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• How to add custom widgets to the wordpress dashboard: http://bit.ly/aMOHrR #
• Track comments left on your wordpress posts: http://wpveda.com/my-comments-manager-wordpress-plugin/ #
• Problem is we had to give all students permission to edit any comments (and then hack wordpress core to display only their comments.) #
• Otherwise, students couldn't edit their own comments. Ajax wordpress plugin might do this (but we found our website slow.) #
• How to hide GD Star rating panels (wordpress plugin) from student users: http://www.gdstarrating.com/2009/08/12/using-config-files/ #
• WPMU plugin to pull all comments, posts from all wpmu site-blogs into 4 feeds. http://1uthavi.adadaa.com/ada-wpmu-sitewide-feed-plugin/ #
• Can't find a wordpress plugin to hide certain comments based on user role, so need to add a custom function to the theme: http://bit.ly/XnKl #
• WordPress plugin to prevent students from seeing admin backend (based on user role) http://www.callum-macdonald.com/code/wp-block-admin/ #

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1. How to Hide Unmoderated Comments from Students in WordPress Many teachers are blogging in the classroom. It’s authentic writing that hooks struggling readers and writers, especially boys. However, there is one huge flaw with using WordPress or Edublogs in...
2. Building Self Esteem – Using Blogs to Send Compliments Building self-esteem in our students is something that teachers are often looking for ways to do. We already use blogs to publish student work online… so why not use blogs...
3. WordPress Roles and Capabilities: How to get Students and Teachers to Put Content on Your School or Class Website We use WordPress as the engine behind our school website and classroom blogs. It’s great because you can log in to the class website online and use the web interface...
4. Maintenance Mode – Hiding your school website while it’s under construction Are you the teacher responsible for your school’s website? Perhaps you have a classroom blog. Either way, there will be times that you’re trying out new things on your site...
5. Geotag Your Classroom Blog – Show Off Where Your Visitors Come From Geotagging is the art and science of adding geographic information to stuff on the net. It’s interesting for teachers because it gives you a way to show your students who...