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Team Members
Evaluation and Implementation of Web 2.0 Technologies in Support of CReSIS Polar and Cyberinfrastructure Research Projects at Elizabeth City State University
Michael AustinTevin BaskervilleJean BevinsJoyce BevinsRobyn Evans
+Abstract
Evaluation and Implementation of Web 2.0 Technologies in Support of CReSIS Polar and Cyberinfrastructure Research Projects at Elizabeth City State University
Abstract
The primary focus of this research project was to study the implementation of Web 2.0 technologies to support scientific research and provide educational resources. Web 2.0 technologies include social networking, text and data mining, knowledge incorporation environments, tagging, visualization, and mashups. These technologies are widely used in popular sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and iGoogle. Various research and government organizations such as NASA, Harvard’s Science and Engineering department, and the Technology Student Association have also implemented these technologies.
The 2008-2009 Multimedia Team focused on specific server software packages to execute Content Management Systems (CMS) for future inclusion in several ongoing projects under the Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research (CERSER) umbrella. Four open source software packages were evaluated, installed, and documented as models for future installations. These software packages were Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, and MediaWiki.
+Vocabulary
Mashup
Wiki
Blog
Content Management System
Open Source
+Overview
Overview
Content Management System Database Management
Implementation
Installation Platform
+Joomla
Overview
Uses
Examples
+Joomla Installation
MySQL1. phpMyAdmin at http://localhost
2. Create a new database
3. User name and password
+Joomla Installation
Joomla1. Create directory titled “Joomla15”
2. Download Joomla 1.5
3. Extract files
4. Installation guide
5. English
6. Installation Status
+Joomla Installation
7. Database Configurationa. Select database type – MySQL
b. Enter the Host Name – localhost
c. Enter the User Name and Password
d. Enter the Database Name
+Joomla Installation
Completion8. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) layer
9. Site name
10. Administrators email and password
11. Sample data
12. Installation is complete
13. Delete installation directory
+Joomla Results
No Errors
Installation guide
Tutorial
+Joomla Recommendations
Operation
Components, extensions, plug-ins
PHP
+WordPress
Overview
Personalization and functionality
Required Software
+WordPress Installation
phpMyAdmin
Password
Root Account
Privileges
+WordPress Installation
Download WordPress
c:\wamp\www\wordpress
wp-config.php
wp-config–example.php to wp-config.php
+WordPress Installation
http://localhost
Blog title and administrator email address
wp-config.php
http://localhost/wordpress
+WordPress Results
Installation Guide
On-line Resources
+WordPress Recommendation
Easily Installed
Purpose and Use
+Drupal
Overview
Comparisons
Ease of use
+Drupal Installation
phpMyAdmin
Add a username and password
Database error Error Correction
Download Drupal Extract Files c:\wamp\www\drupal
Open http://localhost
Drupal installation process
Username and password
+Drupal Results
Database Error
Configuration File
Unable to install
+Drupal Recommendations
Highly recommended by others
Downfalls
Recommended for skilled computer developers
+MediaWiki
Overview
User submission
PHP
Origin of Wiki
+MediaWiki Installation
1. WAMP
2. Download and System Requirements
3. Download MediaWiki
4. Extract to Web Root
+MediaWiki Installation
5. http://localhost/mediawiki-1.13.4
6. Setup the Wiki first
7. localhost
8. MySQL and PHP
+MediaWiki Installation
9. Site Configuration Form
10. Install Wiki
11. LocalSettings.php
12. Create accounts for users.
+MediaWiki Results
Not User Friendly
MediaWiki Editing Code
+MediaWiki Recommendations
9. Programming Level
10. Support
11. Versatile Tool
+Results - Installations
Installation Ease
Guides
Resources
Stability
+Results – CMS on NIA
http://nia.ecsu.edu
Documentation and Forms
Drupal and MediaWiki
+Future Work Application to Research
Research Models
Documentation and Communication
Integration
Firewall
+References
Joomla!Retrieved Jan 29, 2009 from the World Wide Web, http://www.joomla.org/
WordPressRetrieved Jan 10, 2009 from the World Wide Web, http://wordpress.org/
DrupalRetrieved Feb 2, 2009 from the World Wide Web, http://drupal.org/
MediaWikiRetrieved Feb 17, 2009 from the World Wide Web, http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
Content Management System MatrixRetrieved Feb 18, 2008 from the World Wide Web, http://www.cmsmatrix.org/
What Is Web 2.0 | O'Reilly Media Retrieved Jan 12, 2009 from the World Wide Web, http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
Everything You Need to Know About Web 2.0Retrieved Jan 9, 2009 from the World Wide Web, http://www.techsoup.org/toolkits/web2
+Questions
http://nia.ecsu.edu/niaj/
http://nia.ecsu.edu/wordpress/