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panoramas. These collages incorporate media presentations created with S


tdo. E ep s enables presentations with dynamic content, including RSS feeds and online albums. Primary teachers will use Vvx Clae for joint


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constructions of class presentations. These will focus typically on visual and multimedia representations, rather than extensive written text.


• Registration: Vvx requires registration, using an email address. Students should be 13 years of age and above to sign up.


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• Cybersafety: Remind students not to write any identifying details in their V


uo vx usernames or presentations. They should not post images of themselves


or other students. Find out from school records which students in your classes are under a media ban, generally due to a custody dispute. In addition, check parental blanket media permissions lodged with the school to see if any student is not covered or if any parent has refused permission. Provide alternative tasks for these students.


• Copyright: Remind students to use their own photos and music or Creative Commons images and soundtracks in V


uo rth4 cac y2 is listed as the creator. vx. The source URL and creator’s


name should be supplied for any images, web links, sound or video files. Explain that, for cybersafety, a creator’s name may be a pseudonym. IE The source still needs to be cited, even if s


• Access: Sign in, Create, Collage, + create a new collage! , Manual upload On another occasion, if students have already uploaded their media files, they can choose the upload and autofill option.


• Create: Explain how to create a presentation title and select a canvas background colour in Settings. Show how to use the V


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choose backdrops and collage items for their canvas, if they wish. Students also add their own images.


• Once images have been placed on the canvas, show students how to use the D


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et ol which places images in front or behind other images, for layering purposes. The most important tools are the Ht so below each image. The Ht so


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students to erase unwanted parts of images and also to create cut outs as motifs for the collage, using the save as function. Explain that it is critical to save at every step in V


• Publish: The default mode in Vvx is private. Share the URL when published.


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u x is a highly visual presentation tool. It has 3 presentation modes: Clae, Suitdo and E ep s. Clae allows users to create interactive


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Other worlds: To infinity and beyond with digital tools in the middle years by Lizzie Chase with S Bowes, D Ivanek, Y Liu, J Riley, J Starink


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