[Server-devel] Testing EduBlog

[Tarun Pondicherry]

Hi,
> *Creating a new blog
> *
>
>     * The login page isn't in spanish
>
The UI can be switched to Spanish easily, this will be done in the next 
update after we get abiword working.
>
>     * I'm not sure how to manage users with EduBlog.... I think we
>       should start a wiki page to start documenting (and discussing
>       it). Volunteers? :-)
>
I'm not sure the best way either.  There are many many options.  I 
thought the easiest is to just do a bulk upload of all the students.  We 
can also allow students to register themselves or an admin to enter all 
of them.  Comments on which would be best would be really helpful.  
Students also should only have to login once.
>
>     * In the "Adding a new OU blog" form, I can't access the "Manage
>       Remote Blogs" button, it takes me to a page that says "Sorry,
>       but you do not currently have permissions to do that
>       ([[oublog:manageremoteblogs]]) More information about this error
>       <http://docs.moodle.org/en/error/moodle/nopermissions>". *
>
I will look into this, but you need teacher not student login.  If you 
are logged in as student, you would have to logout.  Do teacher's and 
students share the same machine?
>
>     * It would be better if some options could be hidden, like "Common
>       module settings".
>
This will be done in the next update.  There is button to show all the 
advanced options at the bottom if needed.
> *New blog post*
>
>     * From the moodle interface, I couldn't upload any picture. I
>       could use the other interface
>       (http://edublog.venango.org/test/EduBlog/moodle/mod/oublog/editpost.php?blog=2),
>       but with this one I cannot select the blog to post to. *
>
For this demo, there was only one blog.  The jump to link at the top 
right was to be used to select other blogs.  Perhaps it should be 
repositioned?
>
>     * I tried to upload a Write document, but I couldn't from any of
>       the interfaces (am I doing right? I tried to upload the file as
>       an image).
>
Not implemented yet, hopefully this will work after we get abiword on 
the server.
> I also would like to summarize some points of how the daily work would 
> be. Let's see...
>
>     * First of all, the teacher will have to get a user and password
>       for the system.
>     * The teacher creates a new blog using the interface
>       http://edublog.venango.org/test/EduBlog/moodle/course/modedit.php?add=oublog&type=&course=2&section=0&return=0
>       <http://edublog.venango.org/test/EduBlog/moodle/course/modedit.php?add=oublog&type=&course=2&section=0&return=0>
>     * All of her children have to get a user and password.
>
Yes, and it will be saved on the XO so only needs to be entered one time.
>
>     * Then, the teacher can propose some work to be done, for which
>       children will have to make their posts to the blog. To do so,
>       children will have to access to the blog page (the moodle one),
>       and click on "New blog post".
>     * As children submit their posts, the teacher will be able to see
>       them in the blog page. Children will only see their own posts
>       and the ones already approved by the teacher. Question: How can
>       a child know if his post was approved?
>
Hm, I did not think of this.  We could automatically post a comment 
locally.  What would you suggest?  I'm not sure how teachers and 
students communicate on the XO.
>
>     * The approved posts will go public, depending on the
>       configuration: If there is a remote blog configured (blogspot
>       for instance), they will appear there. If it's local only, it
>       will be seen by others, depending on the visibility
>       configuration of the blog.
>
> All agree with this?
That looks to be all in accordance with what we are trying to implement.

Thanks a lot for your input.

Tarun