Nfomedia Blog

Grade Graphs

We've added two graphic displays to the course grade book (viewable only by a course administrator). The first represents a ranking of grade averages from highest to lowest and color coded by letter grade (A, B, C, D, F). The second is a distribution of grades (color coded by letter grade).

Charts & Graphs

We're pleased to announce Nfomedia Graphs which uses dynamic images (no plug-in required) to provide fast, real-time overviews for Personal Homepages and Prosite Courses. Currently, graphs are available for Web Traffic and User Activity. You can expect more graphs in the future including a series dedicated to Gradebook.

Web Badges

We're pleased to announce that Web Badges are now available to Course Sites, Personal Homepages, and User Profiles. Web Badges are for promoting your Nfomedia pages elsewhere on the Web (e.g. Facebook, Blogs, University pages). The embed code for your Web Badge can be found on the Site Overview page of your Course/Homepage or at the bottom of your Profile page. Here are some examples:

Mobile Blogging Added to Personal Homepages

We've added mobile blogging to Personal Homepages which allows you to easily publish photos and/or text directly to your blog from your mobile phone. Simply go to Blog Settings at your personal blog to obtain your Mobile Upload E-mail then save this to your Address Book on your mobile phone. Now you can easily send camera phone pictures directly to your blog. You can also change your mobile e-mail address at anytime by clicking the reset button.

New Layouts & Custom Backgrounds

Nfomedia has a new look! The HOME, BLOG, NFOMAIL, MY SITES and NFOMEDIA menus have been moved to the top of the course home page -- making access to them quick and easy.

Also, professors and course administrators can now add a custom BACKGOUND to their course websites and personal homepages. Simply click on Site Settings and chose Background. Features include (1) background color, (2) background image, (3) image alignment, and (4) repeat image.

Announcing Chat Rooms for Personal Homepages

Professors and students who have created Personal Home Pages can now enable their own personal chat room where they are talk in real time with any registered Nfomedia user. To activate the Chat Room on your Personal Home Page, simply click on Site Settings and select Feature Settings & Link Course Sites.

What's In Store for Nfomedia?

Nfomedia was asked for an interview a few weeks ago by e-learning expert and author Susan Smith Nash (E-Learning Queen). You can read the interview with Nfomedia founder John Erdner here.

Drop Box Feature Added

The Drop Box menu option is now available for use with course websites -- providing an efficient way for professors to accept written assignments/papers in any readable document format (e.g. doc, rtf, pdf, etc). Submitted papers are date and time stamped and can only be seen by a student and his/her professor. When papers are submitted a second or third time, all earlier submissions remain visible and intact. Submitted papers can only be deleted by the course administrator. As with Journal entries, Drop Box assignments are initially labeled new. Stay tuned. Additional Drop Box features are currently under development.

Improved Search

Nfomedia has added a CONTENT search to all course websites. Now users can quickly search an entire site for specific words or phrases. We have also enhanced the search capabilities from the Nfomedia HOME page. By clicking on 'advanced search' users can search content, people, or sites.

Admin/Student Toggle View

To assist professors in the development of their sites, Nfomedia has added an Admin/Student toggle. Admin users can now switch fluidly between the Admin and the Student view without logging out and back in making course development and in-class demonstrations much simpler.