The SPLOT Box is a tool used for submitting, sorting, and displaying multimedia (sound and video). It works particularly well for activities where curation and collaboration are a key feature. It plays mostly hits from the cloud; the kind of things that can be added include:
- YouTube videos (by URL)
- Vimeo videos (by URL)
- SoundCLoud Audio (by URL)
- An MP3, OGG, or M4A audio file at a direct URL
- An uploaded MP3, OGG, or M4A audio file
On upload, the person who shares it creates a title, any kind of descriptive information to go along with it, and add tags and/or categories to organize the item. Visitors to the SPLOTbox can sort and view the content based on the title, categories, and tags.
The administrator of a SPLOTbox can choose to enable input fields for a creators name (for attribution), an open license, and to provide a cut and paste attribution text.
See It In Action
- SPLOTbox – the development and very first site, stuff can and will break
- GEOL 109 | The Earth and Life Through Time | Student Curated Geology Video Collection – This video curation project was created by Karla Panchuk at the University of Saskatchewan. Project overview and rationale are included on the site.
- OWLTECH Perspectives Open Web For Learning & Teaching Expertise Hub — a series of videos contributed by educators and learners who are actively engaged in using the Open Web within their practice.