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1. sharpscne i elping schools succeed User Guide Chapter 9 Blog Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages Table of Contents Mho Sh60ld Use E A saps geen farce O 3 o PAO TE AAN EA E NENENG TENAR ENE E NGNE TAN EMA ERANG ANG 3 121 2725271516 E e e e AP 3 Earl babig yaaa Sosa PPP PROA o O e E 4 L Addincablos a O paso 4 II ID AO pes oo 6 O 6 2 Ser o AAA E ono ANAA E RN 6 a WAS N EW PO ip BUDA CER AAC Ba NC bamen goede nc can gene Dagang a NADA gagi a Sani aan apadhang ain 8 o TAT as OVE APE N E ANG LAN NAH MA N MEH A NE LAN E Ei o PO gn o oo UN AAK RAN E KN E NEK KA Ka 9 E eo KOH TON ED E JA adakan pana a a A baa Tan pa aaa E O OO aa RAAR Te apaa abingah 9 de EEN AAN AN KENEN KN TEN NR E AN NAN KAN e NAN KEN KN RA ER 9 o o E A 10 a e E E Ga aa na aa ai 10 ik ASO tami AC Moderado ice releer adagang aia a Supe nailed paga aan adaini 11 BS arcane P Po A 11 de AOS 12 IA Le 96 1 CCOO PEO E OS 13 o e e o A 13 L D e o AA ES canter KUNA KADA op BG NT Ba Aa KN PAIT Ga aana ga aaa 14 le ACA er asa E E E E E E EAE E BEN er re 14 nn e E E E 14 2 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages Who Should Use this Guide The contents of this guide are written to be readable by users of all technical backgrounds Primarily this guide will be used by administrators department coordinators principals and curriculum coordinators at schools and districts If you h2. 2 The following page will prompt you to name the blog After naming the page there ate several setup options with the blog a Blog You can select whether to create a new blog or link this blog to an existing one When linking to an existing blog you will not be able to add posts until the administrator of that blog allows your authoring permissions 4 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages b Option This section gives you the ability to decide whether the blog opens in a new window or an existing one Create a New Blog Link to an Existing Blog Open the external link page in existing window n Open the external link page in a new window ps Create Page Cancel 3 The resulting page contains 5 areas of content for the blog Area 1 The blog posts area Area 2 This section is visible only to the administrators of the blog We will be returning to this area in the following section of this guide Area 3 Offers profile information for administrators of the blog Area 4 Provides links to the group blogs available on your site Area 5 Allows users to subscribe to RSS feeds on your blog No posts available Blog Administration Fa New Post Area 2 Blog Administration About Me karina west Area 3 Area 1 Group Blogs Sales Blog Job Opportunities Area 4 e Art Blog Feeds Blog Feeds Arca E Podcast Feeds Note At any time the Sidebar can be customized 5 Pag
3. Date Shows only the comments made on a particular date You can authorize a comment to become public by checking off on in the Approve column You can also delete comments by clicking on the amp button in the Action column 8 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages 4 Post Categories Topical categories are useful when publishing blogs since they make it easier for readers to find posts on a particular subject To create a new category for your blog 1 Simply type in the name in the Category Edit Posts Comments Post Categories Configuration View Blog y y u au J field and click on Add Post Category Detail Category Campus Events 2 Categories can be set to Public or bisah ee Private A Public category can be used Post Categories b blog and a Pri panan on ever O an 2 fivate ate Of an Academic Public Private y V a g g 1 c l Administrative Public Private Campus Events Public Private only be used by the current blog ee came Oakes l New Products Public Private E Public Publi i 3 Category can be deleted by clicking the la come and Recreation e ren agan Z Students Voice 9 Public Private 2 Technical Public Private Actio o o O o o o o o o button in the Action column Note Deleting a category does not delete the posts allocated to it Deleting blog posts can only be performed through the Posts tab
4. WMV See the help file for other supported Browse Podcast File extensions Podcast Title Save As Draft Post Now Cancel To upload a podcast click on Browse to select a file from your computer The Podcast Title is the title of the podcast as it will be displayed in the blog menu For copyright purposes it is important to indicate the Podcast License of your media file When finished uploading the file click Post Now if you want to post the podcast immediately or Save As Draft if you wish to complete this blog at a later date 3 Managing Comments SharpSchool s blog feature allows blog administrators to moderate comments made to blogs This tool is vital in a corporate setting since it is imperative that all content on a corporate site be validated and approved prior to publication Edit Posts Comments Post Categories Configuration View Blog Filter AN Comments A Search View All Comments 1 1 of 1 E Delete All Comment Post Created On Created By Ip Address Approved Action Inspirational Group Book Club 07 22 10 03 38 PM pat david 174 94 136 74 20 The Filter dropdown allows you to filter comments by status such as 1 All Comments This view displays all comments and is the default view of the Comments report 2 Unapproved Displays the comments that have yet to be approved 3 Comment IP Address Allows you to search comments by IP Address to find posts made from a particular computer 4 Comment
5. also acknowledge you Attribution No Derivatives Attribution Non Commercial and be non commercial they don t have to license their derivative works on the same terms This license lets others remix tweak and build upon your episodes non commercially as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms Others can download and redistribute your episodes Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike just like the by nc nd license but they can also translate make remixes and produce new stories based on your episodes All new work based on yours will carry the same license so any derivatives will also be non commercial in nature This license lets others remix tweak and build upon your episodes even for commercial reasons as long as they credit you and license their new creations Attribution Share Alike under the identical terms This license is often compared to open source software licenses All new works based on yours will carry the same license so any derivatives will also allow commercial use f Security The Security section of the blog is managed in the same manner as all other SharpSchool modules There are three essential user roles 1 Administrator These users have complete Edit Posts Comments Post Categories Configuration View Blog control of the blog Settings Moderation RSS Feeds Sidebar Licensing Security the blog Rol
6. ave access to a training site it is a good idea to practice the steps covered in this guide before working on your real site This eliminates the risk of you accidentally deleting important content on your real site Introduction Blogs have become immensely popular in recent years This is largely because blogs offer a fantastic communication medium through which individuals can share information and receive feedback from an audience Furthermore the introduction of RSS feeds has increased the blog s communicative powers since audiences can now subscribe to a blog and receive updates in real time There are several ways in which SharpSchool s Blogs can be utilized in an educational setting District to Community Principals and teachers can create blog pages to discuss school or class related activities with the community Internal Discussions Teachers can set up blogs to carry out internal discussions with colleagues and students Student Blogs Students can participate in moderated blogs to discuss activities and class related projects Event Blogs School committees can set up blogs to discuss past or upcoming events Blogs and Security SharpSchool s Blogs offer a secure medium through which teachers and students can communicate with each other and the school community However in order to completely benefit from this tool it is important for district administrators and users to understand the blog s security protoc
7. comments show up on the post Comment Moderation No one is allowed to comment Comment Availability Only registered users may comment All users may comment 9 Hold comments for approval Tip If you want to allow all users to comment it is a good idea to enable the Hold comments for approval option That way you can ensure no inappropriate comments are posted to the blog When you have finished with your configuration changes click Save Settings at the bottom of the page to save the configuration changes c RSS Feeds Via the RSS Feeds tab you have the ability to enable or disable RSS feeds Settings Moderation RSS Feeds sidebar Licensing Security Site Feeds Settings RSS Feeds On off 11 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages d Blog Sidebar You can select or deselect the items you would like to appear on the sidebar of your blog Sidebar Settings Name Blog Administration About Me About Us Recent Posts Tags Archives Group Blogs Categories RSS Feeds Pana Blog Administrati Blog Summary e 3 Posts e 1 Comment a New Post Blog Administration pat david Recent Posts Reading and Learning New Classic Books and Literature Book Club Archives o July 2010 3 More Blog Feeds Podcast Feeds 12 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages e Licensing Edit Posts Comments Post Categories Confi
8. e SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages ll Blog Administration The Blog Administration is the backend engine of the blog This section is divided into 6 main components 1 Edit This is where you can change the name of blog 2 Posts Gives you the ability to create and search posts 3 Comments Allows the ability to filter and search comments 4 Post Categories Establishes unique categories for your blog posts 5 Configuration This section contains all permission security podcast licensing and configuration items pertaining to the blog 6 View Blog Provides a final and completed view of the blog 1 Edit Blog The Edit Blog tab allows you to rename the blog include a description and change the template of the blog Auto Created Blog 2 Creating Posts There are two primary ways in which a post may be added to a blog First is the main interface of the blog page where the New Post link is available on the upper right corner of the page And second a post may be added via the Blog Administration interface 6 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages Edit Posts Comments l Post Categories Configuration View Posts Search View All TP Add Post Category Date Publish Status Comment Status Actions y 7 22 2010 Published Open a a New Classic Books and Literature 7 22 2010 Published Open a amp Book Club 7 22 2010 Published Open a By simply clicking on Add Post yo
9. es Direct Permissions Actual Permissions 2 Authors Can only co author content for 3 Browsers Encompasses all users who can Example Blog Administrators view and comment on the blog but cannot m Example Blog Authors Example Blog Browsers create any new blog posts Note You must include the Guest user if you wish the blog to be public To add a user under a specific role category simply click on the Add button In the pop up window click on the selected user and click on Add and then OK Likewise to remove a user simply click on the checkbox next to the name and click Remove 13 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages i Direct Permissions Direct Permissions refers to users who also have access to your blog as these may be inherited permissions from a parent page You can add and remove users from the Direct Permissions button in the same manner as Roles ii Actual Permissions This section refers to all the users within the administrators groups who have access to the blog You cannot edit the users in the Actual Permissions list since this is controlled by site and or global administrators 6 View Blog This tab gives you a complete and comprehensive view of the blog Recent Posts Blog Summary New School Logo e Posts e Comments Posted by pat david at 12 26 PM 1 Comment Ca New Post P Blog Administration About Me Fl trevor mcgrady Recent Posts New Schoo
10. guration View Blog Settings Moderation RSS Feeds Sidebar Licensing Security This section allows you to determine the definition of all the licensing Description op ti ons as well AS ass ion 2 p articular No License You do not care about license Everyone can completely reuse and edit it a This license lets you retain full copyright of your episodes meaning others J Copyright cannot legally remix tweak redistribute or sell your episodes d e fault lic ense fo r all po dcas ts This license lets others distribute remix tweak and build upon your episodes Dait even commercially as long as they credit you for the original creation This is the most accommodating of licenses offered in terms of what others can do with your episodes licensed under Attribution This license allows for redistribution commercial and non commercial as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole with credit to you This license is the most restrictive of the six main Creative Commons licenses allowing redistribution This license is often called the free advertising license Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives because it allows others to download your episodes and share them with others as long as they mention you and link back to you but they can t change them in any way or use them commercially This license lets others remix tweak and build upon your episodes non commercially and although their new works must
11. here is a new post Notify post author when there is a new comment Posts to Display 10 Posts e Post Display Order Newest First Oldest First Post Summary Display Type 9 HTML Plain Text No Summary Comments Display Order 09 Oldest First O Newest First Disclaimer Enabled Disabled b Moderation The Moderation tab allows you to control the approval rules for creating posts and comments on yout blog i Post Moderation Post moderation allows you to choose whether or not approval is required before a post created for a blog will appear on the blog page If approval is required this is where you can choose which user or users have the right to approve new posts This can be useful if you want to designate many blog authors but still maintain final posting authority on anything that shows up on the blog No approval required 9 Hold posts for approval Kara Livingston Moderator s All moderators will be automatically granted full control to this blog A EIN E you may need to modify their privileges in the security section 10 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages After making a change to the post moderation rules or moderators click Save Settings at the bottom of the page to save the configuration changes ii Comment Moderation Comment moderation allows you to determine who can post comments to a blog post and whether approval is required before new
12. in Blog Administration 5 Blog Configuration The Configuration tab is the most important section of the Blog Administration menu This section contains house keeping components for all elements of the blog such as RSS feeds security moderation and many more The Configuration tab is further broken into 6 main categories a Settings b Moderation c RSS Feeds d Sidebar e Licensing f Security a Settings Via the Settings tab administrators have the ability to make quick and easy changes to the blog This area is divided into 3 main sections 1 General Email Notification can be switched on or off here and the way time is displayed can be set in Timestamp Format 2 Post Display You can configure the display parameters of posts on your blog 9 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages 3 Five Star Rating If this is enabled users will be able to assign each blog post a rating between one and five stars 4 Comments Display Allows the number of comments displayed to be set The order of comments can be set to display Oldest First or Newest First 5 Disclaimer Allows blog administrators to add a disclaimer to the post commenting process Users will be required to agree with the disclaimer by checking the associated box when commenting on a post Edit Posts Comments Post Categories Configuration View Blog General Settings Timestamp Format 2 35 PM Notificats Notify all authors when t
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14. ols The most evident challenge in such an open medium of communication is ensuring that inappropriate content is filtered and tracked 3 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages SharpSchool s Blog offers administrators and teachers the tools needed to guarantee student protection whilst facilitating constructive communication Some key tools include user based authentication comment approvals and the ability to filter comments by IP address These tools are detailed further in this manual and it is recommended that blog authors invest some time in familiarizing themselves with blog security Key Information In order to begin managing blogs you must first log into your site using your Username and Password I Adding a Blog Page er The gray navigation bar on the top of the page 1s specific to the page you ate viewing You must first select the parent page under which you d like to create the Blog Page 1 Go to Page Properties in the gray tool bar and scroll down to Add New Page Now click on Blog Page Check out amp Edit Page Release Schedule Page Permissions Manage Approval Process Version History Chitanage Sub pages March ived Sub pages Metadata av iew Sub pages Add New Page Blog Page Calendar Content Space Page Discussion Forum Document Container Page External Link Page Form Page News Content Page News Section Page Photo Gallery Wiki Page
15. u will be taken to the editing interface of the blog This section is divided into 2 areas a Create New Post In this section you will be required to fill out details of the blog post This includes the Post Title this title will be displayed on the blog page the Category allocate the post to a topical category Tags assign key words and finally author the content of the blog in the Post Body section The Post Body section features the same editor used for authoring content for web pages on your site For a detailed explanation of all the buttons in the editor refer to Appendix A of the SharpSchool documentation Note The Accept Comments field determines whether you wish for 9 feature will prevent users from posting any comments Accept comments visitors to be able to publish comments for posts at all Deselecting this 7 2389988 J g DON B Z U A j E E Am B O Normal Tahoma 2 10pt F Apply CSS Ck A amp D 4 g lt x j Zoom zE g lt gt 9 Accept comments 7 Page SharpSchool User Manual Chapter 9 Blog Pages b Uploading Podcasts In addition to content publication SharpSchool s blogs also feature podcasts A podcast is a series of audio and or video files that are made available for download or subscription through an RSS Really Simple Syndication feed J Your Podcast Your Podcast can be an audio file MP3 WMA or a video file AVI MP4 MPG
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