CreateDebate

=Create Debate Web Site=

CreateDebate is a new social networking community built around ideas, discussion and democracy. The goal is to build CreateDebate into an incredibly useful learning tool that will help groups of people to sort through issues, viewpoints and opinions so that consensus and understanding can be reached and better decisions can be made.

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 * Step 1: Plan your Debate**
 * Discuss some of the debates that can stem from your topic and make a decision on which debate your team would like to focus.
 * Step 2: Register for Create Debate**
 * Make a decision about which type of debate you want to create.
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 * When you click the debate choice, the program will ask you to register for an account.
 * (If you end up navigating away from this screen after registering, you may click on Create at the top to get you back to the area where the debate will be created.)
 * Step 3: Create the Debate**
 * Follow the instructions for setting up a title, your affirmative and negative positions, and an issue description.
 * Notice that you can add images and videos within your image description to clarify the issue.
 * The video link will allow you to link to You Tube or other video sites.
 * To embed a video, go to You Tube and find the video you want to use. To the right of the video player, there is an URL option. Copy the URL (not the embed code) from the video using Ctrl C.
 * In the debate, c lick on the Video icon
 * Paste the URL into the provided space
 * Check “constrain proportions”
 * Click insert.
 * To insert an image, you may use the URL from the Internet for image sites such as Google Images or Flickr.
 * Step 4: Debating**
 * Once your debate is created, you will receive a link to the debate to send to others so that they may argue their perspective in the debate.
 * In their argument, they will be able to add links or embed video to support their point of view.
 * You can let debaters choose sides, or you may force them to think outside of their comfort zone and assign them a side of the debate whether they agree or not.