LWPS/Elgg functions and features : Weblog

How I embedded my 43Things.com list of goals into the lower portion of the sidebar in my personal blog.

Thu, 31 May 2007 23:38:00 GMT

After you have created your 43Things account and have at least one goal, click on this link in 43Things to embed your code. Then edit you theme (Account Settings) and place the 43Things code in the page shell code near the bottom after the comment line.

An instructive video on what RSS is and how to use it

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:02:05 GMT

LWPS has an RSS reader/aggregator under "Your Resources".

Click To Play

There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don't. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don't know where to start.

Make Your Own TV

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:04:30 GMT

Ed,

This may be of interest to you.

Make Your Own TV

Helping Ed to create an LWPS post with an embedded podcast

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:19:22 GMT

Ed,

Only you and I can view this post, until you want me to make it public.

At the bottom of this very old post is the following podcast.

Embedding YouTube videos into your LWPS posts

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:55:31 GMT

Embedding YouTube videos into your LWPS posts

It is VERY easy to embed YouTube videos into your posts.

Go to http://www.YouTube.com
Search for a video of interest, such as "ePortfolios" [1]
COPY the html code in the box to the right of the video labeled "Embed".
Create your LWPS post and PASTE in the YouTube html code. [1]
Please add a tag string of "YouTube, videos" to any posts you create that contain a YouTube video.

[1] See this post which embeds a YouTube video on ePortfolios.

Significant posts on Elgg about new functions and features that will ultimately appear here on LWPS

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:24:13 GMT

Significant posts on Elgg about new functions and features that will ultimately appear here on LWPS

11/01 - Wikii plugins - see [1] below
9/10 - Changing profile fields and theming communities
8/4 - Capturing informal learning
2/27 - Wikis, plugins and Elgg

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[1] Hi there,

We have no plans to build wiki functionality for Elgg - that said, others are welcome to build a wiki plugin. One such plugin does exist:

http://elgg.net/garrettn/weblog/127672.html

There is also MediaWiki/Elgg integration available:

http://www.aperto-elearning.com/?q=node/27

Cheers,

Dave.

On 10/31/06, Pru Mitchell wrote:

Hi everyone

I am very new to ELGG but excited by the possibilities.

I would second Ingo's second question: a wiki tab in ELGG would really make it for me.

I am particularly interested in sharing ideas with anyone who is integrating Moodle and ELGG.

Looking forward to discussions.

Thanks, Pru

Pru Mitchell

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OpenID

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:21:07 GMT

OPENID website

10/20/2006 - Ben on OPENID - http://elgg.net/bwerdmuller/weblog/135119.html

Taking this a step further, OpenID could also simplify the process of allowing students from different schools to take the same class in a single Moodle install. If Moodle was OpenID enabled, it would be possible to whitelist OpenID servers from multiple schools. This has the potential to create a truly distributed learning environment: students from different institutions interacting in a more formal class structure (Moodle), and in an informal learning space (Elgg). Src = http://elgg.net/bfitzgerald/weblog/125751.html

See this post 1/31/2007 on Elgg + Moodle + Drupal

Mailbox for the LWPS/Elgg functions and features community

Tue, 23 May 2006 14:33:03 GMT

Mailbox for the LWPS/Elgg functions and features community

I will add a comment to this post when I have added a significant post (or a significant addition to a post) in this community.

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Screencasting and video blogging and sharing

Wed, 17 May 2006 13:18:33 GMT

7/1 - Great video on screencasting - http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=970000&fromSeriesID=9

Also, free CAMSTUDIO - http://www.camstudio.org/

6/4 -

Free Screencast From Your Browser!

http://bionicteaching.com/?p=270

Screencast-O-Matic<
Amazing and free! This ought to make a lot of people happy and I like the social aspect of free hosting/sharing of screencast. The whole deal is a pretty neat trick using Java.

Screencast-O-Matic is the free and easy way to create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!

The length is limited to 15 minutes but really thatâ€™s a good thing. Iâ€™d keep it way under 15 if at all possible.

Link via Kevin J. Amboe

2/1/07 - Brainplugg Beta

9/29 - Jumpcut.com - video editor

8/18 - YouTube suffers outage, breaks top 50 - Yahoo! News 16m visitors in July

8/8 - Per Sally - Check out online video training services and products provided by www.vbrick.com. Link to "online video training, then view VB presenter version 2.0. Might be a good way to for organizations to stream video lessons, including powerpoint, to members on use of elgg/lwps.

8/6 - Bubbleshare - share picture albums - http://www.bubbleshare.com/

7/30 - How to video - http://www.blogscholar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& A comparison table - http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/videoflickr.jpg

7/26 - RockYou Slideshows

7/25- Monkey Shines

7/20/2006 - New video platform - Vimeo Test

7/2/2006

Video blogging and sharing - http://www.blogscholar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&

Excellent YouTube video on GUI Desktop manipulations - http://blogtese.blogspot.com/2006/07/organizing-small-digital-inform

Screencasting - Video tutorial

A Flash-movie demonstration of LWPS's features

Thu, 11 May 2006 16:58:41 GMT

Your about to see an excellent demonstration of Elgg (the engine that powers LWPS) within the context of WebCT - a leading provider of e-learning systems for educational institutions. It was made in 2006. The Elgg system you will see in the demonstration is earlier than the version we are currently using in LWPS. However, the basic functions are the same.

Note: The demonstration may go faster or slower than you want. You can control this with the pause, forward and backward buttons at the bottom of the webpage. Just scroll down till you see the control bar.

Click here to view the demonstration.

Click here if you want to learn more about this demonstration, WebCT and the Elgg-WebCT integration.