News - SOSSI- Saving Our Sons & Sisters International LLC
Technology Update - October 2014
Oct 02, 2014
The GLOBE website is constantly improving based on your needs and feedback. In the last few weeks, the Program has added many important additions and upgrades. Here are some of the latest upgrades and enhancements. >>
Visualization
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Added a photos tab to the site information window - All protocols now have the ability to display site photos.
Student Accounts
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Completed student account permission updates. Revised student permissions:
Permission | Student Account (Yes/No) |
Has a My Page | Yes (data entry+collaboration) |
Can post comments to web content (news/news-events/globe-events/etc) | Yes (teacher is notified) |
Can join communities | Yes |
Can post to forums | Yes |
Can have a student account under them | No |
Shows up in search results | Yes |
Shows up in their organization member listing | Yes |
Added to GLOBE Metrics page | Yes |
Added to partner/CC metrics portlet | Yes |
Can enter Training Data | Yes |
Shows up on the Community Map | No |
Can request Friends | Yes (teacher is notified. Automatically friends with teacher) |
Can be-friend another student | Yes |
Can create data sites | Yes |
Can post on wall of their friends | Yes (email is sent to teacher of what was posted on student's wall) |
Will display on member's activity list | Yes |
Can view school images | Yes (images of any school) |
Can upload images to their school page | Yes |
Can upload documents or create folders in a community | Yes |
Can post comments to blogs | Yes (teacher is notified) |
Can create blogs | No |
Front-End
- Improved the formatting of data sites on school pages. Data sites also now have links directly to each site's info window in the visualization system to make it easier for teachers to access their data
- school's organization page with a link to the News story.
- Added the ability for members to edit their headshot photo on their My Page
- Data Entry – changed the member's name that appears on the DE page to reflect the student instead of the teacher
- Cleaned up the school highlights page (improved page formatting)
- Limited the search field to a minimum of 3 characters (to minimize large search results when less than 3 characters are entered)
type: globe-news
News origin: GLOBE Implementation Office