Showing posts with label Blogger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blogger. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

How to Embed a Google Form in Blogger



After you create your Google form, you ned to click the Send Form button on the top, right of the page. Next you will see the link to share, Send form via email or Embed. Choose Embed.


Now you will have the Embed form dialogue box come up. You can copy the HTML code in the box. First notice the size of the form in pixels.


At this point it is a good idea to change the form size to fit your blog. Typically you want your width to be around 500 pixels. The height is something that you have to play with to get right. I prefer to have the whole page of the form showing on the post. This means you will need to change the height of the embedded form to your liking. 


I changed the form height to 400 because the form only has one question. Next you will need to click the HTML button on you blog post page. You will find it on the top, left side of the page.


Notice that I have already placed text and pictures on the post so you will immediately see all the html code on the page. I simply scrolled down to the bottom of the page and pasted the code I copied earlier. 


The '<iframe src=...' is the actual code for the form. 



This is what the page looks like now with the html for the form added. If you don't have anything already put on the post you will not see nearly this much code.




Now you click back on the Compose button and you can see the form is now part of the post. At this point you may want to go back and adjust the width or height of the form html to make it fit right. 


When you are finished, publish your post and it will show up with the form embedded on it. Now all you need is people to come and respond to your form! 

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Blogging4Kid Superlative Student Blog: Come Somersault With Sarah!


Sarah is another former student of Linda Yollis, and has a great blog, Come Somersault With Sarah! Sarah has been blogging for four years and does a great job of writing posts that include good text and great pictures. 

When you look through Sarah's posts you will notice that she shares a lot about herself. She is a very talented musician and she shares her talent on the blog. You should also notice the sidebar where Sarah has several visitor counters and a special widget that keeps track of her most popular posts. 


Saturday, September 20, 2014

Blogging4Kid Superlative Student Blog: Miriam's Magical Moments


I am starting a new series showcasing outstanding blogs by students. These are student created blogs that I recommend new blogging students read and comment on. Who better for teachers to have model student blogging than actual students? 

The first blog is Miriam's Magical Moments. Miriam is a former student of Linda Yollis, an amazing elementary teacher whose classroom blog, Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog, has won many education blogging awards. 

Miriam started her blog in January of 2011 and has been posting ever since. What I enjoy about her blogging is her excellent use of pictures that help her tell her stories. Miriam 'reports' on her life, her travels and what she has learned. I have enjoyed following her exploits for years and am truly impressed by how she has kept blogging even after she left Mrs. Yollis' classroom. 

Blogger: Weather Widget


Adding a weather widget to your blog can be useful. On Blogger I have use the Accuweather weather widget for years. After you create your weather widget on the site, copy the html code. 



Then go in to template: add a gadget: html/javascript. Then paste the code into the box and save. Here is a video that explains the process:




And this is what your widget should look like:


Monday, September 15, 2014

Blogger: Blog Stats Widget


One of the most valuable widgets on any student blog is the one that tracks visitors. On Blogger it is called Blog Stats which is found in the Add a Gadget on the Layout page. Everybody wants to know that what they are posting is being seen and we all know that very few visitors actually leave a comment. This widget allows students using Blogger to see their work is still being seen.

Count this in the Must Have category.