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/2008/08/11/posh-admin-controls-appropriate-for-k12-use-2/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/08/11/posh-admin-controls-appropriate-for-k12-use-2/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:50:55 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=154 Out of the box, the open source portal Posh has administrative controls that make it appropriate for use in a K-12 school setting. An administrator can set the portal so that one must be logged in to view content. In addition, it may be set up so that any feeds must be moderated. By default, [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/08/11/posh-admin-controls-appropriate-for-k12-use-2/feed/ 0 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/07/26/making-more-posh-widgets/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/07/26/making-more-posh-widgets/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:39:05 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=122 Posh, the open source portal page resembling PageFlakes, comes with a few widgets in its default installation. A handful of other widgets can be found on the Portaneo website. In order to make this software as appealing and as functional as PageFlakes for student, class, or school use, it would be great to have more [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/07/26/making-more-posh-widgets/feed/ 0 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/07/23/posh-open-source-pageflakes/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/07/23/posh-open-source-pageflakes/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:34:19 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=62 There was a request for an online organizer for a special needs student through which assignments and schedules can be managed. It also needs to allow input or interaction by the student’s resource teacher. PageFlakes came to mind with its slick flexible interface complete with calendars, to-do lists, and rss feeds. The interface would be [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/07/23/posh-open-source-pageflakes/feed/ 7