Allanah,



So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing comma

in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it over

to your name so that you can edit it.



Again, my apologies...



-- dave --



David F. Warlick

The Landmark Project

919-571-3292

For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/





(cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/





Allanah K wrote:

>

> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference with

> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to go

> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

>

> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

>

>

> Any thoughts???

>

> Allanah

>

> allanahk@...

>

> > To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> > From: david.warlick@...

> > Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

> > Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

> appears on the student entries side.

> >

> > I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have not way

> > of knowing. Please double check.

> >

> > -- dave --

> >

> > David F. Warlick

> > The Landmark Project

> > 919-571-3292

> > For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> > For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> > Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> > Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> >

> >

> > (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

> > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> >

> >

> > Kathy Rice wrote:

> > >

> > > A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created all

> > > student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed the

> > > names as first and last initials only. Since working with this, some

> > > parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

> > > different initial.

> > >

> > > All appeared to work well.

> > >

> > > However when student work was approved by the teacher, the original

> > > first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

> > > 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is occurring

> > > for all students even with articles that have been created after the

> > > name switch.

> > >

> > > Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student entries

> > > until we can get this figured out.

> > >

> > > http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

> > > <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

> > >

> > > Can anyone help?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Kathy

> > > http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

> > > <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

> > >

> > >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > Yahoo! Groups Links

> >

> >

> >

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

>

<http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%2Enz%2\

Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%5Ftextlink&_t=26000&_r=REA_N\

Z_tagline&_m=EXT>

>

>

Allanah,



I'm sending it to the e-mail address you registered on Hitchhikr with...



-- dave --



David F. Warlick

The Landmark Project

919-571-3292

For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/





(cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/





Allanah K wrote:

>

> Dear Dave

>

> Thank you for fixing the Hitchhikr log in for me for the

> Time4Innovation conference but now I want to edit it and I don't know

> what my log in details are.

>

> Could you possibly email me on the quiet and let me know what my log

> in is. My email address is....

>

> allanahk@...

>

> but I don't know what my password is. I tried to enter my Blogmeister

> password for my class but that didn't work.

>

> Allanah King

>

> Thanks David

>

> > To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> > From: david.warlick@...

> > Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 10:57:01 -0400

> > Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

> >

> > Allanah,

> >

> > So sorry for the delay. I've fixed the problem. It was a missing comma

> > in the code. I registered the conference for you and switched it over

> > to your name so that you can edit it.

> >

> > Again, my apologies...

> >

> > -- dave --

> >

> > David F. Warlick

> > The Landmark Project

> > 919-571-3292

> > For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> > For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> > Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> > Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> >

> >

> > (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

> > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> >

> >

> > Allanah K wrote:

> > >

> > > I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference with

> > > Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to go

> > > SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

> > >

> > > I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

> > >

> > >

> > > Any thoughts???

> > >

> > > Allanah

> > >

> > > allanahk@...

> > >

> > > > To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> > > > From: david.warlick@...

> > > > Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

> > > > Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

> > > appears on the student entries side.

> > > >

> > > > I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have

> not way

> > > > of knowing. Please double check.

> > > >

> > > > -- dave --

> > > >

> > > > David F. Warlick

> > > > The Landmark Project

> > > > 919-571-3292

> > > > For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> > > > For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> > > > Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> > > > Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

> > > > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Kathy Rice wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally

> created all

> > > > > student accounts with their first and last names. She

> displayed the

> > > > > names as first and last initials only. Since working with

> this, some

> > > > > parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

> > > > > different initial.

> > > > >

> > > > > All appeared to work well.

> > > > >

> > > > > However when student work was approved by the teacher, the

> original

> > > > > first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

> > > > > 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is

> occurring

> > > > > for all students even with articles that have been created

> after the

> > > > > name switch.

> > > > >

> > > > > Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

> entries

> > > > > until we can get this figured out.

> > > > >

> > > > > http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

> > > > > <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

> > > > >

> > > > > Can anyone help?

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > Kathy

> > > > > http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

> > > > > <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > ------------------------------------

> > > >

> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> > > Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

> > >

>

<http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%2Enz%2\

Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%5Ftextlink&_t=26000&_r=REA_N\

Z_tagline&_m=EXT>

>

> > >

> > >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > Yahoo! Groups Links

> >

> >

> >

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> MSN NZ Travel Get inspired - dream, research, plan and book your next

> holiday online with

>

<http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Ftravel%2Emsn%2Eco%2Enz&_t=77149\

7011&_r=MSN_NZ_travel_hmtagline&_m=EXT>

>

>

Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course about ICT

for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis from which

incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts, etc... As

you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before doing the

course I have two questions for you..

1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers attending the

course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.



2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval tool, etc.

But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I mentioned it

to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing what you

are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other blogs have

editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When teachers or

students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the text,

add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not possible with

blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html and it is

difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result, articles look

.. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important, as

contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make

blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!



It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much



----- Original Message -----

From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr





> Allanah,

>

> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing comma

> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it over

> to your name so that you can edit it.

>

> Again, my apologies...

>

> -- dave --

>

> David F. Warlick

> The Landmark Project

> 919-571-3292

> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>

>

> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>

>

> Allanah K wrote:

> >

> > I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference with

> > Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to go

> > SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

> >

> > I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

> >

> >

> > Any thoughts???

> >

> > Allanah

> >

> > allanahk@...

> >

> > > To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> > > From: david.warlick@...

> > > Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

> > > Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

> > appears on the student entries side.

> > >

> > > I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have not

way

> > > of knowing. Please double check.

> > >

> > > -- dave --

> > >

> > > David F. Warlick

> > > The Landmark Project

> > > 919-571-3292

> > > For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> > > For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> > > Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> > > Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> > >

> > >

> > > (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

> > > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> > >

> > >

> > > Kathy Rice wrote:

> > > >

> > > > A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created

all

> > > > student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed the

> > > > names as first and last initials only. Since working with this, some

> > > > parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

> > > > different initial.

> > > >

> > > > All appeared to work well.

> > > >

> > > > However when student work was approved by the teacher, the original

> > > > first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

> > > > 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is occurring

> > > > for all students even with articles that have been created after the

> > > > name switch.

> > > >

> > > > Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

entries

> > > > until we can get this figured out.

> > > >

> > > > http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

> > > > <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

> > > >

> > > > Can anyone help?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > > Kathy

> > > > http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

> > > > <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > > ------------------------------------

> > >

> > > Yahoo! Groups Links

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------

> > Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

> >

<http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%2E

nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%5Ftextlink&_t=26000&

_r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>

> >

> >

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Yahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

Great to hear from you, Dolors.  I hope it hasn't gotten too hot there

yet.  In answer to the first question, it is up to you.  You can give

them your school passcode, or give them the following instructions and

have them generate their own:



You can register your school for Blogmeister by going to:



      http://classblogmeister.com/?blog=rethink



Complete the form that appears, and Class Blogmeister will generate a

unique code for your school, which your teachers can use to register.



Also, urge them to joing the Yahoo Groups mailing list for Class

Blogmeister teachers.  Questions can be posed there for answers from

experienced users.  You can subscribe to this group by sending an empty

e-mail message to:



      classblogmeister-subscribe@yahoogroups.com



As for question 2, well I'm simply not that good a programmer.  I'll

take a look to see if there is some sort of plug in that would do the

trick, but it would likely be a Java thing, and that always gets you

into trouble because it behaves differently with IE and Firefox, and

Safari, etc.



But let me see what I can do...



Great luck to you!



-- dave --



David F. Warlick

The Landmark Project

919-414-1845

Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/









Dolors Permanyer wrote:

> Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course about ICT

> for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis from which

> incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts, etc... As

> you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before doing the

> course I have two questions for you..

> 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers attending the

> course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.

>

> 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval tool, etc.

> But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I mentioned it

> to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing what you

> are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other blogs have

> editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When teachers or

> students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the text,

> add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not possible with

> blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html and it is

> difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result, articles look

> .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important, as

> contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make

> blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!

>

> It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

> To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

>

>

>

>> Allanah,

>>

>> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing comma

>> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it over

>> to your name so that you can edit it.

>>

>> Again, my apologies...

>>

>> -- dave --

>>

>> David F. Warlick

>> The Landmark Project

>> 919-571-3292

>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>> Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>

>>

>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>

>>

>> Allanah K wrote:

>>

>>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference with

>>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to go

>>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

>>>

>>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

>>>

>>>

>>> Any thoughts???

>>>

>>> Allanah

>>>

>>> allanahk@...

>>>

>>>

>>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

>>>> From: david.warlick@...

>>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

>>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

>>>>

>>> appears on the student entries side.

>>>

>>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have not

>>>>

> way

>

>>>> of knowing. Please double check.

>>>>

>>>> -- dave --

>>>>

>>>> David F. Warlick

>>>> The Landmark Project

>>>> 919-571-3292

>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>>>> Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>>>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Kathy Rice wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created

>>>>>

> all

>

>>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed the

>>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this, some

>>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

>>>>> different initial.

>>>>>

>>>>> All appeared to work well.

>>>>>

>>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the original

>>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

>>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is occurring

>>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created after the

>>>>> name switch.

>>>>>

>>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

>>>>>

> entries

>

>>>>> until we can get this figured out.

>>>>>

>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

>>>>>

>>>>> Can anyone help?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>> Kathy

>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>> ------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

>>>

>>>

> <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%2E

> nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%5Ftextlink&_t=26000&

> _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>

>

>>>

>> ------------------------------------

>>

>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Yahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

>

>

You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the equator, your

going to hate me for waiting until now.  Thanks to some urging from my

Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and I

found an open source code script that will help us use a more graphical

user interface in your blog writing.  Another term for it is WYSIWYG --

or What You See Is What You Get.  This means that you'll have an option

of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries using Class

Blogmeister.  See here:



Image of WYSIWYG Interface



And here's how it works.  The next time you go to write or edit a blog

article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text size,

the following text:



[Text] / Graphical

<http://classblogmeister.com/popout.php?userid=8&edit=articles&mode=edit&blog_id\

=537716&switch=graphical>

(wysiwyg)



Notice brackets around "Text."  This means that you are currently in

text mode.  If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into the

graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.



If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode, and

I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.



I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java (and

probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues.  I'm hoping

things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a problem.



Good luck to you all!



-- dave --



David F. Warlick

The Landmark Project

919-571-3292

For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/





(cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/





Dolors Permanyer wrote:

> Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course about ICT

> for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis from which

> incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts, etc... As

> you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before doing the

> course I have two questions for you..

> 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers attending the

> course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.

>

> 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval tool, etc.

> But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I mentioned it

> to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing what you

> are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other blogs have

> editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When teachers or

> students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the text,

> add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not possible with

> blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html and it is

> difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result, articles look

> .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important, as

> contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make

> blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!

>

> It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

> To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

>

>

>

>> Allanah,

>>

>> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing comma

>> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it over

>> to your name so that you can edit it.

>>

>> Again, my apologies...

>>

>> -- dave --

>>

>> David F. Warlick

>> The Landmark Project

>> 919-571-3292

>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>> Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>

>>

>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>

>>

>> Allanah K wrote:

>>

>>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference with

>>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to go

>>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

>>>

>>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

>>>

>>>

>>> Any thoughts???

>>>

>>> Allanah

>>>

>>> allanahk@...

>>>

>>>

>>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

>>>> From: david.warlick@...

>>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

>>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

>>>>

>>> appears on the student entries side.

>>>

>>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have not

>>>>

> way

>

>>>> of knowing. Please double check.

>>>>

>>>> -- dave --

>>>>

>>>> David F. Warlick

>>>> The Landmark Project

>>>> 919-571-3292

>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>>>> Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>>>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Kathy Rice wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created

>>>>>

> all

>

>>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed the

>>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this, some

>>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

>>>>> different initial.

>>>>>

>>>>> All appeared to work well.

>>>>>

>>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the original

>>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

>>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is occurring

>>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created after the

>>>>> name switch.

>>>>>

>>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

>>>>>

> entries

>

>>>>> until we can get this figured out.

>>>>>

>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

>>>>>

>>>>> Can anyone help?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>> Kathy

>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>> ------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

>>>

>>>

> <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%2E

> nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%5Ftextlink&_t=26000&

> _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>

>

>>>

>> ------------------------------------

>>

>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Yahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

>

>

David - wow!! Thanks!!



I just put up a test post from Lincoln, who is actually my cat, but is part

of my blogmeister classroom blog at http://roomtwelve.com



http://tinyurl.com/6n9uez



Worked great! As for browser issues, I posted using IE on windows XP, and

have viewed as well on Firefox - all working well.



One issue is article approval for the teacher - what the teacher sees right

now is html code. A quick way to check it out would be from the class

roster. Check "approve article", and then "View blog". If it looks ok,

you're all set. If not, simply uncheck "Publish?" and "submit blog", which

should get it off the blog.... oops, I just tried this, and it did not

"unpublish". Oh well, the can of worms has been opened - David thanks again

so much!



Ps - people should note you cannot upload images to blogmeister, but you can

easily reference them from another site, like flickr - or any web page



Mark Ahlness



mahlness@...

http://ahlness.com

http://roomtwelve.com



> -----Original Message-----

> From: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> [mailto:classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Warlick

> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 8:22 AM

> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

>

> You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the equator, your

> going to hate me for waiting until now.  Thanks to some urging from my

> Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and I

> found an open source code script that will help us use a more graphical

> user interface in your blog writing.  Another term for it is WYSIWYG --

> or What You See Is What You Get.  This means that you'll have an option

> of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries using Class

> Blogmeister.  See here:

>

> Image of WYSIWYG Interface

>

> And here's how it works.  The next time you go to write or edit a blog

> article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text size,

> the following text:

>

> [Text] / Graphical

> <http://classblogmeister.com/popout.php?userid=8&edit=articles&mode=edit&b

> log_id=537716&switch=graphical>

> (wysiwyg)

>

> Notice brackets around "Text."  This means that you are currently in

> text mode.  If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into the

> graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.

>

> If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode, and

> I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.

>

> I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java (and

> probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues.  I'm hoping

> things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a problem.

>

> Good luck to you all!

>

> -- dave --

>

> David F. Warlick

> The Landmark Project

> 919-571-3292

> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>

>

> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>

>

> Dolors Permanyer wrote:

> > Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course about

> ICT

> > for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis from

> which

> > incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts, etc...

> As

> > you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before doing

> the

> > course I have two questions for you..

> > 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers attending

> the

> > course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.

> >

> > 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval tool,

> etc.

> > But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I mentioned

> it

> > to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing what

> you

> > are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other blogs

> have

> > editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When teachers or

> > students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the

> text,

> > add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not possible

> with

> > blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html and it

> is

> > difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result, articles

> look

> > .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important, as

> > contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make

> > blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!

> >

> > It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much

> >

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

> > To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

> > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

> > Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

> >

> >

> >

> >> Allanah,

> >>

> >> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing

> comma

> >> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it over

> >> to your name so that you can edit it.

> >>

> >> Again, my apologies...

> >>

> >> -- dave --

> >>

> >> David F. Warlick

> >> The Landmark Project

> >> 919-571-3292

> >> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> >> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> >> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> >> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> >>

> >>

> >> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> >> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> >>

> >>

> >> Allanah K wrote:

> >>

> >>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference with

> >>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to go

> >>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

> >>>

> >>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> Any thoughts???

> >>>

> >>> Allanah

> >>>

> >>> allanahk@...

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> >>>> From: david.warlick@...

> >>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

> >>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

> >>>>

> >>> appears on the student entries side.

> >>>

> >>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have not

> >>>>

> > way

> >

> >>>> of knowing. Please double check.

> >>>>

> >>>> -- dave --

> >>>>

> >>>> David F. Warlick

> >>>> The Landmark Project

> >>>> 919-571-3292

> >>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> >>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> >>>> Blog . http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> >>>> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> >>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>> Kathy Rice wrote:

> >>>>

> >>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created

> >>>>>

> > all

> >

> >>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed the

> >>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this, some

> >>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

> >>>>> different initial.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> All appeared to work well.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the original

> >>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

> >>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is occurring

> >>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created after the

> >>>>> name switch.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

> >>>>>

> > entries

> >

> >>>>> until we can get this figured out.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

> >>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Can anyone help?

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Thanks,

> >>>>> Kathy

> >>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

> >>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>> ------------------------------------

> >>>>

> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

> --

> >>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

> >>>

> >>>

> >

> <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%

> 2E

> >

> nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%5Ftextlink&_t=2600

> 0&

> > _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>

> >

> >>>

> >> ------------------------------------

> >>

> >> Yahoo! Groups Links

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > Yahoo! Groups Links

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Yahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

 

David - wow!! Thanks!!

I just put up a test post from Lincoln, who is actually my cat, but is part
of my blogmeister classroom blog at http://roomtwelve.com

http://tinyurl.com/6n9uez

Worked great! As for browser issues, I posted using IE on windows XP, and
have viewed as well on Firefox - all working well.

One issue is article approval for the teacher - what the teacher sees right
now is html code. A quick way to check it out would be from the class
roster. Check "approve article", and then "View blog". If it looks ok,
you're all set. If not, simply uncheck "Publish?" and "submit blog", which
should get it off the blog.... oops, I just tried this, and it did not
"unpublish". Oh well, the can of worms has been opened - David thanks again
so much!

Ps - people should note you cannot upload images to blogmeister, but you can
easily reference them from another site, like flickr - or any web page

Mark Ahlness

mahlness@... <mailto:mahlness%40halcyon.com>
http://ahlness.com
http://roomtwelve.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com <mailto:classblogmeister%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com <mailto:classblogmeister%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of David Warlick
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 8:22 AM
> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com <mailto:classblogmeister%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr
>
> You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the equator, your
> going to hate me for waiting until now.  Thanks to some urging from my
> Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and I
> found an open source code script that will help us use a more graphical
> user interface in your blog writing.  Another term for it is WYSIWYG --
> or What You See Is What You Get.  This means that you'll have an option
> of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries using Class
> Blogmeister.  See here:
>
> Image of WYSIWYG Interface
>
> And here's how it works.  The next time you go to write or edit a blog
> article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text size,
> the following text:
>
> [Text] / Graphical
> <http://classblogmeister.com/popout.php?userid=8&edit=articles&mode=edit&b
> log_id=537716&switch=graphical>
> (wysiwyg)
>
> Notice brackets around "Text."  This means that you are currently in
> text mode.  If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into the
> graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.
>
> If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode, and
> I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.
>
> I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java (and
> probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues.  I'm hoping
> things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a problem.
>
> Good luck to you all!
>
> -- dave --
>
> David F. Warlick
> The Landmark Project
> 919-571-3292
> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/
> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/
> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/
> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/
>
>
> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .
> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
>
>
> Dolors Permanyer wrote:
> > Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course about
> ICT
> > for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis from
> which
> > incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts, etc...
> As
> > you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before doing
> the
> > course I have two questions for you..
> > 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers attending
> the
> > course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.
> >
> > 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval tool,
> etc.
> > But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I mentioned
> it
> > to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing what
> you
> > are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other blogs
> have
> > editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When teachers or
> > students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the
> text,
> > add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not possible
> with
> > blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html and it
> is
> > difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result, articles
> look
> > .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important, as
> > contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make
> > blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!
> >
> > It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@... <mailto:david.warlick%40gmail.com> >
> > To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com <mailto:classblogmeister%40yahoogroups.com> >
> > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr
> >
> >
> >
> >> Allanah,
> >>
> >> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing
> comma
> >> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it over
> >> to your name so that you can edit it.
> >>
> >> Again, my apologies...
> >>
> >> -- dave --
> >>
> >> David F. Warlick
> >> The Landmark Project
> >> 919-571-3292
> >> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/
> >> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/
> >> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/
> >> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/
> >>
> >>
> >> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .
> >> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
> >>
> >>
> >> Allanah K wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference with
> >>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to go
> >>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.
> >>>
> >>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts???
> >>>
> >>> Allanah
> >>>
> >>> allanahk@... <mailto:allanahk%40hotmail.com>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com <mailto:classblogmeister%40yahoogroups.com>
> >>>> From: david.warlick@... <mailto:david.warlick%40gmail.com>
> >>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400
> >>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name
> >>>>
> >>> appears on the student entries side.
> >>>
> >>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have not
> >>>>
> > way
> >
> >>>> of knowing. Please double check.
> >>>>
> >>>> -- dave --
> >>>>
> >>>> David F. Warlick
> >>>> The Landmark Project
> >>>> 919-571-3292
> >>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/
> >>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/
> >>>> Blog . http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/
> >>>> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .
> >>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Kathy Rice wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created
> >>>>>
> > all
> >
> >>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed the
> >>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this, some
> >>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a
> >>>>> different initial.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> All appeared to work well.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the original
> >>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for
> >>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is occurring
> >>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created after the
> >>>>> name switch.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student
> >>>>>
> > entries
> >
> >>>>> until we can get this figured out.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734
> >>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Can anyone help?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> Kathy
> >>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360
> >>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> ------------------------------------
> >>>>
> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------
> --
> >>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%
> 2E
> >
> nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%5Ftextlink&_t=2600
> 0&
> > _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>
> >
> >>>
> >> ------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

 
    

As the kids say, OMG!!!!!!!!



I've been waiting for this one ever since I started using Blogmeister

five years ago!



I have always liked the simple interface of BM and the fact that the

kids CAN't customize too much. (BM's stability as compared to other

free school blogging platforms, this user group, and David himself

are the other major reasons that keep me a loyal user.) As Robert and

Terry and others have said, I'd rather their work stand out for the

lack of colors, lack of widgets, etc.



BUT THE "LINK TO" FEATURE THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO LINK TO ANOTHER

WEBPAGE (AND MAKE IT OPEN AS A NEW WINDOW!)!! YOWZA! The lack of that

single feature has been the only reason I was always playing around

with other programs to replace my use of BM. Now I 'ain't goin'

anywhere!



Yeah, and maybe they will learn to use the other font features to add

text features in meaningful ways (instead of only using all caps to

add emphasis!).



Thanks, David!



Putting that end-of-the-year paypal contribution on my To-Do list.



Thanks,



Gordon

http://mrbrune.org



--- In classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Ahlness"

<mahlness@...> wrote:

>

> David - wow!! Thanks!!

>

> I just put up a test post from Lincoln, who is actually my cat, but

is part

> of my blogmeister classroom blog at http://roomtwelve.com

>

> http://tinyurl.com/6n9uez

>

> Worked great! As for browser issues, I posted using IE on windows

XP, and

> have viewed as well on Firefox - all working well.

>

> One issue is article approval for the teacher - what the teacher

sees right

> now is html code. A quick way to check it out would be from the

class

> roster. Check "approve article", and then "View blog". If it looks

ok,

> you're all set. If not, simply uncheck "Publish?" and "submit

blog", which

> should get it off the blog.... oops, I just tried this, and it did

not

> "unpublish". Oh well, the can of worms has been opened - David

thanks again

> so much!

>

> Ps - people should note you cannot upload images to blogmeister,

but you can

> easily reference them from another site, like flickr - or any web

page

>

> Mark Ahlness

>

> mahlness@...

> http://ahlness.com

> http://roomtwelve.com

>

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> > [mailto:classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David

Warlick

> > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 8:22 AM

> > To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> > Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

> >

> > You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the

equator, your

> > going to hate me for waiting until now.  Thanks to some urging

from my

> > Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and

I

> > found an open source code script that will help us use a more

graphical

> > user interface in your blog writing.  Another term for it is

WYSIWYG --

> > or What You See Is What You Get.  This means that you'll have an

option

> > of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries

using Class

> > Blogmeister.  See here:

> >

> > Image of WYSIWYG Interface

> >

> > And here's how it works.  The next time you go to write or edit a

blog

> > article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text

size,

> > the following text:

> >

> > [Text] / Graphical

> > <http://classblogmeister.com/popout.php?

userid=8&edit=articles&mode=edit&b

> > log_id=537716&switch=graphical>

> > (wysiwyg)

> >

> > Notice brackets around "Text."  This means that you are currently

in

> > text mode.  If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into

the

> > graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.

> >

> > If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode,

and

> > I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.

> >

> > I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java

(and

> > probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues.  I'm

hoping

> > things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a

problem.

> >

> > Good luck to you all!

> >

> > -- dave --

> >

> > David F. Warlick

> > The Landmark Project

> > 919-571-3292

> > For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> > For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> > Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> > Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> >

> >

> > (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> >

> >

> > Dolors Permanyer wrote:

> > > Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course

about

> > ICT

> > > for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a

basis from

> > which

> > > incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure

hunts, etc...

> > As

> > > you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But

before doing

> > the

> > > course I have two questions for you..

> > > 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers

attending

> > the

> > > course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.

> > >

> > > 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the

approval tool,

> > etc.

> > > But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I

mentioned

> > it

> > > to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but

seeing what

> > you

> > > are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All

other blogs

> > have

> > > editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When

teachers or

> > > students write they can easily change the colour or the size of

the

> > text,

> > > add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not

possible

> > with

> > > blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about

html and it

> > is

> > > difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result,

articles

> > look

> > > .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most

important, as

> > > contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would

make

> > > blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!

> > >

> > > It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much

> > >

> > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

> > > To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

> > > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

> > > Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >> Allanah,

> > >>

> > >> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a

missing

> > comma

> > >> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched

it over

> > >> to your name so that you can edit it.

> > >>

> > >> Again, my apologies...

> > >>

> > >> -- dave --

> > >>

> > >> David F. Warlick

> > >> The Landmark Project

> > >> 919-571-3292

> > >> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> > >> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> > >> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> > >> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> > >> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Allanah K wrote:

> > >>

> > >>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation

conference with

> > >>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no

where to go

> > >>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

> > >>>

> > >>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>> Any thoughts???

> > >>>

> > >>> Allanah

> > >>>

> > >>> allanahk@...

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> > >>>> From: david.warlick@...

> > >>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

> > >>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old

name

> > >>>>

> > >>> appears on the student entries side.

> > >>>

> > >>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I

have not

> > >>>>

> > > way

> > >

> > >>>> of knowing. Please double check.

> > >>>>

> > >>>> -- dave --

> > >>>>

> > >>>> David F. Warlick

> > >>>> The Landmark Project

> > >>>> 919-571-3292

> > >>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> > >>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> > >>>> Blog . http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> > >>>> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> > >>>>

> > >>>>

> > >>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> > >>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> > >>>>

> > >>>>

> > >>>> Kathy Rice wrote:

> > >>>>

> > >>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally

created

> > >>>>>

> > > all

> > >

> > >>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She

displayed the

> > >>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with

this, some

> > >>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last

names to a

> > >>>>> different initial.

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>> All appeared to work well.

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the

original

> > >>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand

side for

> > >>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is

occurring

> > >>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created

after the

> > >>>>> name switch.

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the

student

> > >>>>>

> > > entries

> > >

> > >>>>> until we can get this figured out.

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

> > >>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>> Can anyone help?

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>> Thanks,

> > >>>>> Kathy

> > >>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

> > >>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>>

> > >>>>>

> > >>>> ------------------------------------

> > >>>>

> > >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

> > >>>>

> > >>>>

> > >>>>

> > >>>>

> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------

--------

> > --

> > >>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >

> > <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%

2Eallrealestate%2Eco%

> > 2E

> > >

> > nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%

5Ftextlink&_t=2600

> > 0&

> > > _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>

> > >

> > >>>

> > >> ------------------------------------

> > >>

> > >> Yahoo! Groups Links

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >

> > >

> > > ------------------------------------

> > >

> > > Yahoo! Groups Links

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > Yahoo! Groups Links

> >

> >

> >

>

I was going to object to this type of interface because of the

difficulty with the coding (java) that adds an overlay of complexity

to the blog engine. I had (until now) never seen one that worked

consistently across different interfaces and platforms.



I was also going to say that I think the emphasis should be on the

writing and not the size or color of the font. I have always suggested

to my students that the time spent on making it look pretty would be

better spent on ensuring the quality was there. However, my age is

probably showing and I might be way off base with the current

generation of young writers. I would still hold out for quality over

prettiness but if it gets kids to write, who am I to object.



Bob



On Jun 1, 2008, at 8:21 AM, David Warlick wrote:

> You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the equator,

> your

> going to hate me for waiting until now.  Thanks to some urging from my

> Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and I

> found an open source code script that will help us use a more

> graphical

> user interface in your blog writing.  Another term for it is WYSIWYG

> --

> or What You See Is What You Get.  This means that you'll have an

> option

> of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries using

> Class

> Blogmeister.  See here:

>

> Image of WYSIWYG Interface

>

> And here's how it works.  The next time you go to write or edit a blog

> article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text

> size,

> the following text:

>

> [Text] / Graphical

>

<http://classblogmeister.com/popout.php?userid=8&edit=articles&mode=edit&blog_id\

=537716&switch=graphical

> >

> (wysiwyg)

>

> Notice brackets around "Text."  This means that you are currently in

> text mode.  If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into the

> graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.

>

> If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode, and

> I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.

>

> I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java (and

> probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues.  I'm

> hoping

> things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a

> problem.

>

> Good luck to you all!

>

> -- dave --

>

> David F. Warlick

> The Landmark Project

> 919-571-3292

> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>

>

> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>

>

> Dolors Permanyer wrote:

>> Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course

>> about ICT

>> for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis

>> from which

>> incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts,

>> etc... As

>> you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before

>> doing the

>> course I have two questions for you..

>> 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers

>> attending the

>> course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.

>>

>> 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval

>> tool, etc.

>> But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I

>> mentioned it

>> to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing

>> what you

>> are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other

>> blogs have

>> editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When

>> teachers or

>> students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the

>> text,

>> add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not

>> possible with

>> blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html

>> and it is

>> difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result,

>> articles look

>> .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important,

>> as

>> contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make

>> blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!

>>

>> It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much

>>

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

>> To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

>>

>>

>>

>>> Allanah,

>>>

>>> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing

>>> comma

>>> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it

>>> over

>>> to your name so that you can edit it.

>>>

>>> Again, my apologies...

>>>

>>> -- dave --

>>>

>>> David F. Warlick

>>> The Landmark Project

>>> 919-571-3292

>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>>> Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>>

>>>

>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>>

>>>

>>> Allanah K wrote:

>>>

>>>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference

>>>> with

>>>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to

>>>> go

>>>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

>>>>

>>>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Any thoughts???

>>>>

>>>> Allanah

>>>>

>>>> allanahk@...

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

>>>>> From: david.warlick@...

>>>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

>>>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

>>>>>

>>>> appears on the student entries side.

>>>>

>>>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have

>>>>> not

>>>>>

>> way

>>

>>>>> of knowing. Please double check.

>>>>>

>>>>> -- dave --

>>>>>

>>>>> David F. Warlick

>>>>> The Landmark Project

>>>>> 919-571-3292

>>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>>>>> Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Kathy Rice wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created

>>>>>>

>> all

>>

>>>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed

>>>>>> the

>>>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this,

>>>>>> some

>>>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

>>>>>> different initial.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> All appeared to work well.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the

>>>>>> original

>>>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

>>>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is

>>>>>> occurring

>>>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created

>>>>>> after the

>>>>>> name switch.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

>>>>>>

>> entries

>>

>>>>>> until we can get this figured out.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

>>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Can anyone help?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>>> Kathy

>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

>>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>> ------------------------------------

>>>>>

>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

>>>>

>>>>

>> <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%2E

>> nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz

>> %5Ftextlink&_t=26000&

>> _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>

>>

>>>>

>>> ------------------------------------

>>>

>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>> ------------------------------------

>>

>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Yahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>



--

It has been said before but warrants repeating, "If you think

education is expensive, try ignorance."



Robert D. Sharp, Co-Owner, Sharp Education Consulting and Marketing.

Teacher,  Retired after 34 years, Science, Computers, Mathematics,

Technology

Past Middle School Representative to the NCCE Board

Recipient of The First Annual Learning Space Achievement Awards for

Members

Robert,



You make a good point, and one that I've always held.  I can always cut

some of the formating out.  Just keep it to basics (bold, italics,

underline, hyperlinks, and images.



-- dave --



David F. Warlick

The Landmark Project

919-571-3292

For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/





(cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/





Robert D. Sharp wrote:

> I was going to object to this type of interface because of the

> difficulty with the coding (java) that adds an overlay of complexity

> to the blog engine. I had (until now) never seen one that worked

> consistently across different interfaces and platforms.

>

> I was also going to say that I think the emphasis should be on the

> writing and not the size or color of the font. I have always suggested

> to my students that the time spent on making it look pretty would be

> better spent on ensuring the quality was there. However, my age is

> probably showing and I might be way off base with the current

> generation of young writers. I would still hold out for quality over

> prettiness but if it gets kids to write, who am I to object.

>

> Bob

>

> On Jun 1, 2008, at 8:21 AM, David Warlick wrote:

>

>> You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the equator,

>> your

>> going to hate me for waiting until now.  Thanks to some urging from my

>> Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and I

>> found an open source code script that will help us use a more

>> graphical

>> user interface in your blog writing.  Another term for it is WYSIWYG

>> --

>> or What You See Is What You Get.  This means that you'll have an

>> option

>> of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries using

>> Class

>> Blogmeister.  See here:

>>

>> Image of WYSIWYG Interface

>>

>> And here's how it works.  The next time you go to write or edit a blog

>> article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text

>> size,

>> the following text:

>>

>> [Text] / Graphical

>>

<http://classblogmeister.com/popout.php?userid=8&edit=articles&mode=edit&blog_id\

=537716&switch=graphical

>>

>> (wysiwyg)

>>

>> Notice brackets around "Text."  This means that you are currently in

>> text mode.  If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into the

>> graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.

>>

>> If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode, and

>> I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.

>>

>> I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java (and

>> probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues.  I'm

>> hoping

>> things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a

>> problem.

>>

>> Good luck to you all!

>>

>> -- dave --

>>

>> David F. Warlick

>> The Landmark Project

>> 919-571-3292

>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>> Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>

>>

>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>

>>

>> Dolors Permanyer wrote:

>>

>>> Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course

>>> about ICT

>>> for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis

>>> from which

>>> incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts,

>>> etc... As

>>> you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before

>>> doing the

>>> course I have two questions for you..

>>> 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers

>>> attending the

>>> course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.

>>>

>>> 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval

>>> tool, etc.

>>> But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I

>>> mentioned it

>>> to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing

>>> what you

>>> are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other

>>> blogs have

>>> editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When

>>> teachers or

>>> students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the

>>> text,

>>> add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not

>>> possible with

>>> blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html

>>> and it is

>>> difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result,

>>> articles look

>>> .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important,

>>> as

>>> contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make

>>> blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!

>>>

>>> It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much

>>>

>>> ----- Original Message -----

>>> From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

>>> To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

>>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>> Allanah,

>>>>

>>>> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing

>>>> comma

>>>> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it

>>>> over

>>>> to your name so that you can edit it.

>>>>

>>>> Again, my apologies...

>>>>

>>>> -- dave --

>>>>

>>>> David F. Warlick

>>>> The Landmark Project

>>>> 919-571-3292

>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>>>> Blog •  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>>>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Allanah K wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference

>>>>> with

>>>>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to

>>>>> go

>>>>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

>>>>>

>>>>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Any thoughts???

>>>>>

>>>>> Allanah

>>>>>

>>>>> allanahk@...

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

>>>>>> From: david.warlick@...

>>>>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

>>>>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>> appears on the student entries side.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have

>>>>>> not

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>> way

>>>

>>>

>>>>>> of knowing. Please double check.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> -- dave --

>>>>>>

>>>>>> David F. Warlick

>>>>>> The Landmark Project

>>>>>> 919-571-3292

>>>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>>>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>>>>>> Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •

>>>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Kathy Rice wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>> all

>>>

>>>

>>>>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed

>>>>>>> the

>>>>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this,

>>>>>>> some

>>>>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

>>>>>>> different initial.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> All appeared to work well.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the

>>>>>>> original

>>>>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

>>>>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is

>>>>>>> occurring

>>>>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created

>>>>>>> after the

>>>>>>> name switch.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>> entries

>>>

>>>

>>>>>>> until we can get this figured out.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

>>>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Can anyone help?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>>>> Kathy

>>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

>>>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>> ------------------------------------

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%2E

>>> nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz

>>> %5Ftextlink&_t=26000&

>>> _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>

>>>

>>>

>>>> ------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> ------------------------------------

>>>

>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>> ------------------------------------

>>

>> Yahoo! Groups Links

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

> --

> It has been said before but warrants repeating, "If you think

> education is expensive, try ignorance."

>

> Robert D. Sharp, Co-Owner, Sharp Education Consulting and Marketing.

> Teacher,  Retired after 34 years, Science, Computers, Mathematics,

> Technology

> Past Middle School Representative to the NCCE Board

> Recipient of The First Annual Learning Space Achievement Awards for

> Members

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Yahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

>

>

Robert,

You make a good point, and one that I've always held. I can always cut
some of the formating out. Just keep it to basics (bold, italics,
underline, hyperlinks, and images.

-- dave --

David F. Warlick
The Landmark Project
919-571-3292
For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/
For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/
Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/
Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/


(cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/


Robert D. Sharp wrote:
> I was going to object to this type of interface because of the
> difficulty with the coding (java) that adds an overlay of complexity
> to the blog engine. I had (until now) never seen one that worked
> consistently across different interfaces and platforms.
>
> I was also going to say that I think the emphasis should be on the
> writing and not the size or color of the font. I have always suggested
> to my students that the time spent on making it look pretty would be
> better spent on ensuring the quality was there. However, my age is
> probably showing and I might be way off base with the current
> generation of young writers. I would still hold out for quality over
> prettiness but if it gets kids to write, who am I to object.
>
> Bob
>
> On Jun 1, 2008, at 8:21 AM, David Warlick wrote:
>
>> You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the equator,
>> your
>> going to hate me for waiting until now. Thanks to some urging from my
>> Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and I
>> found an open source code script that will help us use a more
>> graphical
>> user interface in your blog writing. Another term for it is WYSIWYG
>> --
>> or What You See Is What You Get. This means that you'll have an
>> option
>> of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries using
>> Class
>> Blogmeister. See here:
>>
>> Image of WYSIWYG Interface
>>
>> And here's how it works. The next time you go to write or edit a blog
>> article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text
>> size,
>> the following text:
>>
>> [Text] / Graphical
>> >>
>> (wysiwyg)
>>
>> Notice brackets around "Text." This means that you are currently in
>> text mode. If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into the
>> graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.
>>
>> If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode, and
>> I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.
>>
>> I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java (and
>> probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues. I'm
>> hoping
>> things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a
>> problem.
>>
>> Good luck to you all!
>>
>> -- dave --
>>
>> David F. Warlick
>> The Landmark Project
>> 919-571-3292
>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/
>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/
>> Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/
>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/
>>
>>
>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •
>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
>>
>>
>> Dolors Permanyer wrote:
>>
>>> Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course
>>> about ICT
>>> for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis
>>> from which
>>> incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts,
>>> etc... As
>>> you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before
>>> doing the
>>> course I have two questions for you..
>>> 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers
>>> attending the
>>> course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.
>>>
>>> 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval
>>> tool, etc.
>>> But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I
>>> mentioned it
>>> to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing
>>> what you
>>> are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other
>>> blogs have
>>> editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When
>>> teachers or
>>> students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the
>>> text,
>>> add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not
>>> possible with
>>> blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html
>>> and it is
>>> difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result,
>>> articles look
>>> .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important,
>>> as
>>> contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make
>>> blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!
>>>
>>> It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "David Warlick"
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Allanah,
>>>>
>>>> So sorry for the delay. I've fixed the problem. It was a missing
>>>> comma
>>>> in the code. I registered the conference for you and switched it
>>>> over
>>>> to your name so that you can edit it.
>>>>
>>>> Again, my apologies...
>>>>
>>>> -- dave --
>>>>
>>>> David F. Warlick
>>>> The Landmark Project
>>>> 919-571-3292
>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/
>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/
>>>> Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/
>>>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •
>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Allanah K wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference
>>>>> with
>>>>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to
>>>>> go
>>>>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Any thoughts???
>>>>>
>>>>> Allanah
>>>>>
>>>>> allanahk@...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>> From: david.warlick@...
>>>>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> appears on the student entries side.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have
>>>>>> not
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> way
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> of knowing. Please double check.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- dave --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David F. Warlick
>>>>>> The Landmark Project
>>>>>> 919-571-3292
>>>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/
>>>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/
>>>>>> Blog • http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/
>>>>>> Podcast • http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick • Some Rights Reserved •
>>>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kathy Rice wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>> all
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this,
>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a
>>>>>>> different initial.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> All appeared to work well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the
>>>>>>> original
>>>>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for
>>>>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is
>>>>>>> occurring
>>>>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created
>>>>>>> after the
>>>>>>> name switch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>> entries
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> until we can get this figured out.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can anyone help?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Kathy
>>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> >>> nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz
>>> %5Ftextlink&_t=26000&
>>> _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>
>>>
>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> It has been said before but warrants repeating, "If you think
> education is expensive, try ignorance."
>
> Robert D. Sharp, Co-Owner, Sharp Education Consulting and Marketing.
> Teacher, Retired after 34 years, Science, Computers, Mathematics,
> Technology
> Past Middle School Representative to the NCCE Board
> Recipient of The First Annual Learning Space Achievement Awards for
> Members
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

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David,

I'd beg you to leave it all. You've given us another incredible piece for a

fantastic tool. The doors that you've just opened are very wide and will

make Classblogmeister even more appealing. It is of course about writing,

but it's just not that simple anymore.



Please trust us teachers to teach our students how to use it responsibly.

That's our job. - Mark





> -----Original Message-----

> From: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> [mailto:classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Warlick

> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 11:59 AM

> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

>

> Robert,

>

> You make a good point, and one that I've always held.  I can always cut

> some of the formating out.  Just keep it to basics (bold, italics,

> underline, hyperlinks, and images.

>

> -- dave --

>

> David F. Warlick

> The Landmark Project

> 919-571-3292

> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>

>

> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>

>

> Robert D. Sharp wrote:

> > I was going to object to this type of interface because of the

> > difficulty with the coding (java) that adds an overlay of complexity

> > to the blog engine. I had (until now) never seen one that worked

> > consistently across different interfaces and platforms.

> >

> > I was also going to say that I think the emphasis should be on the

> > writing and not the size or color of the font. I have always suggested

> > to my students that the time spent on making it look pretty would be

> > better spent on ensuring the quality was there. However, my age is

> > probably showing and I might be way off base with the current

> > generation of young writers. I would still hold out for quality over

> > prettiness but if it gets kids to write, who am I to object.

> >

> > Bob

> >

> > On Jun 1, 2008, at 8:21 AM, David Warlick wrote:

> >

> >> You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the equator,

> >> your

> >> going to hate me for waiting until now.  Thanks to some urging from my

> >> Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and I

> >> found an open source code script that will help us use a more

> >> graphical

> >> user interface in your blog writing.  Another term for it is WYSIWYG

> >> --

> >> or What You See Is What You Get.  This means that you'll have an

> >> option

> >> of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries using

> >> Class

> >> Blogmeister.  See here:

> >>

> >> Image of WYSIWYG Interface

> >>

> >> And here's how it works.  The next time you go to write or edit a blog

> >> article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text

> >> size,

> >> the following text:

> >>

> >> [Text] / Graphical

> >>

> <http://classblogmeister.com/popout.php?userid=8&edit=articles&mode=edit&b

> log_id=537716&switch=graphical

> >>

> >> (wysiwyg)

> >>

> >> Notice brackets around "Text."  This means that you are currently in

> >> text mode.  If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into the

> >> graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.

> >>

> >> If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode, and

> >> I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.

> >>

> >> I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java (and

> >> probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues.  I'm

> >> hoping

> >> things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a

> >> problem.

> >>

> >> Good luck to you all!

> >>

> >> -- dave --

> >>

> >> David F. Warlick

> >> The Landmark Project

> >> 919-571-3292

> >> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> >> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> >> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> >> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> >>

> >>

> >> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> >> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> >>

> >>

> >> Dolors Permanyer wrote:

> >>

> >>> Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course

> >>> about ICT

> >>> for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis

> >>> from which

> >>> incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts,

> >>> etc... As

> >>> you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before

> >>> doing the

> >>> course I have two questions for you..

> >>> 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers

> >>> attending the

> >>> course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.

> >>>

> >>> 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval

> >>> tool, etc.

> >>> But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I

> >>> mentioned it

> >>> to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing

> >>> what you

> >>> are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other

> >>> blogs have

> >>> editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When

> >>> teachers or

> >>> students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the

> >>> text,

> >>> add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not

> >>> possible with

> >>> blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html

> >>> and it is

> >>> difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result,

> >>> articles look

> >>> .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important,

> >>> as

> >>> contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make

> >>> blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!

> >>>

> >>> It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much

> >>>

> >>> ----- Original Message -----

> >>> From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

> >>> To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

> >>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>> Allanah,

> >>>>

> >>>> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing

> >>>> comma

> >>>> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it

> >>>> over

> >>>> to your name so that you can edit it.

> >>>>

> >>>> Again, my apologies...

> >>>>

> >>>> -- dave --

> >>>>

> >>>> David F. Warlick

> >>>> The Landmark Project

> >>>> 919-571-3292

> >>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> >>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> >>>> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> >>>> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> >>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>> Allanah K wrote:

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference

> >>>>> with

> >>>>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to

> >>>>> go

> >>>>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Any thoughts???

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Allanah

> >>>>>

> >>>>> allanahk@...

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

> >>>>>> From: david.warlick@...

> >>>>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>> appears on the student entries side.

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have

> >>>>>> not

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>> way

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>>>> of knowing. Please double check.

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> -- dave --

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> David F. Warlick

> >>>>>> The Landmark Project

> >>>>>> 919-571-3292

> >>>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

> >>>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

> >>>>>> Blog . http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

> >>>>>> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

> >>>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Kathy Rice wrote:

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>

> >>> all

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed

> >>>>>>> the

> >>>>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this,

> >>>>>>> some

> >>>>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

> >>>>>>> different initial.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> All appeared to work well.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the

> >>>>>>> original

> >>>>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

> >>>>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is

> >>>>>>> occurring

> >>>>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created

> >>>>>>> after the

> >>>>>>> name switch.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>

> >>> entries

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>>>>> until we can get this figured out.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

> >>>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Can anyone help?

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Thanks,

> >>>>>>> Kathy

> >>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

> >>>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>> ------------------------------------

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------

> ----

> >>>>> Click here Buy, rent, invest property online today.

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>

> <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco%

> 2E

> >>> nz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz

> >>> %5Ftextlink&_t=26000&

> >>> _r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>> ------------------------------------

> >>>>

> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>> ------------------------------------

> >>>

> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >> ------------------------------------

> >>

> >> Yahoo! Groups Links

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >

> > --

> > It has been said before but warrants repeating, "If you think

> > education is expensive, try ignorance."

> >

> > Robert D. Sharp, Co-Owner, Sharp Education Consulting and Marketing.

> > Teacher,  Retired after 34 years, Science, Computers, Mathematics,

> > Technology

> > Past Middle School Representative to the NCCE Board

> > Recipient of The First Annual Learning Space Achievement Awards for

> > Members

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > Yahoo! Groups Links

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Yahoo! Groups Links

>

>

>

Hi David



I posted an article yesterday with a widget, and it was working fine until

today when I noticed a small mistake that I corrected. But when I saved it

(using the normal text option for articles), only the title appeared on my

blog page - nothing else. So I tried publishing and saving it in the new

graphics option, but it will only save the link to the widget (which doesn't

work for some reason) and not display the actual widget. I tried posting

another article and again all I got was the title. Do I have some sort of

problem with compatibility now that there is the graphics option?



Here's the link to my site.

http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=166369



Thanks

Sonja



-----Original Message-----

From: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

[mailto:classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Warlick

Sent: 02 June 2008 06:59

To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr



Robert,



You make a good point, and one that I've always held.  I can always cut

some of the formating out.  Just keep it to basics (bold, italics,

underline, hyperlinks, and images.



-- dave --



David F. Warlick

The Landmark Project

919-571-3292

For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/





(cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/





Robert D. Sharp wrote:

> I was going to object to this type of interface because of the

> difficulty with the coding (java) that adds an overlay of complexity

> to the blog engine. I had (until now) never seen one that worked

> consistently across different interfaces and platforms.

>

> I was also going to say that I think the emphasis should be on the

> writing and not the size or color of the font. I have always suggested

> to my students that the time spent on making it look pretty would be

> better spent on ensuring the quality was there. However, my age is

> probably showing and I might be way off base with the current

> generation of young writers. I would still hold out for quality over

> prettiness but if it gets kids to write, who am I to object.

>

> Bob

>

> On Jun 1, 2008, at 8:21 AM, David Warlick wrote:

>

>> You're going to love this -- and if you live north of the equator,

>> your

>> going to hate me for waiting until now.  Thanks to some urging from my

>> Catalan friend, Dolors Permanyer, I've done a little research and I

>> found an open source code script that will help us use a more

>> graphical

>> user interface in your blog writing.  Another term for it is WYSIWYG

>> --

>> or What You See Is What You Get.  This means that you'll have an

>> option

>> of getting a more word processor way of writing blog entries using

>> Class

>> Blogmeister.  See here:

>>

>> Image of WYSIWYG Interface

>>

>> And here's how it works.  The next time you go to write or edit a blog

>> article, you will see, just above where you normally set the text

>> size,

>> the following text:

>>

>> [Text] / Graphical

>>

<http://classblogmeister.com/popout.php?userid=8&edit=articles&mode=edit&blo

g_id=537716&switch=graphical

>>

>> (wysiwyg)

>>

>> Notice brackets around "Text."  This means that you are currently in

>> text mode.  If you click "Graphical," the page will reload into the

>> graphical mode, with the brackets appearing around that word.

>>

>> If you run into problems, then just switch back to the text mode, and

>> I'll fix the problem when I get back from North Dakota.

>>

>> I've hesitated doing this, because making this much use of Java (and

>> probably some Ajax) runs into browser compatibility issues.  I'm

>> hoping

>> things have gotten to the point where this is not so much of a

>> problem.

>>

>> Good luck to you all!

>>

>> -- dave --

>>

>> David F. Warlick

>> The Landmark Project

>> 919-571-3292

>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>

>>

>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>

>>

>> Dolors Permanyer wrote:

>>

>>> Hello David, how are you?? I am going to give a training course

>>> about ICT

>>> for the English class, and I am going to use your blog as a basis

>>> from which

>>> incorporate other tools as slideshare, podcasts, treasure hunts,

>>> etc... As

>>> you can see, I really like your blog and use it a lot. But before

>>> doing the

>>> course I have two questions for you..

>>> 1. Can I give the same school code you gave me to the teachers

>>> attending the

>>> course? (ismohe) There may be about 20 students.

>>>

>>> 2. You know I like the blog and all its tools, like the approval

>>> tool, etc.

>>> But there is still one thing I don't like. Some other times I

>>> mentioned it

>>> to you. I imagine it is something very difficult to do, but seeing

>>> what you

>>> are able to do... I am talking about the editing tool. All other

>>> blogs have

>>> editing facilities which makes writing more enjoyable. When

>>> teachers or

>>> students write they can easily change the colour or the size of the

>>> text,

>>> add smileys, add likns, images, tables, etc. Why is this not

>>> possible with

>>> blogmeister?? Most of the students don't know anything about html

>>> and it is

>>> difficult for them to use it in their articles. As a result,

>>> articles look

>>> .. let's say... boring. I know that this is not the most important,

>>> as

>>> contents is the most important.... but... I am sure it would make

>>> blogmesiter the "best" platform for blogging!!

>>>

>>> It's just a suggestion which would facilitate my job very much

>>>

>>> ----- Original Message -----

>>> From: "David Warlick" <david.warlick@...>

>>> To: <classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com>

>>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:57 PM

>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Help with Hitchikr

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>> Allanah,

>>>>

>>>> So sorry for the delay.  I've fixed the problem.  It was a missing

>>>> comma

>>>> in the code.  I registered the conference for you and switched it

>>>> over

>>>> to your name so that you can edit it.

>>>>

>>>> Again, my apologies...

>>>>

>>>> -- dave --

>>>>

>>>> David F. Warlick

>>>> The Landmark Project

>>>> 919-571-3292

>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>>>> Blog .  http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>>>> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Allanah K wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>> I am trying to register New Zealand's Time4Innovation conference

>>>>> with

>>>>> Hitchikr but even after doing it three times there is no where to

>>>>> go

>>>>> SAVE or OK to finalise things and nothing gets set.

>>>>>

>>>>> I have attached a screen shot of the last page???

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Any thoughts???

>>>>>

>>>>> Allanah

>>>>>

>>>>> allanahk@...

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>> To: classblogmeister@yahoogroups.com

>>>>>> From: david.warlick@...

>>>>>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:44:04 -0400

>>>>>> Subject: Re: [classblogmeister] Name change took, but old name

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>> appears on the student entries side.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>> I reset the names. That may have solved the problem, but I have

>>>>>> not

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>> way

>>>

>>>

>>>>>> of knowing. Please double check.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> -- dave --

>>>>>>

>>>>>> David F. Warlick

>>>>>> The Landmark Project

>>>>>> 919-571-3292

>>>>>> For Teachers: http://landmark-project.com/

>>>>>> For Clients & the Curious: http://davidwarlick.com/

>>>>>> Blog . http://2cents.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>>> Podcast . http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com/

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> (cc) 2007 by David Warlick . Some Rights Reserved .

>>>>>> http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Kathy Rice wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>> A colleague has a strange thing happening. She originally created

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>> all

>>>

>>>

>>>>>>> student accounts with their first and last names. She displayed

>>>>>>> the

>>>>>>> names as first and last initials only. Since working with this,

>>>>>>> some

>>>>>>> parent concerns have come up and she switched the last names to a

>>>>>>> different initial.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> All appeared to work well.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> However when student work was approved by the teacher, the

>>>>>>> original

>>>>>>> first and last initials were displaying on the left hand side for

>>>>>>> 'Student Entries' despite having the name changed. This is

>>>>>>> occurring

>>>>>>> for all students even with articles that have been created

>>>>>>> after the

>>>>>>> name switch.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Her blog is listed below, and we have removed all the student

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>> entries

>>>

>>>

>>>>>>> until we can get this figured out.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734

>>>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=183734>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Can anyone help?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>>>> Kathy

>>>>>>> http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360

>>>>>>> <http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=167360>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

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> education is expensive, try ignorance."

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