I hate slideshows -- seriously

Now it's time for anyone to share some sage wisdom with me. I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to figure out how in the heck to get a slideshow to embed into a POST. I did not want it on the side.

When we first started teaching, it was super quick and mostly painless to use Picasa or Flickr to create a fun slide show. Not anymore. I tried lots and lots of different options and created about 10 new accounts on various websites that promised to make my dreams come true - HA!

In the end, my shoutout goes to photobucket.com. If you cannot see the slideshow, please let me know. I'm signed in to a lot of things, and it's always important to make sure your sharing settings are on public before you send out to the masses. Or they will simply see an empty box.

aaauuggghhh. Once I recover from this disaster, I will include some updated tips on creating the perfect podcast.

Here is another slideshow I did.
Here are the steps I used in Flickr.
Because I have other photos added in Flickr, I have some extra steps perhaps.

1. Go to Flickr.com and login 
2. Choose Upload (I like to have all my pics in one folder)
3. Go to Organize tab across the tab and create a new set of pics
4. Give your set a name
5. At the bottom of this page, you should see a link that says open set page.
6. Once you open that page, you should see the icon to create a slideshow.
7. Then, you should see a share button in the upper right corner where you can grab the embed code.
8. When I upload, all of my photos are public automatically. But, make sure your photos are public or they will not display on your blog.

My Slideshow

Here is my photo slide show. I generally have to click around in Flickr a few times before I get my photos where I want them. We are studying social media next week. Visit Topeka does an awesome job using social media, so I created some screen caps of their sites for this slideshow. One trick in Flickr is to make sure that your photos are public or your slideshow will not work. It's also easier if all the photos you intend to use are in one folder, so you can upload them in one batch.

When creating a slideshow to share, make sure your photos on Flickr or Picasa are set to public. Otherwise, it will appear to you as if it's working because it recognizes your login. But no one else will see the pics.