Blogging+Ideas

**Ideas**
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 * Ideas to help with your blogs. I have added these to my Blog. They are easy to embed.**
 * The latest addition to my blog has been SpeakPipe. It's a voicemail tool where you can sent a voice message to other people who have a blog. To add the widget follow these steps:**
 * 1) **Sign up to [|SpeakPipe]**
 * 2) When you have signed up click on 'other' to find the HTML code.
 * 3) Copy the code.
 * 4) Open the dashboard of your blog.
 * 5) Go to Appearance-Widgets
 * 6) Drag a text box to your Sidebar
 * 7) Copy the HTML code
 * 8) Save and visit your site
 * 9) It will be there!
 * 10) If you go into the settings section of your SpeakPipe account you can change the message and position of the voicemail icon.
 * 11) Have fun!

Wallwisher
Why not add a [|wallwisher] to your blog. It's free to join up and easy to use. I find it useful to use with the class on a topic when I want lots of ideas. It can be embed into your blog. Have a look at this You Tube clip to help you along the way. media type="youtube" key="PBn1EVzh6wk" height="315" width="560"

Voki
You can leave a message on your Blog's sidebar by adding a __Voki__. They are easy to use and fun to make. You have to register but it's free. Here is the website to create your voki. http://www.voki.com/

Vimeo

 * __Vimeo__ is a fantastic way to upload vidoes to you Blog. There is a free vesion but if you are going to add video regularly, you might find paying an annual subscription is worthwhile because you get many more features. **

** Pet Widgets **

 * The children love to play with your own class adopted virtual animal, with custom name and colour. You can choose your own from [|cyber-pet widget]Available pets include: kittens, puppies, ducks, llamas, bunnies and more! Once you have chosen your pet you will get a HTML code. Copy that and add it to your side bar under widgets. **

**Note Generator**

 * __Ladybug Note Generator__ is a fun way to add a message on your Blog. Simply type in your message (you will have to keep it relatively short) and copy the HTML code. Then embed the code. **

** Making An Avatar **

 * You or your class can create your own avatars using DoppelMe. It's an easy, child friendly way to make an avatar. Many people use avatars so that when a comment is made on a blog, their personalised avatar appears. Click on the picture to take you to DoppelMe. **

** PhotoPeach **

 * If you want to add photos to your Blog as a lovely presentation you can't go past [|PhotoPeach]. It's a simple way to insert photos and you sign up for free. **

**Smilebox for Photos & Videos**
You also must subscribe to __[|Smilebox]__. It's a wonderful site that you can add photos and videos to. There are so many formats to choose from! It's so easy to use. Here are the steps involved: To put the slideshow into your blog when you get step 4 there will a 'more' option. Choose that one and it will give you a HTML code to embed. Don't forget...if you are using Edublogs you need to to have your blog in the HTML mode not Visual.