Category: blogs
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Captcha help needed
I need some WordPress captcha advice and help. I use the outstanding captcha plug-in re-captcha on my own blog, but for some reason (even though I’ve downloaded and uploaded it multiple times) I can’t get it to show up as an available plug-in on the K-12 Online Conference blog. (We’re running WP 2.2.2 there.) What…
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What of Learning Signal?
I received a comment from the folks running the Learning Signal website a few weeks back, letting me know they were going to start pinging my site as a popular eLearning website and possibly featuring content from my site on theirs. I seem to recall an offer for an “insiders look” at what they were…
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Value of blogs and citizen journalism demonstrated in Myanmar
According to CNN’s recent article “Blogs helping expose Myanmar horrors,” blogging citizen journalists like Ko Htike are helping get information out of Myanmar despite the ardent efforts of government leaders to silence them: Armed with a laptop, a blogger named Ko Htike has thrust himself into the middle of the violent crackdown against monks and…
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WordPress configuration details and Mac applications
I’ve added a variety of technical details about the blog software (WordPress) configuration I’m using including plugins to the “about page” of my blog. (Scroll down and look under the section subtitled “Some technical stuff about my blog.”) In addition, I’ve updated my wiki list of Macintosh applications I currently have installed. I added the…
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Working behind the great firewall of China
Well, after about 24 hours of travel time we’ve arrived safety in Shanghai, China, for the Learning 2.0 conference! Our local time is exactly 12 hours opposite US Eastern Time– a clear sign we’ve literally come halfway around the planet. I spoke with my parents over Skype this evening (in China) and morning (for them)…
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EduTopia mention
Thanks to the EduTopia staff for the mention in their September 2007 article, “Edublogs We Love: Ten Top Stops for Internet Interaction- These Web sites are the cornerstones of a vast online educational community.” If you’re an educator and not subscribed (for free, of course) to both EduTopia’s free magazine and excellent email newsletters, take…
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Podcast186: Building Professional Learning Communities with Educators Using Digital Tools
This podcast features is a recording of a featured presentation I shared at the 2007 EncycloMedia Conference in Oklahoma City on August 29th. Professional development is no longer limited by time and space constraints. Conversations and content now accessible via the Internet, the blogosphere, and podcasts are opening up amazing new possibilities for professional development…
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Podcast enclosure mystery: Help!
As you may be aware, my ISP upgraded the mySQL database hosting my main WordPress blog this past week. This led to a slowdown of blog performance, but things seem to have gotten a bit better. It’s been suggested that a complete reinstall of WordPress would likely be a good idea, and I was ready…
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Podcast181: How I Plan and Write for Publication and Presentations
This podcast is an audio response to six questions I was recently asked pertaining to the ways I plan for and write articles and blog posts. Since I find the process quite similar, I also shared how I plan and create presentations for conferences, workshops, and other events. Click here to listen to this podcast…
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Podcast181v: How I Plan and Write for Publication and Presentations
This podcast is a video response to six questions I was recently asked pertaining to the ways I plan for and write articles and blog posts. Since I find the process quite similar, I also shared how I plan and create presentations for conferences, workshops, and other events. Click here to watch this podcast in…