Comments for Will's Similiblog http://wt.similibus.org Just another voice in the EduBlogging universe Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:52:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Gallery2 Map Module - screencast by admin http://wt.similibus.org/2008/08/20/gallery2-map-module-screencast/#comment-96 admin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:00:22 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/?p=137#comment-96 Thanks Dave! & per your reminder, here's the link to the Gallery2 Map Module Users' Guide: http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Modules:Map:UserGuide Thanks Dave!
& per your reminder, here’s the link to the Gallery2 Map Module Users’ Guide:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Modules:Map:UserGuide

]]> Comment on Gallery2 Map Module - screencast by Dave http://wt.similibus.org/2008/08/20/gallery2-map-module-screencast/#comment-95 Dave Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:25:02 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/?p=137#comment-95 Great screencast! Gives a good overview of the basic setup and adding of geo data. I know it takes a bit of effort to prepare and conduct a screencast. Would like to see more if you are game. Dave (floridave) Great screencast! Gives a good overview of the basic setup and adding of geo data.
I know it takes a bit of effort to prepare and conduct a screencast.
Would like to see more if you are game.

Dave (floridave)

]]> Comment on geotag export glitch in Aperture by Ryan http://wt.similibus.org/2008/08/17/geotag-export-glitch-in-aperture/#comment-91 Ryan Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:41:24 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/?p=134#comment-91 Glad you found that fix. I noticed the problem myself today and I'm relieved that my geotagging isn't going to go to waste now! I too, use gallery. Glad you found that fix. I noticed the problem myself today and I’m relieved that my geotagging isn’t going to go to waste now! I too, use gallery.

]]> Comment on geotag export glitch in Aperture by admin http://wt.similibus.org/2008/08/17/geotag-export-glitch-in-aperture/#comment-90 admin Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:10:40 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/?p=134#comment-90 ... and a fix! It's simple! ... Store your masters <i>outside of the Aperture Library</i>. I just used the "Relocate Masters for Project" menu item from the drop-down menu on the project directory in the Aperture "All Projects" sidebar pane, to relocate my masters from the Aperture Library to an external directory. All the previously geotagged images now export as version from Aperture with geotagging intact, and new geotags created using the Maperture plugin now export intact with the exported image versions. … and a fix! It’s simple! …

Store your masters outside of the Aperture Library.

I just used the “Relocate Masters for Project” menu item from the drop-down menu on the project directory in the Aperture “All Projects” sidebar pane, to relocate my masters from the Aperture Library to an external directory.

All the previously geotagged images now export as version from Aperture with geotagging intact, and new geotags created using the Maperture plugin now export intact with the exported image versions.

]]> Comment on Rosie by Rebecca Henry http://wt.similibus.org/2008/02/27/rosie/#comment-67 Rebecca Henry Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:48:15 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/?p=8#comment-67 Will and Mary, My students met all of my puppies and check your pictures weekly. They love them. When I bring Rosie to class they can't believe how much she has grown. Will and Mary,
My students met all of my puppies and check your pictures weekly. They love them. When I bring Rosie to class they can’t believe how much she has grown.

]]> Comment on recipe for a social learning platform - #12 - distributed content by admin http://wt.similibus.org/2008/03/09/recipe-for-a-social-learning-platform-12-distributed-content/#comment-18 admin Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:20:38 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/2008/03/09/recipe-for-a-social-learning-platform-12-distributed-content/#comment-18 Just a small module hack on the Aggregation module, to simplify the user interface (there are options displayed which might confuse the user, which are not necessary when the module is employed as it is here). in Aggregation/aggregation.module, Comment out lines 400-413 420-467 change line 472 "collapsed -> false" to "collapsed -> true" change line 309 "collapsed -> false" to "collapsed -> true" Just a small module hack on the Aggregation module, to simplify the user interface (there are options displayed which might confuse the user, which are not necessary when the module is employed as it is here).

in Aggregation/aggregation.module,
Comment out lines
400-413
420-467
change line 472 “collapsed -> false” to “collapsed -> true”
change line 309 “collapsed -> false” to “collapsed -> true”

]]> Comment on recipe for a social learning platform - #14 - news feeds by admin http://wt.similibus.org/2008/03/09/recipe-for-a-social-learning-platform-14-news-feeds/#comment-13 admin Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:30:28 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/2008/03/09/recipe-for-a-social-learning-platform-14-news-feeds/#comment-13 addendum - I'm not terribly happy with the feedapi module - the Aggregation module appears to run circles around it. Here's a workaround, which permits the single Aggregation module to serve both to aggregate users' distributed content into the community blog, and to create separate aggregated news feeds on the site. Once again, this relies on the flexibility of the Views module. set up a user "rss_admin", and give this "user" privileges to manage feeds imported news feeds (as node type "Feed", using the Aggregation module) need to be authored by "rss_admin" - you can do this as admin, by entering this username in the "authored by" field under Authoring Information, when setting up the feed (you don't need to log in as this user, but can do this from your administrative login). News pages now need to use the node type "feed item" - which is the node type generated by the Aggregation module. In the <em>Community Blog views</em>, add a field "Node: author name" and set this to "is none of" "rss_admin". In the <em>News Feed views</em>, add a field "Node: author name" and set this to "is one of" "rss_admin". Now - so long as all News Feeds are "authored" by the "user" rss_admin, they will show up on the news pages you create, and will not show up in the community blog. This does require that news feeds be administered centrally, by someone with access to the "rss_admin" user account. For my platform this works out OK - I'm wishing to avoid "feed gloat" in the news feeds section anyway. Individual users still have the ability to add feeds from their own distributed content, which will show up in the Community Blog views. I'll continue to play with this using both the feedapi module, and using the Aggregation module, and report back my experiences with these. addendum -
I’m not terribly happy with the feedapi module - the Aggregation module appears to run circles around it.
Here’s a workaround, which permits the single Aggregation module to serve both to aggregate users’ distributed content into the community blog, and to create separate aggregated news feeds on the site. Once again, this relies on the flexibility of the Views module.

set up a user “rss_admin”, and give this “user” privileges to manage feeds
imported news feeds (as node type “Feed”, using the Aggregation module) need to be authored by “rss_admin” - you can do this as admin, by entering this username in the “authored by” field under Authoring Information, when setting up the feed (you don’t need to log in as this user, but can do this from your administrative login).
News pages now need to use the node type “feed item” - which is the node type generated by the Aggregation module.
In the Community Blog views, add a field “Node: author name” and set this to “is none of” “rss_admin”.
In the News Feed views, add a field “Node: author name” and set this to “is one of” “rss_admin”.
Now - so long as all News Feeds are “authored” by the “user” rss_admin, they will show up on the news pages you create, and will not show up in the community blog.

This does require that news feeds be administered centrally, by someone with access to the “rss_admin” user account. For my platform this works out OK - I’m wishing to avoid “feed gloat” in the news feeds section anyway. Individual users still have the ability to add feeds from their own distributed content, which will show up in the Community Blog views.

I’ll continue to play with this using both the feedapi module, and using the Aggregation module, and report back my experiences with these.

]]> Comment on recipe for a social learning platform - #9 - views by recipe for a social learning platform - #12 - distributed content | Will's Similiblog http://wt.similibus.org/2008/03/08/recipe-for-a-social-learning-platform-9-views/#comment-11 recipe for a social learning platform - #12 - distributed content | Will's Similiblog Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:29:27 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/2008/03/08/recipe-for-a-social-learning-platform-9-views/#comment-11 [...] nodes from feed items, permitting organization and display of these using the Views module (see #9 in this series, where I set up a ‘community blog’ view which includes imported feed items as nodes in [...] [...] nodes from feed items, permitting organization and display of these using the Views module (see #9 in this series, where I set up a ‘community blog’ view which includes imported feed items as nodes in [...]

]]> Comment on recipe for a social learning platform - #7 - theme by admin http://wt.similibus.org/2008/03/08/recipe-for-a-social-learning-platform-7-theme/#comment-5 admin Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:49:12 +0000 http://wt.similibus.org/2008/03/08/recipe-for-a-social-learning-platform-7-theme/#comment-5 why the header image? In the <a href="http://pace.bgsu.edu/container.php?x=onlineteaching" rel="nofollow">Online Teaching for Educators course</a> I took with <a href="http://terenceonline.blogspot.com/2007/11/blogs-in-plain-english.html" rel="nofollow">Terence Armentano</a>, I was introduced to the work of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi" rel="nofollow">Mihály Csíkszentmihályi</a>, on the concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_%28psychology%29" rel="nofollow">flow</a> in education. It strikes me that the balance between flow and obstacles, and the negotiation of the chaos so created, is at the heart of lifelong learning. Now - why <em>this</em> stream, and why <em>Slovenja</em>? If you've been there, you wouldn't need to ask ... why the header image?

In the Online Teaching for Educators course I took with Terence Armentano, I was introduced to the work of Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, on the concept of flow in education.

It strikes me that the balance between flow and obstacles, and the negotiation of the chaos so created, is at the heart of lifelong learning.

Now - why this stream, and why Slovenja?
If you’ve been there, you wouldn’t need to ask …

]]> Comment on just born … by admin http://wt.similibus.org/2008/02/11/just-born/#comment-4 admin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:53:05 +0000 http://75.125.60.3/~simillib/wt/?p=1#comment-4 re rotating header images - the Mandigo theme (which I discovered on D'Arcy Norman's most excellent blog - see my blogroll), does this automatically - just load all your header images into the themes/mandigo/images/headers directory, select the rotating header images option in the mandigo theme options, and voila ... re rotating header images -
the Mandigo theme (which I discovered on D’Arcy Norman’s most excellent blog - see my blogroll), does this automatically -
just load all your header images into the
themes/mandigo/images/headers
directory, select the rotating header images option in the mandigo theme options, and voila …

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