Summer Reading 2 0

summer reading 2.0
designing an online summer reading experience in 4 easy steps

Jennifer Gal and Bridie Howell
Hamilton Public Library

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- readers submit bo icked up at
earning prizes that can be p
their local branch
r their favourite
- read ers can also vote fo e least
book from a sele ction of titles with th
single book
popular titl es eliminated until a
p Novel”
remain s – i.e. the “Next To
e selected
- readers can review one of th
l prize draws
books to b e entered in specia

find a space add book reviews

add a poll add a shoutbox

If you plan on c
ustomizing
your blog, sele
ct the simplest
template to star
t with.
“Minima” is a g
ood option.

The HPL Teen S
pace Blog
uses the “Minim
a” template
customized wit
h a header
and backgroun
d image.

customize your
site in the “Layout”
tab by adding
“Gadgets”

add book reviews

www.wufoo.com

choose a generic
URL if you plan
on creating
multiple forms

the form nam
e
will be includ
ed
in the URL so
make it simp
le

Wufoo has lots of
ready-made
form fields

insert a
“Single Line Text”
field for the
book title

indicate when a
field is required

insert a
“Paragraph Text”
field for the
book review

change the size
of the field

use the
“Multiple Choice”
field for the rating

use a
“Dropdown”
field to list
library branches

drag and drop to
change the order
of your fields

select
“Form Settings”
to setup email
confirmation

customize the
confirmation email
with prize info,
library hours etc.

setup email
notifications to
alert staff to new
entries

you can include
as many email
addresses as
needed

create a report
to compile and
sort your entries

select “Datagrid”
to compile the
form information

select which
fields you want
included in the
report

sort your
information by
clicking on the
corresponding
heading

select “Themes”
to customize the
look of your
form

you can
customize a
theme to match
your website

under the
“Forms” tab,
select “Code” to
share your form

use the URL if
you want to link
to the form from
your website

copy the
JavaScript code if
you want to
embed the form
on your site

paste th
e code
from Wu
foo

drag and dro
p
this “Gadget”
in
the desired
location

preview your
site with the
book review
form added

add a poll

www.polldaddy.com

add your titles,
using the green +
to add extra titles

select a closing
date for your poll

select “Media” to
add images,
i.e. book covers

select one of the
ready-made
styles for your
poll

select
“Custom Style” to
design your own

copy the
JavaScript code for
your poll

paste th
e code
from Po
llDaddy

if you don't name
your “Gadget” it
will appear as
“HTML/JavaScript”

preview your
site with the new
poll added

add a shoutbox

www.shoutmix.com

a “shoutbox”
allows users to
post comments
instantly

your Shoutbox ID
appears in the
URL for your
shoutbox

select
“Customize Size”
to adjust the width
and height

adjust the size to
fit your site

copy the
JavaScript code
for your shoutbox

paste th
e code
from Sh
outMix

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