3 How? | Embedding content

3.1 The gitbook format is a fully functioning website!

You can include:

• links
• image/video embeds
• webpage/webapp embeds (e.g. twitter feed, desmos graphical calculator)
• inline html, javascript, css with <tags>
  (e.g. <p>Markup you markdown!<\p>)

3.2 Adding links

Links:

• are simple
• work in all formats (including PDF)
• give students control over accessing resource

Accessibility tips for links:

• use descriptive links where possible (e.g. Join the bookdown usergroup instead of https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a…)
• don’t force users to open links in new tab/window

3.3 Adding images from the web

Educational Exceptions: you can use copyrighted images (e.g. figure from journal) in your lecture notes if:

1. it is for internal student use
2. it directly illustrates the content

It can be useful to point to an image on the web if you:

• host publicly (e.g. github)
• use cat .gifs to support learning!

3.4 Adding videos

Copy and paste the embed code from any site - including Panopto!

Note: this Panopto video has quiz questions as you play through it!

3.5 Embedding other web content

• Desmos graphing calculator
• Xerte (see quiz example)
• Microsoft Forms (general polls don’t show the results to student, but quiz allows you to give individuals instant feedback after all question have been submitted)
• Mentimeter results slides (this is NOT for voting as audience paced voting slides don’t show the results)
• Twitter feed
• A webpage (tread carefully)