These are fun to play with, and search for. I liked the Google site the best, but I think it is because I am used to using it. I have tons of these gadgets on my iGoogle page. I was surprised that I had difficulty embedding the gadget I originally chose, so I used one from this site. I still like it so that is fine.
I think it is important to consider where you want to place a widget before you find that widget. For fun sites like this (while educational) and personal sites some of the jokes of the day, and games would be more appropriate. For school use, I think it would be important to stick to school related stuff. For example, on my math and science web page a scientific calculator, or Einstein quote of the day would be appropriate. Games where you have to race around a track, or political jokes would not be appropriate. Since this is a fun (and yes, educational) blog I found something that made me laugh.
As far as other social networking sites, yes I have a facebook page and I even have a MySpace page (but I don't go there much at all any more). I love facebook because I can keep up with what my family is doing. I even have a student or two that I am "friends" with, but I don't do much for school with it. I suppose that there are groups of math teachers and alternative ed teachers that I could join, and maybe I will now that I have thought about it.
I think these social networking sites are so popular with students because they feel that if they have many online "friends" then they have lots of "real" friends. I think it is more important for teenagers to have real friends that are there, in their life, without the computer. They are the true friends that will help them get through the difficult years of being a teenager.
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