune in every Tuesday as we share a tutorial each week to improve your Symbaloo skills. Do you have any requests for our next tutorial? Drop us a line at feedback@symbaloo.com, leave a comment here or connect with us through our social media. We’d love to hear from you!

 

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Archive #symchat 5/15/13: How has tech evolved fundraising, volunteering and other school activities?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by in #symchat

Check out our #symchat with co-host Edbacker and our educators about how tech and social media help improve fundraising, volunteering and other school activities and events.

 

Archive #symchat 5/15/13: How has tech evolved fundraising, volunteering and other school activities?

Check out our #symchat with co-host Edbacker and our educators about how tech and social media help improve fundraising, volunteering and other school activities and events.

Storified by SymbalooEDU· Thu, May 16 2013 10:25:35

@bankvogue No we haven’t. Very cool idea! Thank you for sharing it with us and our educators :) #symchatSymbalooEDU
RT @bankvogue: Thats a great idea to fundraise! Curious to know if you have checked out this idea? ow.ly/l6bR4 #symchatSymbalooEDU
Loved having two of our co-founders @mathartman & @RyanVukoye join in on the fun yesterday during #symchat! We have the best team!edbacker
Loved having two of our co-founders @mathartman & @RyanVukoye join in on the fun yesterday during #symchat! We have the best team!edbacker
@sabuller @SymbalooEDU No worries! We’ll catch you next time around! #symchatedbacker
@edbacker @SymbalooEDU Sorry to have missed #symchat tonight. Students were presenting projects to parents-will read stream!Sylvia Buller
@SymbalooEDU we loved it! Can’t wait until next time! Thanks for cohosting with us! #symchatedbacker
@DJ_hitPlay @edbacker Thank you for joining us Briceson! Excited to share your tutorials! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU we loved it! Can’t wait until next time! Thanks for cohosting with us! #symchatedbacker
Thank you @edbacker for co-hosting & everyone for sharing ideas with our educators on #symchat today! See you next week!SymbalooEDU
@VolunteerSpot @edbacker It’ll increase the success for fundraising events! More people will know about it &more $ will be donated! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@VolunteerSpot @SymbalooEDU Our thoughts exactly. We have very similar missions! #symchatedbacker
@symbalooedu Tech is growing online communities, streamlining volunteer & event coordination, & helping people show their thanks! #symchatVolunteerSpot
@myweb4ed Complimentary VolunteerSpot is FREE 4 everyone (schools, churches, nonprofits) – online volunteer calendars & scheduling #symchatVolunteerSpot
@MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU @edbacker What exactly is an "unbake sale?" #symchatBriceson Hill
@SymbalooEDU @edbacker #symchat it went well… At cotaforzakm.com have flyers and pageCarol Mortensen
@MyWeb4Ed Tell us more about the "Unbake Sale"! We’re (@edbacker) talking about this recently! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@mathartman Definitely! Inspiring teachers to embrace tech and use it in their classroom. There are so many possibilities! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@VolunteerSpot Ideas how tech is helping with school activities, fundraising, volunteering, and events? #symchatSymbalooEDU
@MyWeb4Ed Yes, we’re focusing on edu. @edbacker will be using our tool to organize and and share their crowdfunding resources #symchatSymbalooEDU
@MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay Yes, we are focused on education projects! #symchatedbacker
@VolunteerSpot @SymbalooEDU @edbacker @DJ_hitPlay @RyanVukoye I’ve written about your site… Costs money? #symchatCarol Mortensen
@edbacker @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay and your fundraising is for education? #symchatCarol Mortensen
@edbacker @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay we are working with children’s organ transplant association #symchatCarol Mortensen
@edbacker @MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU Also, there are possibilities of keynotes as well, but I emphasize "possibilities." #symchatBriceson Hill
@MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay Our webmixes will be hosted on symbaloo yes! We currently have one already! #symchatedbacker
Yeah! MT @symbalooedu: @edbacker @DJ_hitPlay @RyanVukoye Amazing tools such as @VolunteerSpot that helps w/ managing volunteers #symchatVolunteerSpot
@RyanVukoye @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay @edbacker As well as open the door for inspiration, as belief in possibility often does #SymchatMatthew Hartman
@MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay As I am sure you know already fundraising can be hard so having a team is ESSENTIAL! #symchatedbacker
@edbacker @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay #symchat through Symbaloo?Carol Mortensen
@MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay Taking some of our current content and gearing it towards students so they can help in campaigns #symchatedbacker
@MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay Online through our blog and webmixes! A virtual presence. He is helping us create tutorials #symchatedbacker
@SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay @edbacker be where? #symchatCarol Mortensen
@MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU Well, let’s expand that in the coming weeks. :) #symchatBriceson Hill
@SymbalooEDU #symchat yes we’ve had an Unbake sale and his Facebook and webpage are very busy with fundraising infoCarol Mortensen
@SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay @edbacker Tech such as SM gives all teachers and schools the opportunity to seek the resources they need. #SymchatRyan Vukoye
Dishes and #symchat, super productive right now and it feels great. :) Briceson Hill
@mathartman @edbacker @MyWeb4Ed @edmodo We hope that other educators/schools will change their views on SM too! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @MyWeb4Ed @edbacker I agree, this is why I am here! (Mostly) :) #symchatBriceson Hill
@DJ_hitPlay @MyWeb4Ed @edbacker We agree that educators don’t know how, therefore they don’t try it. This will help! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@MyWeb4Ed Have you done any fundraising through tech for your school or class yet Carol? #symchatSymbalooEDU
RT @DJ_hitPlay: @MyWeb4Ed @edbacker Many educators don’t know how to do a crowd funding campaign, and I will be there to do tuts. #symchatSymbalooEDU
RT @DJ_hitPlay: @MyWeb4Ed As school funds are nonexistent, it will bring teachers an innovative way to fund education, but (cont.) #symchatSymbalooEDU
@DJ_hitPlay We’re looking forward to it! Our educators will have the opp to fund their own premium solution for their class/school! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@MyWeb4Ed @DJ_hitPlay @edbacker Amazing! We will definitely put you two in touch and would love to help :) #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @MyWeb4Ed @edmodo Yes, for sure! Showing schools the good in SM not just the horror stories you see on the news #symchatedbacker
@MyWeb4Ed We agree that @edmodo is a great example of how tech & SM can support schools, educators and students #symchatSymbalooEDU
@MyWeb4Ed I shall soon be starting a series on exactly how to do that #symchat :) Briceson Hill
@MyWeb4Ed Wow! That looks amazing! We focus on ed related projects but we have lots of materials. We should chat! #symchatedbacker
@MyWeb4Ed Agree, people are scared of change. Especially in education but it is 21st century and edu is not like before #symchatSymbalooEDU
@DJ_hitPlay #symchat I’m fundraising for a 9-year old boy’s heart transplant – I want to learn how! :) cotaforzakm.comCarol Mortensen
@MyWeb4Ed We are working with @SymbalooEDU & @DJ_hitPlay to create resources for educators to learn how to crowd fund their ideas #symchatedbacker
@SymbalooEDU #symchat Edmodo shows how it can be done with safety in mind….which is of course paramountCarol Mortensen
@DJ_hitPlay It sure will! That is why we are excited to collaborate with @edbacker in helping teachers #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @RyanVukoye @edbacker @MyWeb4Ed #symchatBriceson Hill
@MyWeb4Ed @SymbalooEDU We see that too often. Schools have had "bad" experiences with SM but there are so advantages to using it #symchatedbacker
@edbacker @SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay #symchat Fill me in, what will this collaboration bring to education?Carol Mortensen
@MyWeb4Ed That is an issue. Schools should start changing the way they view social media and how it benefit schools and educators #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU #symchat It’s new and frightening but I believe one day the use of SM in the ed classroom will be the normCarol Mortensen
@SymbalooEDU #symchat the problem is that so many schools have blocked SM…but Edmodo is showing how to do it wellCarol Mortensen
@SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay We are the ones who are excited! Working together will provide so many resources for educators & schools #symchatedbacker
Duh, LOL!!! #symchatCarol Mortensen
@RyanVukoye @DJ_hitPlay @edbacker @MyWeb4Ed We believe that thru tech we can help educators gain more resources to better education #symchatSymbalooEDU
@DJ_hitPlay It sure will! That is why we are excited to collaborate with @edbacker in helping teachers #symchatSymbalooEDU
@DJ_hitPlay It sure will! That is why we are excited to collaborate with @edbacker in helping teachers #symchatSymbalooEDU
@RyanVukoye @DJ_hitPlay @edbacker That is amazing. Results is definitely worth all the effort #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @edbacker @DanielPink Has preached this all too well. #symchatBriceson Hill
RT @DJ_hitPlay: @edbacker Although, getting too far in to rewards and punishment for performance can actually have a worse effect. #symchatSymbalooEDU
@MyWeb4Ed SM = Social Media #symchatSymbalooEDU
RT @MyWeb4Ed: @SymbalooEDU @sabuller @shannonmmiller Having a slow day today, it’s my birthday! :) SM? Happy Birthday Carol! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@edbacker @SymbalooEDU ‘Tis hopefully going to help many people out, as well as introduce many more opportunities for all involved. #symchatBriceson Hill
@SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay @edbacker My favorite aspect of @edbacker is getting to see the tremendous things being done at schools. #SymchatRyan Vukoye
@edbacker @DJ_hitPlay We’re excited to learn and spread the wealth of knowledge to our Symbaloo Educators on crowd-funding! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@edbacker @DJ_hitPlay @RyanVukoye There are amazing tools such as @VolunteerSpot that helps with managing volunteers #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay He is working with us to develop blogs, tutorials and a webmix for students to use when creating campaigns #symchatedbacker
@DJ_hitPlay That’s awesome! How are you providing them with this info? #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @DJ_hitPlay @RyanVukoye Yes, makes it easier for students to log volunteer hours #symchatedbacker
@DJ_hitPlay @edbacker @RyanVukoye Tech also make it easy to coordinate and organize events, fundraisers and volunteers #symchatSymbalooEDU
I’m overly excited (if that’s even possible) to start teaching students and educators how they can do a crowd-funding campaign! #symchatBriceson Hill
@edbacker True. Provide motivation to teachers for better teaching #symchatSymbalooEDU
RT @DJ_hitPlay: @SymbalooEDU @edbacker @RyanVukoye @edbacker Very nice to have the opportunity to be here! :) #symchatSymbalooEDU
RT @RyanVukoye: Right! Those with common interests from different places now have the ability to connect and support each other. #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU Or sometimes those resources are tapped out. This gives edu. a way to find others who are invested in their students #symchatedbacker
@edbacker Especially if they are lacking support from their schools or community #symchatSymbalooEDU
@edbacker @DJ_hitPlay A pleasure to be here and participate! #SymchatRyan Vukoye
@edbacker Educators definitely need all the support they can get so they can provide the best resources for their students. #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @edbacker @RyanVukoye I’ll actually be covering this in my Friday blog on edbacker.wordpress.com . #symchatBriceson Hill
@edbacker @RyanVukoye @DJ_hitplay Welcome to #symchat! Nice to have you join us :) SymbalooEDU
RT @DJ_hitPlay: @SymbalooEDU @edbacker @RyanVukoye I’ll actually be covering this in my Friday blog on edbacker.wordpress.com. #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @edbacker @RyanVukoye I’ll actually be covering this in my Friday blog on edbacker.wordpress.com . #symchatBriceson Hill
Also we are happy to welcome one of our co-founders @RyanVukoye and our student ambassador @DJ_hitplay to #symchat!edbacker
@edbacker @ryanvukoye A community is no longer based on location but with a network of people w/ same interest and common goal #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU Almost like a ripple effect. Educators share with their networks, their networks share with their networks and so on #symchatedbacker
@SymbalooEDU Our platform allows edu to maximize that benefit by giving them the tools to help spread the word about their campaign #symchatedbacker
@SymbalooEDU Of course! SM networks help educators expand their reach way beyond just who they know in person #symchat @ryanvukoyeedbacker
@edbacker Can you tell our educators a little bit how Edbacker use SM to help raise funds for schools? #symchatSymbalooEDU
@DJ_hitPlay @edbacker @RyanVukoye Agree. More creatives ways to fundraise = more resources. #symchatSymbalooEDU
@edbacker @RyanVukoye From experience, tech has already helped us become innovative about raising funds for school projects. #symchatBriceson Hill
@sabuller @shannonmmiller @MyWeb4Ed What do you think about how tech & SM has expand fundraising and other school activities? #symchatSymbalooEDU
@edbacker @DonWettrick We agree that it definitely brings more opportunities to teachers and schools! #symchatSymbalooEDU
How has tech evolved fundraising, volunteering and other school activities? #symchatedbacker
What do you think @DonWettrick? How has tech changed the way schools raise money, volunteer, etc? #symchatedbacker
@RyanVukoye Exactly. Expanding the networks and potential reach of donors! #symchatedbacker
@edbacker Agreed. It provides more reach to those who would otherwise be unaware of such opportunities. #SymchatRyan Vukoye
We’ll take the fundraising portion! SM and tech allows educators to take fundraising beyond the walls of their community & town #symchatedbacker
How has tech evolved fundraising, volunteering and other school activities? #symchatedbacker
Who is excited? #Symchat at 4pm EST! See you thereedbacker
"@SymbalooEDU: Recap of yesterday #symchat. Topic : #iPads in School symbalooedu.com/symchat-2/arch… #edtech pic.twitter.com/eTItcOESCi" #Eduboji #ipadedChris_K
@DJ_hitPlay School work comes first! @DonWettrick you should join though! #symchatedbacker
Join us on #symchat Wed @1PM PST w/ our co-host @edbacker. Topic: How tech has evolved fundraising, volunteering and other school activitiesSymbalooEDU
@campbellartsoup Join in on the fun if you can! @SymbalooEDU #symchatedbacker
@edbacker @SymbalooEDU how fun! Have a great chat tomorrow. #symchatJanine Campbell
Join us on #symchat Wed @1PM PST w/ our co-host @edbacker. Topic: How tech has evolved fundraising, volunteering and other school activitiesSymbalooEDU

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Tuesday Tutorial: Tab Filtering

Posted on May 14, 2013 by in Tuesday Tutorials

Tuesday Tutorial: How to use Tab Filtering to find webmixes and organize your account

 

This tuesday we show you how you can use the search bar in the right hand corner to find your own webmixes and navigate directly to them by using the Tab Filtering system. You can also hide webmixes temporarily by clicking the little X on the right side of the webmix tab. A great way to organize your account and have easy access to the webmixes you are currently working on. Please check out our YouTube channel and the Tuesday Tutorial webmix to find more tutorials and information on how to make the most out of your Symbaloo experience.

 

Watch, learn and enjoy:

 

 

Tune in every Tuesday as we share a tutorial each week to improve your Symbaloo skills. Do you have any requests for our next tutorial? Drop us a line at feedback@symbaloo.com, leave a comment here or connect with us through our social media. We’d love to hear from you!

 

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Archived #symchat 5/8/13: Online Tutoring VS In-Person Tutoring

Posted on May 9, 2013 by in #symchat

Archive #symchat 5/8/13: Online Tutoring VS In-Person Tutoring

Educators and students are invited to join #Symchat every Wednesday at 3 PM PST on Twitter. #Symchat is a place to share ideas, resources or any interesting topic about today’s education."

Storified by SymbalooEDU· Thu, May 09 2013 13:56:20

@SymbalooEDU Thank you much! #symchatRobert Petitto
@rpetitto we are in the process of creating a widget like this for our premium accounts. Will notify you once it is available! #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @Sophia VERY cool…Thank you so much for sharing. :) #symchatShannon Miller
@SymbalooEDU @Sophia VERY cool…Thank you so much for sharing. :) #symchatShannon Miller
See you next week on #symchat Symbalooers! Have a great Teacher Appreciation Week!SymbalooEDU
It’s important that online tutors ask relevant questions at the right time to make sure that the students understand the lesson #symchatSymbalooEDU
Regardless if it’s in-person or online, thanks to tech…students have more options varies by their needs #symchatSymbalooEDU
Tech savvy students prefer online tutoring because they expect instant responses to their questions #symchatSymbalooEDU
It’s important that online tutors use a positive and encouraging tone when communication with students through text #symchatSymbalooEDU
In-person tutoring is better than online tutoring when it comes to test prep, esp standardized tests. #symchatSymbalooEDU
Tutoring industry is growing between $5 billion to $7 billion a year wiredacademic.com/2012/03/opinio… #symchatSymbalooEDU
@shannonmmiller We’ve tried out @Sophia & we enjoy the sleek, user friendly interface & you can embed Symbaloo in the lessons! :) #symchatSymbalooEDU
@shannonmmiller Are there any online tutoring site that you would recommend? #symchatSymbalooEDU
Guess it depends on how tech savvy the kid is @shannonmmiller @sabuller @MyWeb4Ed #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @sabuller @MyWeb4Ed Great question :) I would say it depends on child again. My little one could succeed in that. #symchatShannon Miller
@shannonmmiller @sabuller @MyWeb4Ed Do you think age matters when it comes to online tutoring? #symchatSymbalooEDU
@SymbalooEDU @sabuller @MyWeb4Ed I think it depends on the child you are working with and subject too. #symchatShannon Miller
Proficient and discipline students usually do best in an online tutoring environment #symchatSymbalooEDU
In-person tutoring is great for younger students or students with learning disabilities #symchatSymbalooEDU
Students can connect to specialized tutors online and it’s convenient because they can meet anywhere for a tutoring session #symchatSymbalooEDU
@sabuller @shannonmmiller @MyWeb4Ed Online vs in-person tutoring, which would you recommend to your students? #symchatSymbalooEDU
Regardless if it’s in-person or online, thanks to tech…students have more options varies by their needs #symchatSymbalooEDU
"Thanks to digital innovation, students have many more options of seeking help with their students." #symchatSymbalooEDU
We think that the benefits of online vs in-person tutoring will depend on the type of students that they are #symchatSymbalooEDU
Which do you think is better for students, online or in-person tutoring? #symchatSymbalooEDU
What do you think about online tutoring vs traditional tutoring? Join us on #symchat tomorrow at 3 PM PST #edchat #edtech #flipclassSymbalooEDU
What do you think about online tutoring vs traditional tutoring? Join us on #symchat tomorrow at 3 PM PST #edchat #edtech #flipclassSymbalooEDU
What do you think about online tutoring vs traditional tutoring? Join us on #symchat tomorrow at 3 PM PST #edchat #edtech #flipclassSymbalooEDU
What do you think about online tutoring vs traditional tutoring? Join us on #symchat tomorrow at 3 PM PST #edchat #edtech #flipclassSymbaloo
Archived #symchat: Celebrating the month of May in your classroom symbalooedu.com/symchat-2/arch…SymbalooEDU
Archived #symchat: Celebrating the month of May in your classroom symbalooedu.com/symchat-2/arch…SymbalooEDU

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Tuesday Tutorial: Widgets

Posted on May 7, 2013 by in Tuesday Tutorials

Tuesday Tutorial: How to search for and use widgets in Symbaloo

 

Today we want to introduce you to the widgets that you can use within your Symbaloo. In this tutorial you will learn how to search for widgets in the database and how you can utilize them via the center box. This videos is focusing on the Facebook and Twitter widgets, but there are a lot more to discover. Take a look at this webmix edu.symbaloo.com/mix/widgets that contains a selection of available widgets. Please check out our YouTube channel to find more tutorials.

 

Watch, learn and enjoy:

 

 

Tune in every Tuesday as we share a tutorial each week to improve your Symbaloo skills. Do you have any requests for our next tutorial? Drop us a line at feedback@symbaloo.com, leave a comment here or connect with us through our social media. We’d love to hear from you!

 

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Archived #symchat: Celebrating the month of May in your classroom

Posted on May 3, 2013 by in #symchat

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Tuesday Tutorial: Embedding

Posted on April 30, 2013 by in Tuesday Tutorials

>>Update: The Symbaloo Bookmarker has been automatically updated. No download or re-installation necessary. Click here to get the Bookmarker for your browser and bookmark websites on your personal Symbaloo webmix with just one click.<<

 

Tuesday Tutorial: How to embed on Symbaloo and how to embed a webmix on other sites

 

This Tuesday is all about the embed options you have with Symbaloo. In the first tutorial you learn how to embed other applications onto Symbaloo. You can integrate YouTube videos or Google docs and watch and work with them without leaving Symbaloo. Take a look at this webmix edu.symbaloo.com/mix/dolphin that contains examples of all applications Symbaloo is able to embed. The second video shows you how you can embed webmixes on other sites like a website, a blog or a wikispace making use of the embed code that Symbaloo provides once the webmix is shared. Please check out our YouTube channel to find more tutorials.

 

How to embed on Symbaloo:

 

 

How to embed a webmix on other sites:

 

 

Tune in every Tuesday as we share a tutorial each week to improve your Symbaloo skills. Do you have any requests for our next tutorial? Drop us a line at feedback@symbaloo.com, leave a comment here or connect with us through our social media. We’d love to hear from you!

 

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Educator Spotlight: Sylvia Buller

Posted on April 26, 2013 by in Educator Spotlight

Hi there Symbalooers!

 

This week, we’re excited to introduce you to Sylvia Buller as our Educator Spotlight. Sylvia is a 4th grade teacher from Resurrection Catholic School in Pennsylvania. Her webmixes are very popular among our educators. She’s been doing an awesome job at bringing technology to her classroom. Sylvia is also very active in the SymbalooEDU Community by joining our weekly #symchat with different educational topic discussions, participating in our contest and sharing her webmixes through Twitter. Thank you for your continuous support Sylvia!

 

 

 

Check out her profile:  http://edu.symbaloo.com/profile/buller

 

Take a look at our interview with Sylvia as she shares her discovery of Symbaloo and how she is using Symbaloo with her students.

 

Q1) How did you hear about Symbaloo?

Sylvia: I heard about Symbaloo through Twitter. I noticed educators tweeting out information and resources using webmixes. Symbaloo was also mentioned in some smackdown webinars I found through Twitter. I loved what I was seeing, took a closer look at Symbaloo and have been using it ever since.

 

Q2) With whom and how are you using Symbaloo?

Sylvia: I create Symbaloo webmixes first and foremost for my students, but I also enjoy sharing them with my coworkers and my Twitter and Edmodo connections.  

 

The webmixes used in my classroom provide various types of opportunities for learning. They can provide review/enrichment for specific content taught. Such as this Animal United Webmix.

 

 

Some are used for student research for reports/projects like our year-long Pennsylvania project.

 

 

I can select specific sites at different instructional levels for fun practice of basic skills. (Math, Language Arts webmixes) We also have our own “favorites” webmix for sites we use often and webmixes for many of the major holidays which are used often. When introducing a new unit or approaching a major holiday, I often hear this question from my students: “Is there a Symbaloo for this?” My students love Symbaloo! I enjoy sharing my webmixes with my coworkers and my PLN. I am glad they are useful and can be made available so easily for so many teachers and students.

 

I worry less about students surfing the web for research and instructional games, etc. since I can direct them to just one webmix filled with information that I have hand selected for them.

 

Q3) As an administrator how has Symbaloo helped you?

 

Sylvia: Symbaloo has helped me to organize information on my classroom website better. I was able to take many links off the website and place them on webmixes. This saved space and also made the pages so much more visually attractive.

Symbaloo has enabled me to add more technology into my lessons since I can easily embed so many different items into a webmix.

Symbaloo has helped me connect to many other educators through the sharing of webmixes.

 

Q4) What is your favorite feature in Symbaloo?

Sylvia: First of all, I do love the new Symbaloo, especially the sidebar! I can’t name just one favorite feature. Symbaloo is great for so many reasons. It is really quite simple to use. The tiles can be customized. It organizes bookmarks very easily. It has a nice gallery. Tiles can be searched. There are color and background options. Webmixes can be embedded and/or linked to my classroom blog and website. The list could go on and on!

 

Q5) Are you Symbaloo Certified? If so, how has the program helped you?

Sylvia: I took the Basic certification course last summer and plan on taking the second part this summer. Taking the course helped me to learn Symbaloo so much quicker. The lessons and assignments were easy to follow and to complete. I didn’t have to teach it to myself which can be so time consuming sometimes. I hope to teach our faculty how to make their own webmixes and to convince them of the value of Symbaloo in their own classrooms.

 

 Check out Sylvia’s most popular webmix

 

Here are some adorable SymbalooEDU feedback from Sylvia’s 4th graders.

Check out her blog post here: http://mrsbuller.edublogs.org/2013/04/24/symbalooedu/#comments

Are you interested in becoming one of our Symbaloo Educator Spotlight? Email us at edu@symbaloo.com and tell us why we should feature you on our next Spotlight.

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Tuesday Tutorial: How to edit and work with tiles

Posted on April 23, 2013 by in Tuesday Tutorials

Tuesday Tutorial: How to edit/copy/move/delete tiles with the new interface

 

Today we show you two tutorials containing the main tile features. Learn how to use the tile creation wizard and how to remove or copy tiles from your webmix. Please check out our YouTube channel to find more tutorials using the new version.

 

How to edit and delete a tile:

 

 

How to move and copy a tile:

 

 

Tune in every Tuesday as we share a tutorial each week to improve your Symbaloo skills. Do you have any requests for our next tutorial? Drop us a line at feedback@symbaloo.com, leave a comment here or connect with us through our social media. We’d love to hear from you!

 

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Archived #symchat: Using Social Media in Schools for Good

Posted on April 23, 2013 by in #symchat

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