Figurative Speaking, of Course


Written on May 23, 2008 – 3:04 pm | by mixbookintheclassroom

Recently, a seventh grade class composed a book of metaphors. The book, titled “Figuratively Speaking: The View From the Middle,” is an excellent example of using Mixbook in the classroom. Students came up with imaginative sentences and illustrated their words in drawings. This book demonstrates the ability for a class to compile their hard work into an organized and manageable form. Here at Mixbook, we applaud this amazing book. And without further ado, here it is:

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The Many Uses of Mixbook


Written on April 14, 2008 – 1:10 pm | by mixbookintheclassroom

While browsing the Education section of Mixbook it is always fascinating to see what students and teachers have created. What is even more intriguing is the different ways educators utilize the site. Here is a list of many different ways to use Mixbook:

  • Group Projects
  • Class and School-wide Projects
  • Yearbooks
  • Writing Journals
  • Photography Books
  • Field Trips/Class Parties
  • How-to Books

This list is by far not complete, but it does give you an idea of its capabilities. What ideas do you have? Fulfill them at Mixbook.com!

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Mixbook- For the Young and the Younger


Written on March 31, 2008 – 4:33 pm | by mixbookintheclassroom

While combing through the many great books that have popped up over recent weeks, I found two that I think sum up the broad range of uses Mixbook offers to the educational arena. One is poetry from a third grade class and another is a high school group project on President Harry Truman. The poetry book displays the ability to culminate an entire class’ individual work into one book. It also shows the simplicity the application has since a third grade class was able to create one. The change of pace and fun that it adds to a young class like this is immeasurable. [kml_flashembed movie="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/476abda21237f37b/47f177963b4a71da/476abda220956177/a81bfe5d" width="384" height="404" wmode="transparent" /] The Truman book is a personal favorite of mine. Not only is it incredibly informative, its downright beautiful. It consists of different colored frames, semi-transparent text boxes for easy reading, consistent backgrounds and color schemes, scanned drawings, internet photos, and the use of gray scale and color. [kml_flashembed movie="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/476abda21237f37b/47f1774dcfb53790/476abda220956177/cbe534d3" width="384" height="404" wmode="transparent" /] These two strikingly different groups each benefit in ways traditional teaching methods do not allow for. While the teenagers get to take their head out of a textbook and create an informative and artistic book online, the young ones are exposed to the capabilities of the online world.

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One of the First Educational Mixbooks


Written on March 10, 2008 – 1:26 pm | by mixbookintheclassroom

Hi everyone! I wanted to take the time today to share one of the first educational Mixbooks created. An entire 11th grade U.S. History class of 32 students contributed to create a book about World War I. It’s beautifully done and I think you all will love it.

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Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but its chock full of information and examines WWI in great depth. Great job class!

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Embedding Mixbook on Edublogs


Written on March 3, 2008 – 10:51 am | by mixbookintheclassroom

I got a request from Paul that he would like to embed his Mixbook on his Edublog. Here is Paul’s Mixbook, embedded in my Edublog!

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In order to achieve this, you are going to need the source URL with the width and height of the widget. Simply follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to your Mixbook’s page. Paul’s is http://www.mixbook.com/books?bid=220480.
  2. In the “Share” section, click on the “Code” tab, and select “MySpace Code”.
  3. Towards the end of the code it will display the SRC url. It will look something like this: 
    src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/476abda21237f37b/47bf6c226629813e/476abda21237f37b/2fb1b3a4"
  4. When writing your post there is a flash icon on the same tool bar as your bold and italics options. It is the slanted “f” in a circle. Click it.
  5. It will ask for the URL, width, and height. You will use URL found in the src=URL line. The width= 384. The height=404.
  6. The following will now be displayed in your post editor (without “MIXBOOK” in the front):

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And there you have it: a Mixbook on your EduBlog! By the way, we love to hear about your uses of Mixbook on Edublog. If you ever have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email feedback@mixbook.com.

Mixbooking in Class,

Andrew

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