Module+6

**Including Widgets ** Module 6 Objective: Educators will add an HTML Widget on their Wix page.

Wix defines a widget as follows:

//**widget** [wij-it] – noun: an innovative software solution that a website builder can use to provide massive functionality// //when they create a website without the need for programming knowledge.// //A list of widgets can be found at:// []

For the purpose of this course, we will focus on the HTML Widget. The HTML Widget is commonly used to upload You Tube and Animoto Videos to your Wix.

1. To add a widget to your **Wix**, click on the **Add** tab and then click on **Widget**.



2. Click on **HTML** and a menu will appear. Click on **Blank HTML**



3. A blue widget box will appear.

4. The instructions in the widget box inform you to **click on settings**. **Settings** are usually found near the right hand side of the page.



5. Click on **settings** and the following will appear:



6. Copy/paste the embed code into the required area. Hit **OK.**

7. Your widget will not be visible until you enter **preview** at the top of the page. Until that time, it is difficult to know that you have correctly entered the embed code.

**Refer to the following video tutorial for assistance with widgets: ** media type="youtube" key="t_xMOMwB7jo?version=3" height="390" width="480"

**__Module 6__** is complete when the following activites have been completed: One HTML widget has been uploaded and placed on your Wix. Respond to the Discussion question and to one peer.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__**Module 7**__ prerequisites: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You should know how to upload HTML widgets and use embed codes before moving on to Module 7. If you are not completely comfortable with any of the Modules that you have completed up to this point, please go back and revisit those modules to develop your comfort and proficiency with Wix.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">﻿ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">**Log out of your Wix account, __do not save__ any changes until directed to do so in Module 10**

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