[wp-edu] wp-edu Digest, Vol 16, Issue 7
April Hayman
ahayman at iste.org
Thu Sep 9 21:36:39 UTC 2010
While our WP/BP install is primarily for educators and PD, I'd be happy to
help out as well. Please let me know what is needed.
~April
--
April Hayman
Instructional Designer, ISTE
International Society for Technology in Education
180 W. 8th Avenue, Suite 300
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Direct: 541.302.3784 x216
email: ahayman at iste.org
On 9/9/10 2:33 PM, "wp-edu-request at lists.automattic.com"
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> 1. Re: Educational Focused WordCamp? (Jane Wells)
> 2. Re: Educational Focused WordCamp? (Velda Christensen)
> 3. Re: Educational Focused WordCamp? (Lucas Waltzer)
> 4. Re: wp-edu Digest, Vol 16, Issue 6 (Kyle Jones)
> 5. Re: wp-edu Digest, Vol 16, Issue 6 (Jane Wells)
> 6. Re: wp-edu Digest, Vol 16, Issue 6 (Helen Hou)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:22:30 -0400
> From: Jane Wells <jane at automattic.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] Educational Focused WordCamp?
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> Didn't Jim Groom start a site a while back where ed people were
> posting what they're doing with WP/MU/BP in academic settings?
> j
>
> On 9/9/10 5:15 PM, Helen Hou wrote:
>> That's where I'm hung up a little bit as well, actually. I knew that the
>> idea of a resource beyond conferences would be stepping out of bounds, if
>> you will, so thank you for calling that out. I still love the idea of a
>> targeted WordCamp, but I know that for myself (and probably for a lot of us
>> working for educational institutions), the time/money/ability to travel to a
>> conference is very limited. Since there seems to be a lot of interest in
>> sharing information, why not start with a site and keep the goal of a
>> WordCamp in mind? Should we start a new e-mail thread to clarify?
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:22:55 -0600
> From: Velda Christensen <velda at novapages.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] Educational Focused WordCamp?
> To: wp-edu at lists.automattic.com
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> Agreed. A camp would be awesome, but the people who really ought to be
> there (users and designers/developers alike) could have a difficult time
> actually getting there.
>
> WordPress is becoming more well known in Education, and if we got the word
> out on a targeted site, it could become all the more popular. Perhaps even
> popular enough that all of the larger cities or college towns would want an
> Education track.
>
> - Velda
>
> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Helen Hou <hhou at esm.rochester.edu> wrote:
>
>> That's where I'm hung up a little bit as well, actually. I knew that the
>> idea of a resource beyond conferences would be stepping out of bounds, if
>> you will, so thank you for calling that out. I still love the idea of a
>> targeted WordCamp, but I know that for myself (and probably for a lot of us
>> working for educational institutions), the time/money/ability to travel to
>> a
>> conference is very limited. Since there seems to be a lot of interest in
>> sharing information, why not start with a site and keep the goal of a
>> WordCamp in mind? Should we start a new e-mail thread to clarify?
>>
>> --
>> Helen Hou-Sandi (MM?08)
>> Web Developer, Eastman School of Music
>> ESM 35A
>>
>>
>>> From: Jay Collier <jay.collier at thecompass.com>
>>> Reply-To: <wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>
>>> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:01:47 -0400
>>> To: <wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] Educational Focused WordCamp?
>>>
>>> Are we envisioning a space that is primarily in support of a WordCamp, or
>> one
>>> that will support WordPress users in education above and beyond
>> conferences?
>>> (I'm aware of the desire to make sure the label "WordCamp" is reserved
>> for
>>> that use.) Being clear up front could avoid issues down the road.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:53 PM, Helen Hou wrote:
>>>
>>>> I?d be willing to contribute some design/dev time to get a site going. I
>>>> think a part-discussion part-article WP higher ed/general edu resource
>> would
>>>> be a great thing! Sort of branching off from the WordCamp idea, but they
>>>> could go hand-in-hand, especially for those of us who have only ever
>> heard
>>>> rumors of travel/conference allowances :)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Helen Hou-Sandi (MM?08)
>>>> Web Developer, Eastman School of Music
>>>> ESM 35A
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:49 PM, Jeff VanDrimmelen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I think this is all a great idea. Let's start working on something on
>> the
>>>> wordcamped.org site. I can certainly do some development and get up a
>> forum
>>>> or something where we can discuss topics/dates, etc. I think it would
>> have
>>>> been tremendously helpful to have something like that when I started out
>> and
>>>> that seems like a great place for it! Thanks for offering Dave.
>>>>
>>>> ~Jeff
>>>>
>>>> From: Dave Lester <davelester at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> I'm happy to lend the wordcamped.org <http://wordcamped.org> domain
>> for such
>>>> purposes -- I've let it become stale over time.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Jay Collier <jay.collier at thecompass.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'd be happy to initiate a simple WP site to continue this discussion
>> and
>>>>> capture our knowledge in anticipation of a face-to-face confab. The
>> caveat
>>>>> is that I'm not much of a developer or designer, but it could always
>> evolve
>>>>> to something more sophisticated in future. Any objections?
>>>>>
>>>>> -Jay
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 3:57 PM, James Groom wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I too would be excited by this, and virtual or in-person works well. I
>>>>>> actually like the idea of a focused space where people write up or
>> present
>>>>>> what they are doing virtually, and we find a way to focus it as an
>> ongoing,
>>>>>> updating resource online. Perhaps this will give us the occasion to
>> work
>>>>>> towards such an event/publication we can all feature and be featured.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>
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> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:27:01 -0400
> From: "Lucas Waltzer" <Lucas.Waltzer at baruch.cuny.edu>
> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] Educational Focused WordCamp?
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> There's this:
> http://dev.wpmued.org/
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> On Sep 9, 2010, at 5:24 PM, "Jane Wells" <jane at automattic.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Didn't Jim Groom start a site a while back where ed people were posting what
>> they're doing with WP/MU/BP in academic settings?
>> j
>>
>> On 9/9/10 5:15 PM, Helen Hou wrote:
>>> That's where I'm hung up a little bit as well, actually. I knew that the
>>> idea of a resource beyond conferences would be stepping out of bounds, if
>>> you will, so thank you for calling that out. I still love the idea of a
>>> targeted WordCamp, but I know that for myself (and probably for a lot of us
>>> working for educational institutions), the time/money/ability to travel to a
>>> conference is very limited. Since there seems to be a lot of interest in
>>> sharing information, why not start with a site and keep the goal of a
>>> WordCamp in mind? Should we start a new e-mail thread to clarify?
>>>
>>
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> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 16:29:59 -0500
> From: Kyle Jones <kylejones at thecorkboard.org>
> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] wp-edu Digest, Vol 16, Issue 6
> To: wp-edu at lists.automattic.com
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> I'd very much be willing to contribute posts and screencasts to a
> WordPress/Ed related site with or without a conference attached to it.
> Giving up the "Wordcamped" domain would be sad as it fits nicely, but
> maybe something more like WordPressEd (wordpressed.org) would be
> appropriate (and legal)?
>
>
>
> ~Kyle M.L. Jones~
> SLIS Ph.D Student
> SLIS Distance Ed. T.A.
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:31:54 -0400
> From: Jane Wells <jane at automattic.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] wp-edu Digest, Vol 16, Issue 6
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> Can't have "WordPress" in a top-level domain for trademark reasons.
> j
>
> On 9/9/10 5:29 PM, Kyle Jones wrote:
>> I'd very much be willing to contribute posts and screencasts to a
>> WordPress/Ed related site with or without a conference attached to it.
>> Giving up the "Wordcamped" domain would be sad as it fits nicely, but
>> maybe something more like WordPressEd (wordpressed.org
>> <http://domai.nr/wordpressed/with/wordpressed.org>) would be
>> appropriate (and legal)?
>>
>>
>>
>> ~Kyle M.L. Jones~
>> SLIS Ph.D Student
>> SLIS Distance Ed. T.A.
>>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:33:30 -0400
> From: Helen Hou <hhou at esm.rochester.edu>
> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] wp-edu Digest, Vol 16, Issue 6
> To: <wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>
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> I don?t think we?re supposed to use WordPress written out in the URL.
> Something like wp-edu.org would be good, though. Too bad we can?t use
> wp.edu!
>
> --
> Helen Hou-Sandi (MM?08)
> Web Developer, Eastman School of Music
> ESM 35A
>
>
>
> From: Kyle Jones <kylejones at thecorkboard.org>
> Reply-To: <wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>
> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 16:29:59 -0500
> To: <wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] wp-edu Digest, Vol 16, Issue 6
>
> I'd very much be willing to contribute posts and screencasts to a
> WordPress/Ed related site with or without a conference attached to it.
> Giving up the "Wordcamped" domain would be sad as it fits nicely, but maybe
> something more like WordPressEd (wordpressed.org
> <http://domai.nr/wordpressed/with/wordpressed.org> ) would be appropriate
> (and legal)?
>
>
>
>
> ~Kyle M.L. Jones~
> SLIS Ph.D Student
> SLIS Distance Ed. T.A.
>
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> E-mail
> ---------------
> kmjones8 at wisc.edu
> kylejones at thecorkboard.org
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