http://openedweb.com/blog Education and Technology Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:47:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/04/06/wpmu-271-beta-1-released/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/04/06/wpmu-271-beta-1-released/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:33:01 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=1274 WordPressMu version 2.7.1 beta1 is now available. Released on April 2, this marks an important landmark for its companion BuddyPress. BuddyPress has rested on RC1 waiting for changes to the core WordPress Mu application. According to core developer Andy Peatling’s blog post of February 11, the release of BuddyPress stable has been predicated upon the release [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/04/06/wpmu-271-beta-1-released/feed/ 4 http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/02/17/two-more-wpmu-plugins-for-k12/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/02/17/two-more-wpmu-plugins-for-k12/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:42:02 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=1150 As I ramp up our school’s WPMU blog platform, I look forward to rolling out the new 2.7 interface. I have updated and tested my favorite plugins. DSader’s More Privacy Options, and Peter’s Collaborative Email still work. To make things even better I found a pair of plugins that will make our configuration more secure [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/02/17/two-more-wpmu-plugins-for-k12/feed/ 1 http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/02/02/wpmu-27-improves-navigation/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/02/02/wpmu-27-improves-navigation/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:07:27 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=1066 WordPressMu 2.7 was released a few days ago. I have been using the beta version on my BuddyPress test installation and our school’s blogging platform. At school the updates from 2.6 to 2.7b to 2.7 went without a hitch by means of ftp. On the BuddyPress site, the svn switch from trunk to tag 2.7 [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/02/02/wpmu-27-improves-navigation/feed/ 2 http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/01/28/wpmu-27-slated-for-release-today/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/01/28/wpmu-27-slated-for-release-today/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:22:06 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=1064 Donncha O Caoimh tweeted: WPMU 2.7 is just about ready. Unless someone has found a showstopper bug or has a great patch, it’ll be out later tonight This is great news for all WPMU users as well as those waiting for a release of BuddyPress. Once the current beta is tested with a WPMU 2.7 [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/01/28/wpmu-27-slated-for-release-today/feed/ 7 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/12/30/mediawiki-embed-in-wordpress/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/12/30/mediawiki-embed-in-wordpress/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:57:31 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=915 Matt Leifer commented on my post about the advent of BuddyPress wondering if there was some sort of integration with a wiki and WordPress. His question aroused my curiousity as I use WordPress and MediaWiki. Indeed there is a very interesting WordPress plugin that works MediaWiki. Append Wiki Page by Enej Bajgoric at the University [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/12/30/mediawiki-embed-in-wordpress/feed/ 7 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/12/29/buddypress-user-test-drive-part-1/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/12/29/buddypress-user-test-drive-part-1/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:19:10 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=885 BuddyPress has a trial site in which you can sign up for an account and give it a test run, much like the folks at Curverider did many months ago. It gives everyone an opportunity to experience the user interface. I signed up for an account and gave it a quick test drive. I will [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/12/29/buddypress-user-test-drive-part-1/feed/ 28 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/11/11/edublogs-inserts-content-link-ads-in-free-blogs/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/11/11/edublogs-inserts-content-link-ads-in-free-blogs/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:17:09 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=705 The popular “free” educational blogging site Edublogs has begun inserting inline content link ads in the posts of their free blogs. Once users are logged in, they no longer appear, but anyone view the blog sees the ads. To disable the ads, one must become an Edublogs supporter costing $25 per year. There are other [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/11/11/edublogs-inserts-content-link-ads-in-free-blogs/feed/ 6 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/10/09/moderation-and-student-blogging/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/10/09/moderation-and-student-blogging/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:02:27 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=431 Karen Fasimpaur and I have been discussing student blogging recently as we are mulling similar issues.  She just posted a request for comments on her thoughts regarding moderation and student blogging. She posed her main question: Should all student blogging be moderated? My answer is: It depends. Let’s look at some of the issues raised: [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/10/09/moderation-and-student-blogging/feed/ 0 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/08/16/security-matrix-wordpressmu/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/08/16/security-matrix-wordpressmu/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:44:30 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=203 In my previous post about Web publishing security, I proposed the following security matrix: While this is an oversimplification of the options, I think it gives a framework for making decisions on what web publishing software to deploy, when to deploy it as well as how. As an illustration of how this framework can be [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/08/16/security-matrix-wordpressmu/feed/ 3 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/14/experimental-prologue-microblog/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/14/experimental-prologue-microblog/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:05:34 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/14/experimental-prologue-microblog/ My students now have a Prologue microblog that they are using actively. I thought that I would also set up a microblog as a companion to this regular blog site for my own use and that of others. Unlike the student microblog, this one is open for public viewing and comment. In addition, I set [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/14/experimental-prologue-microblog/feed/ 0 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/08/prologue-and-wp-hacks-for-school-microblogging/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/08/prologue-and-wp-hacks-for-school-microblogging/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:14:45 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/08/prologue-and-wp-hacks-for-school-microblogging/ I remain enthusiastic about using Prologue for school “twittering.” I was disappointed when it came to my attention that a regular self hosted version of WordPress did not have the option to keep the blog private by requiring a login to read. This is an important function for privacy of students in a school setting. [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/08/prologue-and-wp-hacks-for-school-microblogging/feed/ 2 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/06/prologue-and-student-twittering/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/06/prologue-and-student-twittering/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:38:35 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/06/prologue-and-student-twittering/ I got my students to try out the Prologue installation today. They really enjoyed it and took to it instantly. Conversation was wild and somewhat unfocused at first. Before I knew it, there were twenty odd posts. I directed them to feel free to socialize, but I’d want them to avoid totally frivolous posts that [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/02/06/prologue-and-student-twittering/feed/ 2