Widgets in Wikispaces

We talked briefly about widgets in class last Saturday. Here's an entry from the wikispaces e-newsletter:

2. Widgets and User Statistics
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Our new Widget tool. Why it's awesome.
Wikispaces now has Widgets! What does this mean? You can now put a
video, calendar, spreadsheet, poll, chat room, slideshow, map, or any
other tool, gadget, or plugin on your Wikispace. You want to put that
YouTube video on lunar eclipses directly on your wiki or share your
Google calendar? You can. To add a Widget, click on the Widget button
on our toolbar (it looks like a little TV) which leads you to a handy
list of widgets that you can use, along with helpful instructions
where necessary.

To learn more on how to easily add these Widgets to
your wiki, read our blog post at
http://blog.wikispaces.com/2007/09/widgets.html .

Member statistics. Very handy for teachers.
We have added the capability for you to view member statistics for
your space. When you go to your "Usage Statistics" page, there is a
tab at the top labeled "members." By clicking on it, you can find out
how many page edits and messages each member of the site has made over
a period of time. This is especially handy for teachers, as you can
now more easily follow how each student is contributing to your space,
providing you will the ability to measure the progress of each
individual in the class. Check it out and let us know what you think.