RECOMMENDED GADGETS FOR YOUR BLOG
- TEXT I recommend you
make a text gadget with a photo of you, basic information.
- BLOG LIST -- display you favorite list of blogs about
children’s literature (starting point, use the recommended children’s lit
blogger I provided.
- LINK LIST --- create alist of best websites for supporting
children’s literature.
- LABELS By using
labels, you create an index of the topics for your posts.
- SEARCH BOX -- this would allow viewers to search your site
for specific words in posts.
- SLIDE SHOW Use some
special photos of you teaching, your reading, special books – use covers for
photos
- Remember to add gadget you go to template select the area of
the page, choose add gadget. Notice
on the left margin it list basics THERE
ARE 27. Go to MORE GADGETS you will
see there are 1174! Check them
out. SOME TO CHECK ARE BELOW; PS I
would avoid gadgets like funny quotes, fish swimming on the page, - less formal
for a teacher site.
- Additional gadgets include
- Amazon MP3 Clips
- Flickr photo strEam
– Flickr is one of my favorite websites to use with photos
- PICASA PHOTO STREAM
- My first favorite for photos.
- PDF Man -- just saw
this one, have not tried it – but think it should be a Great One. You could add your PDF files – Author Study
and Annotated Bib to your Blog Site! (I only made it through 300, you can check even more.)
RECOMMENDED WIDGETS FOR YOUR BLOG
Good Reads
How to Add Goodreads Widget to Your Blog
Shelfari
How to add Shelfari Widget to Your Blog
Where to get Widgets
- WidgetBox.com – The definite go-to place to find and build your own widgets.
- SpringWidgets.com – Another
great source for widgets from many of your favorite sites on the web.
User reviews and comments help you find the perfect widget for your
blog.
- Widgipedia.com – Like the two sites above, wigipedia is a huge and growing collections of widgets of all types and sizes.
