Blogging Tools and Blogs About Blogging

Creating an Avatar: how to create an avatar for yourself in the blogosphere

Student Blogging Challenge: student-centered blogging information and challenges

Blogging with Amy: a blog about blogging--very helpful

Comments Problem: troubleshooting problems with comments not appearing on blog

Google Analytics: get more detailed blog stats

WARNING! Be very careful when adding HTML code to your blog. Be sure you know how and where to delete it, should you change your mind. And always back up your blog before trying to add new code. Oh, and be sure you trust your source. Really. Heed my warning.

Links Create New Tab: the code and how to cause links to open new tab

How to Add Sparkles that Follow Mouse: the code that adds sparkle to your mouse trail on your blog

How to Add Sparkles that Follow Mouse (more color choices): same as above, but more colors

How to Change Mouse Cursor to Something Cute: Lots and lots of choices

Feed Burner: email subscription--choose the first choice of code here

Sample Blogs

I've only briefly viewed most of these blogs, so I can't honestly say that it's all completely appropriate. Please, if you are checking out one of these blogs, and you run across something inappropriate for middle schoolers, please leave me a comment or shoot me an email so I can edit this post and remove the link.

Thanks!

Food Pusher: recipes (my other blog)

The Brothers Brick: Legos

Fiddleoak: beginner random blog

Show and Tell: photography, thoughts, introspection

That Girl in My Gym Class: teenage girl blog

Chronicles of Randomness: teenage girl blog

PancakeBliss: poetry

Justin Bieber Zone: Justin Bieber stuff

Adventure Time For Free: episodes of Adventuretime and other ramblings

Because I am Fabulous: celebrities, fashion, beauty

(random family blog): photos, information about a family

How Sweet It Is: more recipes and some random thoughts

Mojang: Minecraft creator site

Unofficial Minecraft Blog: Minecraft information, tutorials and such

Minecraft Blogger: a very rough, random Minecraft blog

Paper Pokes: Unofficial Pokemon Papercrafts

Homestead Survival: homemade things, emergency preparedness, and self-sufficiency

Riddlelove: whole foods, homesteading, and home schooling

Em's Canvas: little kid blogging about her interests

Student Blogging Challenge: blog challenges to practice blogging skills

Fictional Food: foods from stories or inspired by fiction

Mundie Kids: children's book reviews

Becky's Book Reviews: reviews of young adult and juvenile books

Lights Camera Jackson: movie reviews

Jen Hatmaker: mom blogging about momming

Minecraft Papercraft Studios: Minecraft foldables to print, cut, fold, and glue

The Sunlit Kitchen: 17-year-old baker and photographer