0 Some Helpful Links for Blogging

I am posting some links below for those of you that want/need more help with your blogs.  I especially like the blog post that contains the "10 Writing Tips All Bloggers must Adhere to."  I am not the only one who cares about spelling and grammar, please take some time to check out the links below.

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/successful%20blog

• Spice Up Your Blog's Guest Post by Ken Myers, "10 Writing Tips All Bloggers Must Adhere to."

• Blogger Buster offers a free e-book on Blogging Basics.  You can download it right into your Google Docs account.  Check the table of contents first to see what you want to know.

• It is pretty neat to see who and how many people are viweing your blog.  Check out some of the gadgets below, that you can add to your blog!  (At least one is required as part of your blog design grade)

                 Cluster Maps -*Make sure you follow directions on the page to put on your blog!

                 Hit Counter -Show off your page hits count with the simple counter to count the number of page views of your profile or any web page. (* Copy & Paste code into the HTML Gadget on your Blogger Layout)

                Page Hits- Show off your page hits count with the simple counter. It remembers the URL of the page that contains it and starts displaying number of page views immediately.

               Visit Counter - Simple Black and White Counter.  Copy & Paste the code into the html gadget on your blogger layout.

0 Avatars, Widgets & Web Cams!

Hello,
This is our last week before vacation, and you have all been working so hard on creating your blogs, that I thought it was time for a little fun.  I promised you time with the web cameras, if that is what you would like to do, please use the links below to get started.  Please share with me what you create, I would love to see it!

http://www.animationplayhouse.com/new/christmas5.html

Manipulate your image or a news image! Try a few of them, and PLEASE remember to be appropriate :)

Take this link to "Elf YourSelf"

Funtastic Face - Change your face! 

Picnik - Fantastic Photo editing tool! You can change, add, edit anything!  

Says-It - Make your Own funny photos and messages! 

Be Funky - Lots of creative ways to alter images! 

PhotoFunia - Add your image to a billboard, Santa's Body or a Twilight Scene! The possibilities are endless!

Have Fun!

 You also have the option of creating some Gadgets, Widgets and a Voki for your new blog! If you would like to do this, please use the links below.


Widgipedia - Huge widget gallery

Cluster Maps - See where people are viewing your blog from around the world

Voki
Video on adding a Voki to your blog. (Student created)
**You do not need an account unless you want to save**

Google Translate - Add a translater widget to translate your blog into any language for world-wide reading.

Google Gadgets for your Blog - HUGE selection of gadgets!


Whatever you decide to do, I require one last thing from each of you.  Please post a comment after this post sharing how you spent class today.  Have fun!:)

http://www.animationplayhouse.com/new/christmas5.html