BlogThis!

Today we learned how to use BlogThis!  BlogThis! is an add-on that allows you to blog from any website on the internet.  To do this, all you have to do is click on the BlogThis link and then start blogging!  To learn more about BlogThis!, visit google's website on it, at http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41469.  This is an example of someone using BlogThis!...

E-Mail Post

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BibMe

Today we explored BibMe.  BibMe is a website that basically cites your sources for you, like for a research paper.  BibMe is easy to use and user friendly.  It is hard to remember how to cite each different source, but BibMe makes it easy.  You just enter the name of a book, magazine, journal, film, website or newspaper and hit the cite button.  If BibMe recognizes the source, then it will automatically cite it for you!  However, my Comp Teacher just told us today that these website aren't always completely accurate.  If you use an online formatting cite, make sure you check over the information to ensure that it is in the correct format (MLA, APA).

BibMe is not the only bibliography making website though.  Here are some other ones!

• EasyBib
• Citation Machine
• WriteCite (for APA Formatting)

Blogging from A Cell Phone

Today we posted a blog from our cell phone.  In today's society, not everyone has time to sit down at a computer and blog.  Blogger is making it easier for busy people to keep up with their blog by allowing them to text Blogger (256447) a blog post.  To do this, follow these simple instructions to blog from your cell phone!

• First send an SMS with the word 'REGISTER' to BLOGGR (256447).
• We'll reply with the address of your new mobile blog, plus a claim code.
• Post to your new mobile blog, or use the claim code to link your phone to a different blog.
• To opt out of receiving SMS messages to your phone, text STOP to BLOGGR (256447)
• To get help from your mobile device, text HELP to BLOGGR (256447)
• To unlink your device from Blogger, text UNREGISTER to BLOGGR (256447).
• Sending text messages to BLOGGR (256447) is currently available for US phone numbers only.

*to set up a blog from your phone, you will need a computer to start off with*

Firefox Personas

Today we explored and added a Firefox Persona to our Firefox.  Firefox Personas is just another way to customize your internet.  On Firefox Personas, they have over 4,980 pages of different ways to customize the "toolbar" part of your Firefox browser (the part with the address bar).  However, despite the pretty look, some personas make the tabs and buttons hard to read, like the one I had with flowers. 

However, I recently switched my Firefox Persona to one that is autumn themed due to the seas on that we are in now.  This one is easier to read.