What does your district use for blogging? - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T09:08:14Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:174784?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A186972&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSteve,
Yeah I installed the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-08:649749:Comment:1869722008-09-08T20:13:13.685ZMelissa Bensonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MelissaBenson
Steve,<br />
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Yeah I installed the privacy options and the "login as" plug-in (I liked that one :) ).<br />
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I also installed the Role Manager plug-in and it looks like it has a lot of options! It looks very useful! Thanks for the tip!
Steve,<br />
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Yeah I installed the privacy options and the "login as" plug-in (I liked that one :) ).<br />
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I also installed the Role Manager plug-in and it looks like it has a lot of options! It looks very useful! Thanks for the tip! Thanks--I suspect Role Manage…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-07:649749:Comment:1864772008-09-07T14:52:33.132ZSteve O'Connorhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SteveOConnor
Thanks--I suspect Role Manager was the missing link for my set up.
Thanks--I suspect Role Manager was the missing link for my set up. Yes, Steve is right. What you…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-07:649749:Comment:1864742008-09-07T14:48:25.632ZDean Mattsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DeanMa
Yes, Steve is right. What you do is create a blog for a student and list the teacher's email address as the admin email. You then create the student user and add them to their blog either as a contributor or an author.<br />
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I recommend using the WordPress plugin Role Manager to give students special capabilities. Just don't bother trying to change sitewide settings with it, it won't work. You have to enable it blog by blog. But I use it to allow students to change themes and add links so they can…
Yes, Steve is right. What you do is create a blog for a student and list the teacher's email address as the admin email. You then create the student user and add them to their blog either as a contributor or an author.<br />
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I recommend using the WordPress plugin Role Manager to give students special capabilities. Just don't bother trying to change sitewide settings with it, it won't work. You have to enable it blog by blog. But I use it to allow students to change themes and add links so they can add their friends to their blogroll.<br />
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I'm <a href="http://elementaryblogging.com">working on a site</a> that explains how to set up blogs for elementary schools. It's not quite done yet, but now it's at its permanent home. I assume you have downloaded…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-06:649749:Comment:1861002008-09-06T10:42:31.950ZSteve O'Connorhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SteveOConnor
I assume you have downloaded and installed More Security Options and any other plugins I suggested. They go a long way in terms of making WPMU work for the school environment.<br />
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There are two levels of admin in a way. There is admin over a blog and admin over WPMU. A teacher should be an admin over any of their students' blogs. If you want them to be able to create blogs, you need to make them a WPMU admin. As I recall, you must list the user names of any WPMU admins in the site admin settings…
I assume you have downloaded and installed More Security Options and any other plugins I suggested. They go a long way in terms of making WPMU work for the school environment.<br />
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There are two levels of admin in a way. There is admin over a blog and admin over WPMU. A teacher should be an admin over any of their students' blogs. If you want them to be able to create blogs, you need to make them a WPMU admin. As I recall, you must list the user names of any WPMU admins in the site admin settings to give them such privileges.<br />
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Maybe I'll get a chance to create another blog entry to clarify this in greater detail. UPDATE: We've looked at Wordp…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-09-06:649749:Comment:1860662008-09-06T05:04:44.905ZMelissa Bensonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MelissaBenson
UPDATE: We've looked at WordpressMU, Moveable Type and Mac OS X wiki/blog (or something?)<br />
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I installed WordpressMU on my own personal host and it went good. I like the admin interface. I have searched around and it looks like there is an LDAP/active directory plug-in.<br />
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Right now I'm searching for some privacy/security plug-ins. I am always looking into the user permission thing. You can set admin of everything (site admin) and there can be an admin of a blog, subscriber of a blog, etc. I am…
UPDATE: We've looked at WordpressMU, Moveable Type and Mac OS X wiki/blog (or something?)<br />
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I installed WordpressMU on my own personal host and it went good. I like the admin interface. I have searched around and it looks like there is an LDAP/active directory plug-in.<br />
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Right now I'm searching for some privacy/security plug-ins. I am always looking into the user permission thing. You can set admin of everything (site admin) and there can be an admin of a blog, subscriber of a blog, etc. I am wondering if/how I can make a user (teacher) that can create and control student blogs. I'm trying to grasp how this concept would work: a teacher has a blog, gives their students a blog but has control over it and can view all those blogs, delete them, change, etc.<br />
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Steve I've been reading your blog posts about WordpressMU - good stuff! I have heard good things abou…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-26:649749:Comment:1817202008-08-26T01:52:39.268ZMelissa Bensonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MelissaBenson
I have heard good things about Drupal and briefly took a look at it. When I did take a quick look at it I think it may be a bit much for what we would want but it could offer more than just blogging. I always have to remember to take a step back and put myself in the teacher's shoes that isn't as tech savvy. I get really excited about all of this web 2.0 and tech stuff but I have to remember to no overwhelm staff.
I have heard good things about Drupal and briefly took a look at it. When I did take a quick look at it I think it may be a bit much for what we would want but it could offer more than just blogging. I always have to remember to take a step back and put myself in the teacher's shoes that isn't as tech savvy. I get really excited about all of this web 2.0 and tech stuff but I have to remember to no overwhelm staff. This is the beauty of Open So…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-22:649749:Comment:1798662008-08-22T09:45:18.551ZSteve O'Connorhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SteveOConnor
This is the beauty of Open Source Software and a server or webhost. You can install and kick the tires on any app that looks interesting!
This is the beauty of Open Source Software and a server or webhost. You can install and kick the tires on any app that looks interesting! If all you are looking for is…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-22:649749:Comment:1798472008-08-22T05:55:17.490ZKevin Whttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KevinWaddell
If all you are looking for is just blogging software, go for WordpressMU (Wordpress Multiuser). If you want more than just blogging software or plan to expand in the future, I would recommend Drupal. Both can be installed on your own server or webhost if you have one.
If all you are looking for is just blogging software, go for WordpressMU (Wordpress Multiuser). If you want more than just blogging software or plan to expand in the future, I would recommend Drupal. Both can be installed on your own server or webhost if you have one. We do not currently have any…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-22:649749:Comment:1797922008-08-22T00:36:23.803ZMelissa Bensonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MelissaBenson
We do not currently have any web site or blogging service for teachers. We used to have Gaggle (paid version) but we no longer have a subscription.
We do not currently have any web site or blogging service for teachers. We used to have Gaggle (paid version) but we no longer have a subscription. I work in a large district so…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-22:649749:Comment:1797872008-08-22T00:34:18.765ZMelissa Bensonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MelissaBenson
I work in a large district so there would be need for a little bigger. We just purchased a server for Moodle and have gone through that so maybe that will help us if we do end up going with the Wordpress MU option on a server.
I work in a large district so there would be need for a little bigger. We just purchased a server for Moodle and have gone through that so maybe that will help us if we do end up going with the Wordpress MU option on a server.