Comments on: Why use WPMU in K12? http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744 Make Learning Fun Again Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tom http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-6124 Tom Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:12:13 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744#comment-6124 Mike- I now understand you're just making a joke. Excuse my density. I've just spent all day in FileMaker and migrating wp to wpmu. It makes it hard to communicate with humans- or I'm just stupid. Either way. Sorry about that. Tom Mike-

I now understand you’re just making a joke. Excuse my density. I’ve just spent all day in FileMaker and migrating wp to wpmu. It makes it hard to communicate with humans- or I’m just stupid.

Either way. Sorry about that.

Tom

]]> By: Tom http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-6123 Tom Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:10:48 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744#comment-6123 Mike- I think I get your question and I'll try to clarify. In BB or Angel for that matter- I can change trivial things like button colors or I can add a header image. It's the same level of customization you can get at Burger King. Wow! You mean I don't HAVE to eat my food with ketchup and mustard. Fan-freaking-tastic. You're still stuck in the same box with no real options to do anything different. In WPMU I can make it so that every single aspect of the page is modifiable and I can then create the exact effect I want. This is the equivalent of an in house chef. Now my blog doesn't have to even look like a blog. The flexibility and options are at another level. Not only do I not have to have mustard, I don't have to eat a cheeseburger, I can eat sashimi or Balut for that matter. It is entirely up to me. Mike-

I think I get your question and I’ll try to clarify.

In BB or Angel for that matter- I can change trivial things like button colors or I can add a header image. It’s the same level of customization you can get at Burger King. Wow! You mean I don’t HAVE to eat my food with ketchup and mustard. Fan-freaking-tastic. You’re still stuck in the same box with no real options to do anything different.

In WPMU I can make it so that every single aspect of the page is modifiable and I can then create the exact effect I want. This is the equivalent of an in house chef. Now my blog doesn’t have to even look like a blog. The flexibility and options are at another level. Not only do I not have to have mustard, I don’t have to eat a cheeseburger, I can eat sashimi or Balut for that matter. It is entirely up to me.

]]> By: Mike H http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-6122 Mike H Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:46:02 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744#comment-6122 You said, "BlackBoard and other CMS options tend to pretend to give you control over how your particular page or site looks but real customization is not an option at the user level and it makes a difference." ??? Other sites??? Not sure what you mean? heh heh heh. You said, “BlackBoard and other CMS options tend to pretend to give you control over how your particular page or site looks but real customization is not an option at the user level and it makes a difference.”

???

Other sites??? Not sure what you mean? heh heh heh.

]]> By: Tom http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-6121 Tom Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:18:00 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744#comment-6121 Since Patrick calls me out for not explaining WPMU nor linking to it - I linked it up above and as for explaining- I'll use WPMU's words. . . . <blockquote>Let your imagination multiply Ever dream of running hundreds of thousands of blogs with a single install of WordPress? WordPress MU, or multi-user, is designed to do exactly that. It is most famously used for WordPress.com where it serves tens of millions of hits on hundreds of thousands of blogs each day. </blockquote> Since Patrick calls me out for not explaining WPMU nor linking to it – I linked it up above and as for explaining- I’ll use WPMU’s words. . . .

Let your imagination multiply

Ever dream of running hundreds of thousands of blogs with a single install of WordPress?

WordPress MU, or multi-user, is designed to do exactly that. It is most famously used for WordPress.com where it serves tens of millions of hits on hundreds of thousands of blogs each day.

]]> By: Why use WordPress MU in K12? :: Patrick Malley http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-6120 Why use WordPress MU in K12? :: Patrick Malley Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:25:41 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744#comment-6120 [...] Why use WordPress MU in K12? [...] [...] Why use WordPress MU in K12? [...]

]]> By: Susan Carter Morgan http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-6119 Susan Carter Morgan Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:33:56 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744#comment-6119 Even if I attain the rank of Edupunkette, I'll be proud.Or, maybe not, since I shouldn't be gender specific. Ok, I'm going for the grand poobah title! There's an exciting buzz at my school about all this. Carey's working on syndication now: http://fablogs.org/capohanka/ And look what her 8th graders are saying about blogging and delicious: http://fablogs.org/lecafefrancais/ Love it. Even if I attain the rank of Edupunkette, I’ll be proud.Or, maybe not, since I shouldn’t be gender specific. Ok, I’m going for the grand poobah title! There’s an exciting buzz at my school about all this. Carey’s working on syndication now: http://fablogs.org/capohanka/
And look what her 8th graders are saying about blogging and delicious: http://fablogs.org/lecafefrancais/
Love it.

]]> By: Jim http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-6117 Jim Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:36:20 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744#comment-6117 <blockquote>Time’s running out. Get out there and do something. Make it impressive. Make it invaluable. Make it so they can’t take it away from you and replace it with some inflexible content coffin that will pacify only those in power7, only those who don’t use it, while un-empowering students and teachers. It’s going to happen sooner or later. Do it now and do it on your own terms.</blockquote> Spoken like a true EDUPUNK :) You, Susan, and I should get together remotely for a podcast about all of this and finally push forward with that discussion between K-12, higher ed, and other free-range topics that catch our fancy. I'm excited to see what ou will do with WPMU because you are still the most imaginative cat in the game. Stay golden Ponyboy.

Time’s running out. Get out there and do something. Make it impressive. Make it invaluable. Make it so they can’t take it away from you and replace it with some inflexible content coffin that will pacify only those in power7, only those who don’t use it, while un-empowering students and teachers. It’s going to happen sooner or later. Do it now and do it on your own terms.

Spoken like a true EDUPUNK :) You, Susan, and I should get together remotely for a podcast about all of this and finally push forward with that discussion between K-12, higher ed, and other free-range topics that catch our fancy. I’m excited to see what ou will do with WPMU because you are still the most imaginative cat in the game. Stay golden Ponyboy.

]]> By: Susan Carter Morgan http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-6116 Susan Carter Morgan Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:50:14 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=744#comment-6116 Jim got us on board at FA, and I couldn't be happier. I'm learning all kinds of stuff, too!! Now if I just had more time to play. So, are you another guy I can turn to with questions?? :) Jim got us on board at FA, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m learning all kinds of stuff, too!! Now if I just had more time to play. So, are you another guy I can turn to with questions?? :)

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