Featured Post Added - Mary Fortezzo

The gadget that I choose was to add a Featured Post.  I think that a featured post is important to help the viewer have easier access to view our Blog.  Therefore, I chose Jen's QR code as our featured post. The viewer will be able to share and access our blog with ease.

Added Links List Gadget to provide link to Cowbird - Chris Kleit

I decided to add the Links List gadget so that I could provide a link to Cowbird.com. I provided a link to Cowbird because I want to encourage our blog readers to explore the over 70,000 digital stories stored in Cowbird's Library of Human Experience.

Image Gadget Added - Laura Bisagna

I added the Palomar College logo using the image gadget.  I thought it would be a nice addition to our blog, as we should all be proud of everything we've learned here at Palomar and all the work we've done -- it's been A LOT of work! LOL!  I also like the red star in the swoosh signifying that we are all reaching for the stars here, pursuing our educational goals. Great job, everyone, on doing such excellent work this semester.  While this online course may have made it a little bit harder to connect with classmates, I feel we've come to know a lot about each other through out discussion posts, this blog, as well as through projects and discussions in other classes.  It's been a pleasure taking this course with all of you.  Can you believe it's almost over?!  Congratulations, everyone!

Blog Gadgets:
The Blog Gadget I decided to add is "Our Favorite Things" Gadget. I chose this Gadget because I think when people view our Blog, some may be interested in what we like or recommend when it comes to books, movies, food, outings... I thought this would be a fun way to voice our likes and dislikes to our viewers.

 Our own QR Code.

                                                                                                                                                        Blog for Presentation Tools LIT 130

 I decided to add a QR code to our Blog. QR codes are used for just about anything now a days. One of our last assignments for our LIT 130 class showed us how QR codes can engage children in school making their learning experience interactive. I think it is a useful gadget to attach to our Blog, because we can send the QR code to anyone to make viewing our Blog that much faster. I've included a hyperlink to take you to the site I used to generate a QR code. It was easy and quick.
https://www.qr-code-generator.com/a1/?ut_source=google_c&ut_medium=cpc&ut_campaign=en_qr_code_generisch&ut_content=qr_code_free_exact&ut_term=free%20qr%20codes_e&gclid=CjwKCAjw5dnmBRACEiwAmMYGOSIqAfwggCvHQBPZXkhQupc-hwPSquZfGPk5jb3Gu0GbVxKw5Ut3nhoCVPQQAvD_BwE 

Text Gadget Addition - Brigitte Foisy

I thought it would be a nice addition to include a text gadget in our blog. I selected the sidebar-right-1 location where many of our gadgets are located. I used this text gadget to create an "About Presentation Tools" where the reader would be able to see how this blog came to be and why☺
I think the text gadget would be very popular with bloggers, especially because you can add more that one. This is also convenient because you are not limited to what you can put in the text, the opportunities are left up to your creativity!

Contact Form Gadget - Erika Westrich

I chose to add the "Contact Form" gadget. I placed it in the righthand column at the bottom of the page. I feel that this is something every blog should contain because it allows followers to reach the writers of the blog to ask questions or raise concerns about the blog. Many times I have used a "contact us" gadget when I had a question about a post, a website that was mentioned or a product. I think it is a good way to keep readers involved and connected to the creator of the blog.

Blog Search Gadget Addition- Holly Verdugo

I added a Blog Search Gadget, titled "Search this Blog." I thought it would be a nice addition to our blog because there are so many great posts on our blog about different topics on presentation tools. If someone wanted to visit our blog and search for a certain topic, then that person can easily use the Blog Search Gadget to find that topic, instead of scrolling through the entire blog to locate the topic. I think it is a helpful tool or gadget to have.

Wikipedia Gadget added - Robyn Doi

Hello Bloggers,
I added the Wikipedia Gadget to our Blog. I thought this would be helpful to any of our readers so if they wanted to look up anything that we may be blogging about they could do so without leaving the blog directly. This is a website that is used often, and I thought it would be beneficial to anyone who visits this blog.

Gadget addition - Sarah Batok

I added the "report abuse" gadget to the bottom of our blog. I think it's important in the highly digital world we live in to monitor websites for potential abuses or inappropriate content. The "report abuse" gadget allows anyone visiting a site to report if there is someone making inappropriate posts, or using the site for ulterior purposes. This helps keep the website accountable for the information on the page, and allows people to focus on the expected content of the website rather than be bombarded by ads, solicitations, or hateful comments.