On Jan. 3, 2014, Edublogs announced that it was beginning to upgrade all campus networks (including SB You) to the latest version of WordPress.
According to the Edublogs email, “upgrades will continue to roll out in the coming days and you will know if your site is upgraded when you first log in, as things will look a bit different than you are used to.”
This upgrade will come with a complete new look to the dashboard experience. Everything remains in the same layout and location, but you will find the look and feel to be more modern and user friendly. The biggest improvement is that the new dashboard is completely mobile, touch, and tablet friendly, meaning it is much easier to write a new post or manage a site from any Web browser on any device – no special app needed!
Edublogs is in the process of updating screenshots on its http://help.edublogs.org support site.
Let us know if you notice any issues or have any questions by leaving a comment here or on the DoIT Labs blog.
Did you know that content and media files from Edublog, WordPress, and Blogger sites, can be imported into your new SB You campus blog? Never fear. You can create an SB You blog, import content, and it will not affect your original blog site. The Import and Export features are easy. Here are a few examples.
The ePortfolio and Media Consultants in the Teaching and Learning Lab put it to the test and created a WordPress.com blog, Focus on Faculty at Stony Brook. At the same time they created a SB You blog with the same title. Tools, in the Dashboard menu of both sites, has Import and Export features. Using the Export feature in the WordPress.com blog, they created and downloaded an export file onto their computer. WordPress and Edublog provide a simple wizard guide that makes the process easy. The export file was uploaded using the Import feature in our SB You blog. The content was successfully imported and unpackaged. The WordPress.com site remained intact and active (sbueportfolio.wordpress.com). After the import, the content had to be arranged according to the new SB You Magazino theme (you.stonybrook.edu/facultyfocus).
I gave it a try and imported content from my ePortfolios inPractice Edublog (eportfoliopractice.edublogs.org)into my new SB You ePortfolios inPractice site (http://you.stonybrook.edu/eportfoliosinpractice). The banner (Header) didn’t import, but all the content and media files uploaded and unpackaged in my SB You site. I only needed to arrange everything to fit the different theme format. My original ePortfolios inPractice blog remained intact. It’s easy and it works!
The ePortfolio and Media Consultants in the Teaching and Learning Lab put it to the test and created a WordPress.com blog, Focus on Faculty at Stony Brook. At the same time they created a SB You blog with the same title.Thanks for sharing all that great information..