Everyday Living

This is something I just came across today, so I figured I would share this with you. If you are a member of Pinterest, then you know about pinning images from other sites and about using the "Pin It" button on your web browser. But, what about being able to have other people "Pin" images from your site? Well, they can still use the "Pin It" button, but to make it even easier for them, why not place a button right below the image you want them to Pin?

Well, this is what I will try and explain today. First, you will need to login to your Pinterest account and then Click "Pin It Button" under the "about" tab on the upper right of your profile page. Scroll down until you get to the section titles, "Pin It Button for Web Sites." Also, you can just follow the link here to the Pinterest Goodie Page
Here's a screenshot of what you will see. Your URL areas will be blank, I just let you see what I was working on to give you an idea of what it will look like when complete...
Photo of Pinterest dashboard

First, go to the actual page that your image appears and copy the url
At Pinterest, at the top of the section, you will see, "URL of the page the pin is on:". Paste the url here

In your Blogger editor, click on the HTML button and come down to where your image appears. Copy the URL address of that image

Here is what your image/photo URL will look like...
photo of location of HTML button

At Pinterest, come down to where it says, "URL of the image to be pinned:". Paste the image URL here

Provide a description of your photo. This is what will appear in the Pinterest "Pin It" window when it opens

Find, "Add this code to your page, right where you want the button to appear:". While still in HTML mode, copy the code that appears and place it below your photo.
You might also want to be sure that you place the code before the closing CENTER tag, so it looks good

Here is what the code will look like when placed under your photo... photo of what code will look like when completed

Finally, at the bottom of the section, where you see "Add this code to your page only once, directly above the closing tag:" you will need to copy the javascript and place it in your template just above the tag

If you are unsure, I have included a few photos on how to get to your template. Also, be sure to SAVE your template before making any changes...

photo of button to click to get into template

photo of button to click to get into template

second photo of getting into Blogger template

After you place the code and save, go back to your Blogger editor and click "Preview" to see that everything looks good.

Katie wanted to do a fun extra credit assignment for her chemistry class. So, using her molecular set, she built a fun animal and named it Hexie. The black balls represent carbon and the yellow represent hydrogen. Hexie is a hexane molecule (6 carbon and 14 hydrogen atoms) and this is what she sent in to her teacher. Oh, her teacher loved it!!

This is Hexie, our new pet. I named him Hexie, because naming him C₆H₁₄ seemed a little impersonal. As you can see, he is leash-trained and loves to play with his ball. Unfortunately, he’s not quite house-trained, since he still leaves little piles of carbon on the floor and small puddles of hydrogen. When that happens, we have to put him outside for a little “time-out.”

photo of Hexie. An animal made out of atomic modeling balls