Blog+Bling!

= Cool Things to Make Your Blog Interesting =

[|Weather Pixies] This shows the current temperature where you are or anywhere else.
 * [|Example] on Kindergarten blog

[|Clustr Map] Each dot on the map represents somone that has viewed the blog--the larger the dot, the more times someone from that location has been there.
 * [|Example] on Grade One blog

[|Sitemeter] A small logo is placed on your blog, but when you click on it, it gives you more information than you ever thought to want about your readers, including listings by location, referring url etc.
 * [|Example] on Grade One blog

[|Flag Counter] A counter shows the flags from each visitor's country along with the number of visitors from each location.
 * First Grade [|example]

[|Feedjit] Places flags, locations and referring websites in a live feed on your blog.
 * Year two [|example]

[|Who's Amung Us] (yes, that is spelled correctly) A world map shows the location of the last few visitors to your blog.
 * Year two [|example]

[|Shelfari] Add a virtual shelf to your blog to show your readers what you and your class are reading.
 * Second grade [|example]

[|Adopt a Pet] Add a virtual pet that moves on your mouse click.
 * A first grade [|example]

[|YackPack] A walkie-talkie like tool that you can put on your blog. People can talk to you and you to them as long as you both have a microphone and the page with the Yackpack open on your computers. Sign up and choose the walkie-talkie product.
 * [|Maria's Blog] with Yackpack
 * [|Kathy's Blog] with Yackpack

Place a link to a game on your blog that reinforces what you have been teaching.
 * Building [|nursery rhymes]
 * [|Making words] with oi and oy