Blog Bling

Animoto – http://animoto.com/

To add an Animoto video to your blog, follow these steps:

Log in to your Animoto account and click on the video you want to embed in your blog. Click play.Click on Post Online (the thumbtack icon).Click on Embed Code.

Click on Other Sites, and then copy the code they give you.

Switch to HTML view and paste the code where you want it in your post.

Publish your post.

There are a quite a few online slideshows you can add to your blog. Here are a couple that I like to use.

Bubbleshare – http://www.bubbleshare.com/

 

BubbleShare: Share photos – Powered by BubbleShare

To add a Bubbleshare slideshow to a post:

1. In Bubbleshare, click on My Albums.
2. Click on the album you want to add.
3. Click Blog Album.
4. Select the player you would like to display on your page, make sure you check the “optimize for wordpress” box and copy the code.
5. Go to your post in Edublogs where you want to embed the Bubbleshare album, switch to html view, and click your cursor at the spot in the post where you want the alubm placed.  
6. Paste the code you copied in step 4. 
7. Save the post.

IMPORTANT: If you go back into the post after you have saved it and make changes, you will lose the code for the show and will have to paste the code in again.

RockYou Slide Show – http://rockyou.com/

To add a RockYou slide show to a post:

1. Log in to your RockYou account.
2. Underneath the slideshow you want to embed in your blog post, click on the Publish link.
3. On the left, click on the button for Blogger (the Wordpress code won’t work).
4. Copy the code in the box at the top of the page.
5. Go to your post in Edublogs where you want to embed the Rock You slide show, switch to html view, and click your cursor at the spot in the post where you want the alubm placed.
6. Paste the code you copied in step 4.
7. Save the post.

IMPORTANT: If you go back into the post after you have saved it and make changes, you will lose the code for the show and will have to paste the code in again.

Slideshare – http://www.slideshare.net

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Slideshare allows you to upload PowerPoint presentations and share them with others. To add one to your blog, all you have to do is copy the Embed in your blog code and paste it into your blog post. Before you paste the code into the post, switch to code view and make sure your cursor is where you want the slideshow to appear. Paste the code and save your post. IMPORTANT: If you go back into the post after you have saved it and make changes, you will lose the code for the Slideshare show and will have to paste the code in again.

If you want to add a photo that you have stored online (like on Picasa web or on a website), follow these steps:

1. Right click on the image.
2. Select copy
3. Go back to the post you are creating in Edublogs, make sure your cursor is where you want to paste the image, and click Ctrl – V on your keyboard to paste the image. (Note: It may show up in a strange location. Don’t worry – it will show up in the correct spot once it is saved).
4. You can resize the image by clicking and dragging.
5. The image will be left-aligned and can not be centered.

You can also use the Add Media icon in Edublogs that above the toolbar of the write post box (looks like a picture frame - it’s the first choice next to Add Media). Browse for the file you want use and follow the prompts to add the picture.

An avatar is a graphical representation of yourself. Many people use avatars to represent themselves online when using blogs, chat rooms, etc. There are several free online sites that allow you to create an avatar to use in blogs, etc. Following are some examples:

Meez – http://www.meez.com/

Lego Avatar – http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/

Wee World – http://www.weeworld.com/

 To add your avatar to your blog:

1. Save the graphic file you create at the avatar site of your choice to your computer.

2. Go to Settings and Blog Avatar in Edublogs.

3. Upload the avatar file you created.

4. Go to Design and Widgets.

5. Add the Blog Avatar widget.

6. View your site. Your avatar should be displayed in your sidebar.

To add an ANIMATED Meez file safely to your blog (kind of an advanced skill & you must have a school website):

1. Save your animated version of your meez to your images file on your school webspace (on the W drive).

2. Add a text widget to your blog.

3. Put the image source code in the text widget (i.e. <img src = ‘http://wwww.thematzats.com/images/animatedmeez.gif’>)

4. The animated meez should now display in your sidebar.