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 * [[image:NingLogo.gif width="163" height="64" align="right" caption="discover and create new social experiences" link="http://about.ning.com/"]]Goal:** BCPS Approval of specific "Ning" sites, workable for in-school use

All Ning.com sites are blocked as "[|Social Networking Sites]" by Websense, and must be created outside of the school building and individually requested via "[|Unblock Requests]" (//see "confidentiality provision" note, below//) and then a Web Content Committee Review.

> //Not sure if it's a permanent or temporary thing. Will test all next week before getting too gleeful (may have something to do with recent Ning site upgrades?)//
 * IB Psychology** [|Exam Review Ning]
 * **NEW** 03/19/2010 - Ning seems to be working!!
 * **api.ning.com** and **static.ning.com** are variably dependent subdomains (return multiple IP addresses when pinged). Allowing multiple IP addresses (6-7 for api.ning.com; 6-7 for static.ning.com) through the firewall is not approved. Sites, therefore, will not load properly inside BCPS network. For equity purposes, this may mean that Ning is not usable.
 * //call BCPS Network Admin - check...//
 * dojo; ning.loader error messages (//other URLs to unblock?// **api.ning.com**, **static.ning.com**)
 * needs JavaScript
 * tracert, DNS lookup
 * 05/13/09 - installation of patches to IE7--still not loading consistently inside Kenwood's LAN
 * 05/05/09 - site loads at PDC, at Timonium, not sure why fails within school LAN
 * 05/01/09 - site not loading properly inside Kenwood's LAN--working with BCPS Network Administrator to diagnose/troubleshoot
 * same page load failure--multiple computers (wireless and hardwired)
 * tried through Firefox--same page load failures
 * cleared IE7 cookies, add-ons, cache, etc.
 * site loads fine at home using BCPS laptop--different times, different days
 * 04/23/09 - **approved** [|email]
 * 04/17/09 - **request submitted** to Web Content Committee
 * 04/17/09 - clarification, Webmaster (//because name is on site, can't maintain confidentiality, **need to specify "waive confidentiality provison" in Unblock request** to expediate processing)//
 * 04/16/09 - no reply, submitted second "Unblock Request"
 * 04/07/09 - Submitted "**Unblock Request**" at Websense block notification
 * 04/06/09 - **Ads Removed** [|email]
 * 04/05/09 - requested [|Ad Removal] via Help Center [|support ticket]
 * 04/05/09 - **created Ning** outside of the school day, at home
 * 04/05/09 - review resources on [|Ning in Education] site, specifically Elluminate [|Tutorial]