tutorial seven:posting you tube videos and flickr badges to blogs: explaning the process

Tutorial Seven: Posting You Tube Videos and Flickr Badges to Blogs: Explaining the process

Task One: Explain the step by step process required to embed You Tube videos into your Blog . Consider using screen captures to provide a visual representation of these steps.


To embed a video, just copy the code from the "Embed" box—you can find it in the "About This Video" box when you're watching the video.You can also get the code from the "Embed HTML" box on the "Edit Video" page (http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit) if the video is yours.Once you've copied the code, just paste it into your website or blog to embed it.In your blog, press “Customise”, then “Page elements”, then “Add Page Elements”. Then click HTML/ Java Script “Add to Blog” or Video Bar “Add to Blog”.Then paste the text into the box, add a title and press “Save”.Retrieved June 12, 2008, from http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=57788

















Task Two: Explain the step by step process required to embed a Flickr Badge into your Blog . Consider using screen captures to provide a visual representation of these steps.


How to embed a Flickr badge on to a blog.
On flickr, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Click on “Tools” under Help.
On the next page click “Build a Badge”

On the next page choose a format; either HTML badge or Flash badge. Then click the “Next” button.

Then pick what photos you want to show on the badge and click “Next”.


Press “Next” on the Colours screen.
Highlight the text in the box and copy.


In your blog, press “Customise”, then “Page elements”, then “Add Page Elements”. Then click HTML/ Java Script “Add to Blog”.

Then paste the text into the box, add a title and press “Save”.

Your badge is now on your blog