In a previous post I discussed how people may integrate static, but periodically updated webcams into their blogs using Google Gadgets.

Many geography educators now have blogs, where they could potentially integrate live-streaming Windows Media web-cams and set an associated task. 

Copyright issue.

Embedding the webcams into your blogs removes the possibility of students viewing inappropriate advertisements or being forwarded to adult content. The video though is copyrighted, which poses a problem, but I believe the safety of students in this case is more important. I’m happy to remove this post at request.

The Method.

The following technique works in Blogger. Wordpress users need to first disable their rich text editor, this can be found under users, your profile, then uncheck the box.

In order to embed the Windows Media live-streaming webcams, you need to find the location URL, as explained in the ‘Webcam Wall’ process.

When writing your post you need to choose HTML, then paste the following code

<object id=”MediaPlayer” width=320 height=286 classid=”CLSID:22D6f312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95″ standby=”Loading Windows Media Player components…” type=”application/x-oleobject” codebase=

“http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version

=6,4,7,1112″>

<param name=”filename” value=

“URL location here“>
<param name=”Showcontrols” value=”True”>
<param name=”autoStart” value=”True”>

<embed type=”application/x-mplayer2″ src=

“URL location here” name=”MediaPlayer” width=320 height=240></embed>

</object>

You need to delete the the ‘URL location here’ highlighted in red and paste your chosen one.  Save and view post to see if this has worked, you may have to allow time for the video to buffer.

Repeat the process to embed additional webcams.

Any thoughts?

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Posted in Management, Teaching Ideas
Written on Wed, 04 April 2007 at 2:30 pm

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