I've had several requests to go over how to add buttons to a sidebar, as well as how to center those buttons. This quick video will show you how to do that:
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Video Tutorial: Numbering Comments!
April 27, 2011

And it's really easy too...way easier than some of the things we have tried together on the previous videos. All you will need to do is download this Word document and watch the video below...
Video Tutorial: Adding flair to your comments link
April 26, 2011
Have you ever had a hard time finding the place to comment on a blog...even on your own? It's sometimes hard to see that tiny little comment link, what with the post itself, documents, images, labels, and so on.
After you watch this tutorial today, you will be able to create some flair to add to your comments link...hopefully attracting more attention and, well, comments! Here is a sample of the end result:
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After you watch this tutorial today, you will be able to create some flair to add to your comments link...hopefully attracting more attention and, well, comments! Here is a sample of the end result:
Leaving direct links in comments
April 25, 2011
I know I have written about this before, but I did find some new code yesterday to make your link look italicized (in addition to the bold)!
It really makes the link stand out even more! See the sample below...
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It really makes the link stand out even more! See the sample below...
My first video tutorial! (Sidebar & Date Fonts)
April 24, 2011
Eeek! I can't believe I got this to work, but I made a quick video tutorial on changing sidebar titles and fonts!
I would love to hear your thoughts if you get the chance. I'm thinking of redoing my other tutorials as videos. Would anyone be interested in that? Thanks so much for checking it out! :)
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I would love to hear your thoughts if you get the chance. I'm thinking of redoing my other tutorials as videos. Would anyone be interested in that? Thanks so much for checking it out! :)
A few changes in my look...
April 23, 2011
Before...

and After...


Ok, they're really minor but I wanted to refine some things! :)
Gold award stickers (for student-published books)
April 13, 2011

The biggest one of all is a student-created (and published) book. They have illustrated, written, edited, typed, and retyped their books. They are so proud!
Last year, I made some gold stickers to put on the students' books as a surprise, the night of the literary event. They loved them! It was the first thing they exclaimed over...and this is 5th grade!
Extending the Reading Log
April 11, 2011

I was inspired to do this kind of summary sheet by the many different forms shared on Proteacher.
I tried to make one that would not be too overwhelming for my newer ELL students (my more fluent students complete an additional weekly Reader's Response at home as well).
Getting rid of a gray box on your blog!
April 5, 2011

Since I'm always trying to find ways to make my blog look more website-y, I had to remove it!
Jena Snowden's Techy Linky Party!
April 4, 2011


What a cool idea for a linky party! You must stop by and check it out! Thanks so much Miss Snowden! :)
My link is an older post about the iPEVO document camera. Cheap, cute, and so easy to use: Neat little (cheap!!) document camera
My link is an older post about the iPEVO document camera. Cheap, cute, and so easy to use: Neat little (cheap!!) document camera
Social networking on your blog
April 3, 2011

Of course, your followers can catch your updates quickly through Blogger. But with so many people on Facebook and Twitter, this is another way to share your updates and reach more readers quickly.
I know most people are familiar with setting up a Facebook. Mine is set up as a separate public page, rather than a private one. I merged my two blogs into one name there and post updates for both.

Centering and spacing images in your sidebar
April 2, 2011

There are a couple of quick and easy ways to neaten up those sidebar images.
To center images only takes a bit of code:

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