Widgets

=There are two types of widgets.= One type can look like this:



And lives here:



The other type looks like this:

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and this:



and this:



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and all of these:

WIKI WIDGETS WIKI And they all eventually live here:

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=Ok, so what IS a widget?=

Wikis themselves are pretty basic....not a lot of bells and whistles. Enter the widget. When it comes to a website, a widget is a small application (a tool, if you will) that can be embedded on your wiki page (or on a blog or website page). The support for the tool is provided an a third-party and they are usually free. =Where do I find widgets?=
 * 1) Type in the keyword //widgets// in any search engine ([|google], [|yahoo], [|dogpile], [|askforkids], [|yahooligans])
 * 2) Go directly to a specific widget website like [|Widgetbox] - find one or make your own!!
 * 3) Look for the opportunity to grab a widget while on a favorite website like [|YouTube]or [|CNN]
 * 4) Get some custom widgets right from your wiki provider. In wikispaces, choose a new page or old page, click on Edit, then choose the //embed widget// icon on your toolbar.