I just edited the class wiki and added the "Embedding via HTML" section. Widgets are all kinds of useful and neat, but embedding html code allows for so much more. Youtube, any Google service, Twitter, Facebook, and many other big sites offer the ability to generate a code to embed their interface into your own blog or site. I love it.
I had made a Google Docs form of just silly questions and answers and disguised it as a legit survey by saying it was for school. (I'm such a bad boy!) Trouble is, I never did anything with it. So I thought, why not embed it as an example to show my classmates what fun can be had through embedding and widgets.
For my next trick, I'm thinking about embedding a relevant RSS feed. I make massive use of RSS feeds through Google Reader, and have a GReader widget embedded on my homepage, iGoogle. That's how I get all my news of the world, cause I don't trust or care about anything said by corporate owned media. I like to pick and choose what's delivered to my internets.
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