Tech Tip: Google Site Video

For this week's technology tip, I decided to add a YouTube video to my storybook page. My entire storybook focuses on Hanuman so I decided to add a video of the Hanuman Chalisa. The Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu devotional song dedicated to Hanuman. Here is a link to my storybook site: Hanuman.

Tech Tip: Name Display

I decided to take my full name off of my blog posts, solely due to personal preference. I haven't really thought about my online identity much, but I do know that I don't want everything popping up if someone were to ever google my name. I will definitely have to start thinking about my online identity more as I'm applying to PA schools. 

Tech Tip: Cheezburger

For extra credit this week, I decided to make a LOLcat. 

Tech Tip: Motivational Poster

For my story this week, I decided to write a story with a moral. I used that moral and made a motivational picture. I used one of the pictures provided on AutoMotivator. 

Tech Tip: Blog Design

After browsing through different blogs, I realized that I want a rounded-edge theme for my blog. In order to do this, I had to choose a completely different template. Since I changed the template, I decided to change the colors and font on my blog as well. 

Tech Tip: Weather Widget

For this week's technology tip, I decided to look into adding a weather widget to my blog webpage. I added it on the sidebar underneath everything. Here is the link for directions on how to do this. 

Tech Tip: Site Navigation

For this week's technology tip, I decided to look at some of the ways to enhance my storybook site. I decided to look through the different navigation styles available on Google sites. After thinking about my content, I chose to use the horizontal navigation without the sidebar. I felt like this was the best option because, as of now, I believe I will have a few pages with short titles. So far, I like the way the horizontal navigation looks. 

Tech Tip: Google Timer

For this week's technology tip, I decided to try out Google timer. I had never heard of this feature of Google until looking it up on the extra credits page. Now that I know about it, I will definitely be using it while studying and working on homework. 

I find it helpful to set up 5-10 minute breaks for myself before I even start working. I will decide how long I need to work for and then break up that time into about 30 minutes of work for every 5 minute break. I find that this helps me to not get burned out while studying for extended periods of time. 

This Google timer will be helpful for me in managing how much time I allot to a specific task on the computer. This way, I won't find myself browsing Facebook for 45 minutes when I'm supposed to be studying for a Microbiology test. 

Tech Tip: Embedded YouTube

Embedded YouTube

For my tech tip this week, I decided to add a YouTube video to my Introduction post. To go along with the information I put in my introduction, I decided to add The Office theme song video to my post.

Tech Tip: Blog Profile

Blogger Profile and Name Display

For this tech tip, I decided to take out the "About Me" section on the right hand side of my blog. I don't want my name showing up on my blog, solely due to personal preference. 

Tech Tip: Blogger Template

New Design!

I decided to change the look of my blog! I went for the watermark template because I liked the transparency. I choose the soft tan color because it reminded me of olden times like when the epics of India were first told. I also chose the font called Hanuman because I felt that it was fitting with our class!