Getting the most out of Wimba Create

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Including Live Websites
3. Visual timeline presentation
4. Sharing presentations online
5. Including Youtube resources
6. Mindmapping within Wimba Create
7. Decision trees for contextual learning
8. How to utilise Pop ups
   1. Inserting isolated Popups
   2. To Insert an embedded Popup in Word 2007:
   3. To Insert an embedded Popup in Word 2003:
   4. Using Images and Media with Popups
   5. Popup Accessibility
9. Flexible self test quiz making using Hot Potatoes
10. Linking to other places within your tutorial
11. Hotspots from images
12. Drag and Drop labelling activities
13. Customising the way your tutorial looks
14. Frequently Asked Questions

How to utilise Pop ups

Popups are links that, when clicked, display related information in a new pop-up window.

Example of isolated Popup

This is an example of an Old style Popup - it can only reside in a paragraph of its own

Isolated Popup

Example of embedded Popup

This is an example of a cgPopup popup - it can reside either in paragraph on its own or be placed into a sentence

Popups can be used for several purposes, e.g. to provided further contextual information like a glossary. For example, to explain com;icated terms or provide pictoral examples.

Popups can contain both text and media. There are two types of Popups in Wimba Create: embedded Popups (applied through the Interaction menu) and isolated Popups (applied using the cgPopup style). While isolated Popups are easier to insert and edit, embedded Popups are slightly more flexible and may be better suited for certain situations.

Note: Because inserting the Interaction table creates a new paragraph, it is not possible to insert a link to a Popup within a paragraph using this method. If you wish to insert a Popup link within another paragraph, you must use the old-style Popups (see two pages below) that utilize the cgPopup style.

In this section we will be

• Giving advice on old style pop ups
• Giving advice on new style pop ups