Do you want to make your blog a little more appealing? Why not embed a widget or gadget into your blog page. These are application that do all sorts of interesting thing eg. create a custom google search based on a topic , embed a visitors counter, add a calender and/or clock, set up a map showing where visitors come from, add news headlines, add a creature like my spider, add a poll/survey, create photo slide show etc etc...
Here how! Go to your layout tab in your blogs or set up menu/page elements. If your using Blogger hit add gadget then start browsing by hitting all the different tabs. There are heaps to browse in Blogger itself. If your using another blogging service such as Edublogs or Wordpress then try any of these sites. (These can be used in Blooger as well.)
Biggest Directory of Widgets
http://www.widgetbox.com
Maps and tables of visitors
http://feedjit.com
Education Widgets
http://learning-activities.org/widgets/index.php?lastadded=added+any+time
Copy the embed code and paste into your add html box or tab and save.
I've discovered that the secret of using widgets is to use only ones that are appropriate to the theme or purpose of your blog. Then they become adjuncts to the discussion in the posts or become useful additional tool for readers to extend their learning. Don't use them just to fill your blog or for the hell of it!
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