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by Alex Ragone: Exploring Learning through Blogging

Not Drupal, Wordpress MU

So a few weeks ago I blogged about the Drupal installation I was going to create. I had a plan and began to implement it. I had installed Drupal in a Multi-Site configuration but as I worked on the server, I realized that it was too much. I needed my faculty [...]

Circumventing the Great Firewall

This morning, I was at home with my daughter, Claire, who was sick.  I checked my  Twitter feed.  Jeff Utecht asked if someone could send him the K-12 Online Conference Presentations.  Apparently, they are blocked in China.  I direct Twittered him back telling him I could, and forgot about the interaction. 
A few minutes later, Jeff [...]

EduCon2.0

With all of the conferences happening over the next few weeks (K12Online, AIMS, and NEIT2007, it’s kind of hard for me to think about January, but EduCon 2.0 coming fast.
EduCon 2.0 is being hosted by Chris Lehmann, Principal of Science Leadership Academy from January 25 - 27 in Philadelphia, PA.
Please take a Chris’: EduCon 2.0 [...]

Drupal Multi-Site for School Communications

I’m working on setting up a Drupal Multi-Site Configuration to create sites that allow division specific blogging and password protecting of certain sites in the multisite configuration. Here’s the configuration I’m looking at:
1. Three column theme custom made for collegiate with site navigation on the left and organic group navigation on the right. [...]