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| Getting Started |
| 1.1 | Registering with Kete | In order to add or update things in Kete, you need to Register – this only needs to be done once. |
| | 1.2 | Login to Kete | In order to add or update things in Kete (once you are registered) you need to Login. You will find this very easy as you will do it a lot! |
| | 1.3 | The Structure of Kete
| Kete is a large database of records: • topics • images (or photographs) • audio • videos • web links • documents.
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| 2. | Finding and Fixing Things in Kete
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| | 2.1 | Finding Things in Kete
| There are lots of things in Kete – e.g. over 12,000 pictures and over 1,300 topics – and there are many ways to access them. |
| | 2.2 | Fixing Things in Kete
| Anyone can add or change the information in Kete. In fact Kete can be improved by your input. |
| 3. | Adding Things to Kete
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| | 3.1 | Topics | Topics are the way to gather items together into subject clusters. They are easy to add. They tell the story. |
| | 3.2 | Pictures | Kete can store digital images (or pictures). Most common picture formats can be used (e.g. jpg). |
| | 3.3 | Documents | In addition to typing material directly into Kete, you can attach existing documents so that people can see the actual document. |
| | 3.4 | Audio | You can add digital audio files to Kete for such things as: • oral histories, • interviews, • stories, • music, • bird song. |
| | 3.5 | Video | Kete can also hold digital video files. These may be: • events, • interviews, • fun videos such as things you might put on YouTube. |
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3.6 | Web Links | You can put links to web pages or sites into Kete. This is useful for: • sites that forbid you to copy material from – check the Copyright statement! • or ones which you are unable to copy from (e.g. YouTube). |
| 4. | Making order with Kete
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| | 4.1 | Organising YOUR material in Kete
| You can choose how to organise your material in Kete. While this instruction sheet provides a few ideas, please feel free to ignore it and do it your way! |
| | 4.2 | Linking Things in Kete
| • Linking allows you to combine material already in Kete in new ways. • You can link a topic to another topic. • or you can link items to a topic (e.g. you can link existing pictures, audio, documents and web links to a topic). |
| 5. | The Text Editor Explained
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| | The Text Editor allows you to change the format of the description. |
| 6. | Tricks for making topics look different
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| | 6.1 | Inserting pictures in a topic - Internet Explorer
| A picture can be put beside the text of a topic. This makes the topic look more interesting and easier to read. The instructions vary with your browser - this version is for Internet Explorer. |
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| Inserting pictures in a topic - Mozilla Firefox
| A picture can be put beside the text of a topic. This makes the topic look more interesting and easier to read. The instructions vary with your browser - this version is for Mozilla Firefox. |
| | 6.2 | Using tables to organise lists
| Tables are a neat way of presenting a lot of words. |
| | 6.3 | Creating Hot Links
| Clicking on a Hot Link takes you to another place in the Internet. The Hot Link can be put on words or pictures. |
| 7. | Case Studies
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| | 7.1 | Genealogy - The Burr Family
| • Many people are interested in researching their family history or genealogy. • We thought Kete could be used to publish such findings. • We experimented with the histories of two local families – the Burr family is the first one. |
| | 7.2 | Genealogy - The Ransom Family
| • The second genealogy we experimented with is that of the Ransom family. • We took a different approach from that of the Amos Burr family (discussed in sheet 7.1). |
| | 7.3 | Using Kete as a photo album
| • Kete can be used to create pages like a photo album. • This allows you to share your photos with the world. • To record significant events, quirky moments and have fun. |
| | 7.4 | Making an Art Portfolio
| • Artists can use Kete to publish a portfolio of their work. |
| | 7.5 | Club Newsletters in Kete
| Clubs can use Kete to distribute newsletters … The advantage of this include: • No photocopying costs. • No postage costs. • Members can use the Kete RSS feed facility to be advised of any updates. |
| | 7.6 | Publishing Work in Kete
| Kete provides users with a publishing forum. This can be used for: • creative writing, • historical essays, • republishing material which is no longer covered by Copyright. |
| 8. | Other Tricks in Kete
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| | These are useful things that don’t really belong anywhere else! |
