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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/