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myfriendmissm on "Through the Eyes of the Immigrant Child"

so i realize this might be a lame attempt, but i have an amazing story i just shared in my blog about one of my ESL students from mexico. he shared his incredible life story, i'm just trying to pass on...

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sl1k on "Through the Eyes of the Immigrant Child"

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jtravers on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

I have been told by my local Education Department that a WordPress blog that I am developing for use by teachers could pose a security threat if it is unblocked within the school wide network. Students...

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timethief on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

If what you are asking is this: Does WordPress.com allow blogs with "mature content" the answer is yes. http://en.support.wordpress.com/mature-content/ If what you are asking is does WordPress.com...

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timethief on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

You may want to check out edublogs as it's also a WordPress multiuser blogging platform (wpMU) and it's specifically for teachers and students. http://edublogs.org/why-edublogs/

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auxclass on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

Can the school just white list your individual blog URL and not everything WordPress.com

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jtravers on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

Thanks for your information, but that is not what I am concerned about, which is that the Education Department site blocking prevents everyone in schools from viewing my totally harmless site because...

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jtravers on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

auxclaas, they could white list it, but that is what they don't want to do. They perceive a risk.

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auxclass on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

I would think that if your individual URL was white listed then if a student tried to visit my site (G rated boating safety info) the attempt should fail. The final word would need to come from your IT...

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jtravers on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

To update my original question, I am told that to make my blog visible in schools, they would have to unblock VideoPress, where the videos are stored. Apparently within VideoPress there are some videos...

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jtravers on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

Thanks Auxclass: What I am looking for is the information to bring to the nice conversation with the cup of tea. Is there a genuine risk. What I don't understand is that apparently unblocking involves...

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auxclass on "Security risks via WordPress in schools?"

More work for your Admins - but can they unblock based on a specific VideoPress file? I have not worked with VideoPress to know if the URL has specific to your account info or is it just a...

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supportbot on "WordPress and VideoPress safe in schools?"

You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic. This support forum is for blogs hosted at WordPress.com. If your question is about a self-hosted WordPress blog...

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jtravers on "WordPress and VideoPress safe in schools?"

I have developed a WordPress site, with VideoPress, that provides advice for school principals. However I have been told by my local education department that it is blocked from schools by their...

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jtravers on "WordPress and VideoPress safe in schools?"

This issue is of general concern to schools using VideoPress, but if it helps, my site address is http://picturesofpd.com

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timethief on "WordPress and VideoPress safe in schools?"

This, they say, is because once my site is opened up to view in schools, students would be able to find their way to other VideoPress videos, some of which is not suitable for children. Hence the...

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jtravers on "WordPress and VideoPress safe in schools?"

Thanks timethief. I couldn't see that tere are options as to where to direct topics.

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timethief on "WordPress and VideoPress safe in schools?"

I flagged this thread for Staff attention and forgot to tell you that above.

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macmanx on "WordPress and VideoPress safe in schools?"

VideoPress is hosted video service that anyone can use on any site, not just WordPress.com. As the videos can be posted anywhere for any reason, we don't police the videos uploaded through VideoPress,...

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supportbot on "All Things Forex Education and News"

You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic. This support forum is for blogs hosted at WordPress.com. If your question is about a self-hosted WordPress blog...

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