Hi, a bit of fun with a serious side when you have a few minutes. Sam has developed the IEC Statusometer which is variety of social software app. My take on it is that it allows groups to share our various ‘presences’ and support the development of a community field.
It is beta beta at the moment, but working well. You need to log in via this link and use something called OpenID. If you haven’t come across this before, it is touted as a ‘light weight’ approach to online identity management (again my interpretation) which many of you will have heard about for years, be struggling with your own, or even find it a work challenge.
In the ’sign in field’, simply paste the URL of a web service with open ID that you have an account for. Yahoo is a good one so flickr and more are listed here as well as an explanation. You then need to follow the prompts and will in effect be using an account elsewhere to give you access to the tool. Then chose the Masters in Learning with Technology group…
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stefanoghazzali // October 16, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Hi Guys ,
Sam Tried logging in mate but keep on getting the message below:-
WordPress.com
You need to sign in
“You need to sign in to wordpress.com to complete this process.
You should use a bookmark or type in the address to do this. This page does not contain any links, to protect you from phishing.”
Even though I have signed in and am making posts on wordpress – anything else I should try
Stefano
samscam // October 16, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Annoyingly the WordPress implementation is rather iffy. It only works if you’ve actually got a blog in your own right – and as you’ve seen makes you jump through extra hoops in a quite unpleasant way even if you do.
Your blogger account may work better – just paste your blog url in the box.
I’ve personally managed to get in with technorati, flickr/yahoo and myopenid.com accounts.
Sam
samscam // October 16, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Oh and once you’re in do edit your profile and add your skype/twitter/blogs etc…
At the moment you need to click on the update buttons associated with each block of stuff – which I know is a bit cumbersome. I’ll put in some nicer ajaxy editing soonish.
stefanoghazzali // October 16, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Nice one Sam will try with blogger instead – does it email anything to those accounts as I never check them ???
Anyhow nice one might just set up a private wordpress blog and not share it !!!!
Stefano
Shirley // October 17, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Woohooo! I have set up my account and I like the idea. I had a problem with the first feed that I tried – it is a bit of an odd one http://shirley.blogdrive.com/index.xml
BUT I’m pleased to have got round that by using a Google Reader feed folder that collects my bits and pieces from blogs and stuff.
On the wish list – I registered using my BT yahoo account and it would be nice to change it to use my Blogger OpenID. It isn’t important for now as I check the BT email regularly.
I should go and find a different profile picture… bfn
Colin Shaw // October 19, 2008 at 11:01 am
Hi
I have now set-up my account, but unlike most of you, I don’t have a blogg; perhaps I should consider starting one!
Col
Stephen Powell // October 19, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Hi Colin, whatever you chose consider features like the ability to make posts public or private. I think this is particularly useful for a ‘learning journal’ in that it allows you the flexibility of who, what and when others can see your musings and if they can comment on them.
BTW, something I have learned about using wordpress for a course such as this is the importance of deciding which blog posts/pages can be commented on at the time of publishing. I guess you would all agree that there are too many places to have a conversation on this blog. Although I can turn the ability to leave comments off on an individual post, if I do so after comments have been made they are then hidden…
Shirley // October 20, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Hi Stephen, how about a compromise – make PDFs of pages where comments are about to be closed, so the comments will still be available in an attachment, then turn off the commenting so that there will be fewer places to post. Or leave things as they are, we will get used to it.
Colin, to blog or not to blog – I’d say give it a go if you haven’t tried before, then you can decide whether it works for you. Cohort 9 (wow – a long way since Ultraversity Cohort 1) have nearly all had a go – and many, though not all, have been surprised and delighted at using blogs for their learning journals. However, it doesn’t suit everyone.
Cheers
Shirley
Colin Shaw // October 22, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Hi Shirley
Thanks for the info; I’ll give it a go!
Col