http://openedweb.com/blog Education and Technology Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:40:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 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/2008/11/02/higher-walls-plugin-for-elgg/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/11/02/higher-walls-plugin-for-elgg/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:38:12 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=666 I plan on using Elgg in a K12 environment, particularly my fifth graders. In order to do this in a manner that complies with our school policies and culture, I had to make some changes. Since the Elgg environment is unmoderated, I had to remove all public access to content. Elgg’s “Walled Garden” does part [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/11/02/higher-walls-plugin-for-elgg/feed/ 11 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/who-will-teach-them-social-networking-safety/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/who-will-teach-them-social-networking-safety/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:14:36 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=581 Will Richardson expressed exasperation with a school leader in a recent post as he tried to blame parents for student misbehavior on FaceBook or MySpace. He proposed the schools need to play a big role: There is a solution to this, one that we all know, but one that for some reason few seem willing [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/10/27/who-will-teach-them-social-networking-safety/feed/ 6