Posted by Diane Zoellmer on 7th March 2008
Here are some links to MACUL related sites, etc.
MACUL’s main web site – http://www.macul.org
MACUL blog – http://macul.edublogs.org
MACUL Space (a ning site) – http://maculspace.ning.com
MACUL 2008 Conference photos – http://www.flickr.com, search for macul2008
also see reactions to the MACUL 2008 conference at http://technorati.com/blogs/macul.edublogs.org?reactions
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Posted by fcstech on 7th March 2008
At Fruitport we are having an issue with comment spam on our blogs. To combat this, I have installed the Askimet spam plug-in. It seems to be working well.
The first step is to download and install the plug in. You can get it by going here: http://akismet.com/download/
Next, you need to copy this file into the plugins folder found in your wp-content folder. Remember to activate the plugin before you tell your staff about it.
Once that is complete, you can check out the next post for information on how to release it to your staff.
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Posted by fcstech on 7th March 2008
This is how to share this information with your staff and how they can set up Akismet for their blog:
Step One: Get a Wordpress.com API Key
Your staff will have to register for a username at Wordpress.com to get an API Key. (Click Here to access the site.)
Click the “Sign Up Now” button.
Fill out the “User Name, Password, Confirm, and E-Mail” boxes. (Use your school e-mail addresss)
Check the “I Agree” box.
Select the choice that says “Just a User Name Please”.
An Email with your API Key will be sent to the account you signed up with.
Step Two: Enable the Akismet Plugin
Log in to your blog.
Click the plugins link on the menu bar.
Click the link that says “Activate” to the right of the Akismet box.
Step Three: Enter your API Key
Open the e-mail from Wordpress.com.
Copy your API key by highlighting the whole thing and choosing [Ctrl]+[C].
Click the “Plugins” link on the menu bar, then select the “Askimet Configuration” tab.
Paste the API key in the box provided by clicking [Ctrl]+[V].
Click the “Update Options” button.
You are all set to start to combat “Comment Spam”.
Read the Combating “Comment Spam” Part II to learn how to use this plug-in
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