I had to watch the entire demo video; however, I think I figured out that Dapper allows someone to make their own widgets. I’ll be honest, I can’t imagine asking my students (remember folks, I teaching writing and film studies) to use this tool. However, I think it might be a tool that is useful to teachers building discipline, even course or class, specific elements for their webpages, course management systems, or blogs. The tool is not super-easy to use. I’m definitely saving it for a “rainy” day when I’m really avoiding grading, or really have nothing else to do. If someone else understands this tool differently, and/or imagines it being used in education differently, definitely let me know!
Sandbox: Does a techno-teacher need Dapper?
April 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Sandbox · Teaching w/Tech
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Paul
// May 1, 2007 at 6:15 am
Hey rrodrigo -
I’m writing from the Dapper team. Part of what we’re trying to do is to indeed make this super easy to use, and the widget itself is for people (like myself) who don’t know how to program but want to add cool elements to their blog or homepage.
I’d be happy to go through the process with you and answer any questions you might have
-Paul@dapper.net
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Nooccar
// May 7, 2007 at 4:52 am
I was reading on CNET that a lot of the Google widgets that allow neophytes to make their own end up crashing iGoogle. I wonder if that’ll do it. Of course, if you put it elsewhere (Wordpress or Typepad, for example) then I wonder if it’s more stable.
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rrodrigo
// May 7, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Well…it appears that iGoogle has included it’s own gadget maker:
http://www.google.com/ig/gmchoices
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