In my first post of the series I want to looking at getting YouTube videos embedded into a site. Many schools look at YouTube and see a website that is full of violence and inappropriate videos but when you search for some of these key words nothing comes up. We look at YouTube and see … Continue reading Content Editor WebPart: YouTube
It’s been a while since I last properly blogged so it’s time to get back on track. In the last few months I’ve changed jobs, been to the USA and now planning my next trip away which includes visiting a school in Serria Leone and TechEd in Barcelona. While I was in the New … Continue reading Back Blogging
As part of my community work online I do a lot of posting on edugeek – www.edugeek.net Edugeek is full of technical staff from the education field but there are many other who don’t work in the education who post. There are many discussion boards in the site including Windows, Open Source, Learning Gateways and … Continue reading EduGeek gets 8000 Users
I've covered Twynham school a few times in my blog and I think there are doing a great job down in the south of England. I've been warned several times by the management team there that I am not allowed to nick their developers 😉 keep your eyes open Dave. Twynham have been contacted by … Continue reading Twynham School: Technet Example Solution Architecture
Only a few hours after I blog on the press release it now released on codeplex. Its an extra download on http://slk.codeplex.com You can download directly from http://slk.codeplex.com/releases I'll get it installed over the next few days and do some screan shots for you all. Technorati Tags: Education,MOSS,SLK, Continue reading SharePoint Learning Kit Add-On Pack: Released
Couldn’t believe the email I got today! “Congratulations – You have received the Microsoft MVP Award!” Get in! Thanks to all those who have helped me in the last year to get this and thanks for nominating me as well! Alex Technorati Tags: MVP,MOSS Continue reading Awarded MVP…!!!
Microsoft have released a press statement on the new update on the SharePoint Learning Kit. No sign of when it will be availability for us to download but a bit more information on what it will do. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2008/jul08/07-01slkaddonpack.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Technorati Tags: Education,MOSS,SLK, Continue reading Press Release on SharePoint Learning Kit Add-On Pack
I’ve talk a lot about the Microsoft Learning Gateway and have just implemented it into the largest school in Europe (this school is massive). I use this image below in my presentation and it shows from the end-user to the back-end of the Microsoft Learning Gateway. Any stakeholder from the educational organistation can access the … Continue reading Microsoft Learning Gateway Product Image
I was recently at a Microsoft event in Reading, UK in which 23 companies presented their SharePoint/Microsoft Learning Gateway solutions. Microsoft also announced that the new version on SharePoint Learning Kit will be released on the 30th June. I don't know too much more than that but it looks very promising!!! Continue reading SharePoint Learning Kit 2: 30th june
I’ve never really liked the image web part that came out of the box with SharePoint! Looking at it from a users point of view it was too many tasks to upload a single image. Add a picture library to your site Upload your image to the image library via Microsoft Office Picture Manager Find … Continue reading Improved Image Web Part