Adding Gadgets to Your Blogs

Several of you have asked about adding gadgets to your blogs (and some have added them without asking...). Basically, if you feel that they are apropriate for school, I have no problem with you using them on your school blog. Use your best judgement, but please do not add more than 3 (THREE) gadgets to your blog. Any more than that becomes quite distracting. Also, you should not add gadgets that play games, music, or videos, as they are another big distraction and they tend to slow down your blog's loading time. Finally, please make sure to view your blog after adding the gadgets to make sure that they have not changed the way your page functions. Sometimes certain gadgets can make your blog "jumpy" or some may cut off the text of your posts. Otherwise, have fun and choose gadgets that represent your interests, while promoting topics relevant to class.