http://openedweb.com/blog Education and Technology Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:47:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/05/04/buddypress-installation-somewhat-simplified/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/05/04/buddypress-installation-somewhat-simplified/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 11:12:44 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=1304 In honor of the release of BuddyPress 1.0, I trashed my previous installation and created a new one from scratch. The new version of BuddyPress requires WordPressMu 2.7.1 and bbPress 1.0 alpha. The process, while simplified, is still out of the reach of many who are accustomed to the standard, upload, create database, and browser [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/05/04/buddypress-installation-somewhat-simplified/feed/ 2 http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/04/30/wpmu-buddypress-updates/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/04/30/wpmu-buddypress-updates/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:40:29 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=1284 WPMu was just updated to a long awaited Version 2.7.1 which has, in turn, triggered events in the BuddyPress realm. The new WPMu version offers a number of important improvements making it a significant improvement. As a consequence, BuddyPress has finally been able to release Version 1.o. Upgrading from WPMu 2.7 to 2.7.1 was a [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/04/30/wpmu-buddypress-updates/feed/ 0 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/2009/01/25/buddypress-pauses-for-wpmy-2/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/01/25/buddypress-pauses-for-wpmy-2/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:34:56 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=1049 BuddyPress developers have postponed release dates for the second beta and the subsequent final release waiting for the launch of WordPressMu 2.7. The second beta was originally scheduled for January 26, while the final was slated for February 9. WPMU developer Donncha O Caoimh released WPMU 2.7 beta January 22 revision 1627 on the SVN [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/01/25/buddypress-pauses-for-wpmy-2/feed/ 1 http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/01/19/elgg-and-buddypress-compared-part-1/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/01/19/elgg-and-buddypress-compared-part-1/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:06:37 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=993 There are two major open source social networking platforms that are garnering much attention of late: BuddyPress and Elgg. Elgg 1.0 was released in August 2008. BuddyPress is currently in beta. Regular visitors to this blog have probably read many of my posts on Elgg. Recently, I posted some first impressions of BuddyPress as a [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2009/01/19/elgg-and-buddypress-compared-part-1/feed/ 18 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/2008/12/28/buddypress-release-imminent/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/12/28/buddypress-release-imminent/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:57:18 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=876 BuddyPress, a social networking platform based upon WordPressMu, originally scheduled for release by the end of this year is in beta release. Developers have frozen new features are are now trying to iron out bugs before the version 1.0 release. BuddyPress is not an application on its own, rather it is a collection of WordPressMu [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/12/28/buddypress-release-imminent/feed/ 9 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/11/26/nyscate-presentation-open-source-web-20-applications/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/11/26/nyscate-presentation-open-source-web-20-applications/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:35:03 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/?p=727 On Tuesday, November 25, I presented Open Source Web 2.0 Applications at the New York State Association for Computers and Technology in Education (NYSCATE). I was very excited to share some of what I have learned in the past year regarding web based applications such as WordPress, Elgg, Pligg, Posh, Gallery, and many others. I [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/11/26/nyscate-presentation-open-source-web-20-applications/feed/ 7 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/2008/08/16/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/2008/01/16/moderation-for-school-wordpressmu/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/01/16/moderation-for-school-wordpressmu/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:28:26 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/01/16/moderation-for-school-wordpressmu/ I need to moderate all posts and comments for my students’ blogs. Out of the box, WPMU has a good system for taking care of comment moderation. Post moderation, while possible, is difficult to administer without a great little plugin. To activate comment moderation you need to go to: Options –> Discussion. Under “Before a [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/01/16/moderation-for-school-wordpressmu/feed/ 3 http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/01/16/blogging-shift-from-technology-to-pedagogy/ http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/01/16/blogging-shift-from-technology-to-pedagogy/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:38:56 +0000 Steve http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/01/16/blogging-shift-from-technology-to-pedagogy/ My students and I are finding our way through WordPressMU (WPMU). I have worked through security, configuration, and administrative work flow. The kids post and comment. Now we focus more on learning. Students customized their sites using themes, widgets, and blogroll. I set them to contributor so the posts would be moderated before appearing. Comments [...]]]> http://openedweb.com/blog/2008/01/16/blogging-shift-from-technology-to-pedagogy/feed/ 0