Archive for March, 2010

• The VLE challenge

  Date: 2010.03.26 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 1

  An extract from Becta – Learning platform functional requirements

  “A learning platform is not expected to be a single product but rather a collection of interoperable systems or modules from different suppliers. Each may perform discrete functions….”

  Does your school fulfil this expectation?

  
  

• How to push changes to your Etherpad using Git and Github (Debian)

  Date: 2010.03.25 | Category: etherpad | Response: 0

  apt-get install git-core
  

  Goto http://github.com/redhog/pad
  Click Fork
  Go to http://github.com/YOURUSERNAME/pad
  Copy the git@github.com:YOURUSERNAME/pad.git
  IE (

  git clone git@github.com/johnyma22/pad.git
  

  )
  Set the comment.

  git commit -a -m "Added Hello World"
  git remote rm origin
  git remote add origin git@github.com:YOURUSERNAME/pad.git
  

  IE (

  git remote add origin git@github.com:johnyma22/pad.gif
  

  )

  If you don’t already have an ssh key (

      ssh-keygen -t rsa
  

  use defaults
  cat the path to the .pub (Copy the contents)_
  Open up Github.com and login
  Click Account settings
  Click Add public Key
  Give it a title (ie etherpad)
  Paste the contents of the .pub file
  )

  git push
  

  Done =)

• Net book or Nintendo DSi in a primary classroom

  Date: 2010.03.25 | Category: ICT, Primary School, Primary School ICT | Response: 1

  
  

  You could buy 2 DS’ to each Netbook.

  DS console = £100
  Netbook = £220
  Wireless = £100 (average cost per classroom)

• Title: Fixing pro domain login for Etherpad installations running on XX YY ZZ type hosting IE prodomain.etherpad.mydomain.com

  Date: 2010.03.25 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

  Overview:
  This is a partial fix to the problem that etherpad assumes to be installed on a domain of the form x.y
  This patch makes it work for an z.x.y domain, probably breaking it for x.y domains (but I don’t know javascript enough to be sure – parts[2] will be undefined though)
  To make it properly we should check how many elements there are into parts[]. Until this is done this is a mere workaround.
  Modified code:  (pro_utils.js) – Usually found in /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/etherpad/pro
  Lines 47 – 54 should be modified to read:
  function getRequestSuperdomain() {
  var parts = request.domain.split(‘.’);
  parts.reverse();
  if (parts[0] == “.”) {
  parts.shift();
  }
  return [parts[2], parts[1], parts[0]].join(‘.’);
  }
  Google group discussion talking (without presenting a solution) of this problem is at this link:
  http://groups.google.com/group/etherpad-open-source-
  discuss/browse_thread/thread/a8c5ceda3186845d/abebff9b8d737428?#abebff9b8d737428

  Overview:

  This is a partial fix to the problem that etherpad assumes to be installed on a domain of the form x.y

  This patch makes it work for an z.x.y domain, probably breaking it for x.y domains (but I don’t know javascript enough to be sure – parts[2] will be undefined though)

  To make it properly we should check how many elements there are into parts[]. Until this is done this is a mere workaround.

  Modified code: (pro_utils.js) – Usually found in /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/etherpad/pro

  Lines 47 – 54 should be modified to read:

  
  function getRequestSuperdomain() {
  
  var parts = request.domain.split('.');
  
  parts.reverse();
  
  if (parts[0] == ".") {
  
  parts.shift();
  
  }
  
  return [parts[2], parts[1], parts[0]].join('.');
  
  }
  

  Google group discussion talking (without presenting a solution) of this problem

• Nagroid

  Date: 2010.03.24 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

  

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