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Writing to be used by EdSteps

Andrew Lam — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:57:03 +0000

Intravenous was recently contacted by a representative from the Council of Chief State School Officers about publishing student’s written work from Intravenous. According to the Senior Program Associate of the Council,

“We represent the state school superintendents in all 50 states and the territories in issues of federal policy and national significance.

Specifically, I work on a project called EdSteps, [http://edsteps.org]. which was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to collect samples of authentic student work from Pre-K through post-secondary, rate it, and make it freely available to educators and the public online.”

In order to use writing submitted to Intravenous, EdSteps needs permission to do so first. When submitting an article to Intravenous, a disclaimer states that “you also give permission for Intravenous to publish the article online”. We would like to notify our users that we will be giving EdSteps permission to use the writing published on Intravenous, but if you would like to opt-out and have your writing only published on http://studentwriting.org and not by http://edsteps.org, then we ask that you please contact us so we can arrange it accordingly.

Featured in NG Sentinel

Andrew Lam — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:42:49 +0000

Intravenous was featured in an article written by Staff member Kenny Thompson in the September 30th, 2009 edition of the Northgate Sentinel [school newspaper]. The article can be viewed below and you can contact the editors/writers of the Sentinel at ngopinioneditor@gmail.com.

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Version 3 Launch

Andrew Lam — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:10:25 +0000

Intravenous has launched version 3 of the site today — a massive redesign. Almost all of the visual aesthetics have been improved as well as functionality adjustments.

If you had an account on the old site, simply register on the new site and all your existing articles and comments will be moved to your account within a day. Please do not register an account normally AND do Facebook Connect — this will create two accounts. Use one or the other depending on how you prefer to login.

The front page displays a slideshow of featured articles at the top, and below, the most recent article from 3 different categories is displayed. At the bottom is a listing of the most recent articles sitewide.

You can now register an account and login by simply connecting your existing Facebook account. Just click the blue connect button below the login form.

Every article now has an associated image. You may choose a specific photo for your own articles or allow us to choose one for you. The article submission form is much easier to use. In addition, if you are are not logged in, you are reminded to login, to create an account, or to submit as a guest

At the end of every article is a listing of recent articles from the same author

Profiles are now linked to author names. Profile pictures can be uploaded as well as other features such as friend requests, groups, and messaging.

A mobile interface is now accessible when browsing the site on a supported device.

We hope you will explore the site and continue to publish your writing. Because we are a relatively young endeavor, we require incessant promotion to be successful. The future of Intravenous depends on your enthusiasm.

We will soon release a packet of instruction for promotion to School Representatives at various high schools and colleges. If you are interested in becoming your school’s representative, please contact William Johnston at williamjohnston@ivwriting.com.

We cannot thank you enough for your contribution to Intravenous. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please contact us.

New Domains

Andrew Lam — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:58:27 +0000

Intravenous is now accessible at IVWriting.org and IVWriting.net in addition to IVWriting.com.

Usability Improvements

Andrew Lam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:04:44 +0000

The article listings had been displaying incorrectly due to a recent security update. The issue has been fixed and the listings now appear properly.
We have added a column on the article listings that displays the date the article was published, an author search field, and a menu to change how many articles are displayed in the list.
The results page for polls now has a new design.
A new panel has been added on the left side that displays the most recently published articles.
The default font size has been increased and a font changing tool now appears on the right side.

Myspace

Andrew Lam — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:32:41 +0000

Intravenous has launched its Myspace Profile today so people may contact the staff through this social network. As a reminder we also have a Twitter Profile that posts news items and a Facebook Group. All the links can be found on the left side.

6th Month Anniversary

Andrew Lam — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:43:10 +0000

Intravenous is celebrating its 6th Month Anniversary this week. On November 23rd, 2008 Intravenous was launched onto the web. Co-Founder William Johnston inspired the idea of IV but was joined with the help of Co-Founder Alex Rogala and Web Master Andrew Lam to realize the dream. Since then, IV has undergone mass changes, including a complete site redesign, presence on multiple social networking sites, and an increase in community awareness.

The IV Staff is grateful to its readers for their support. Thank you.

Memorial

Andrew Lam — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:45:10 +0000

Intravenous has published the dedications compiled from those who have submitted them to us. The compilation can be viewed here or downloaded here.

We encourage everyone who still wishes to submit thoughts of Mike Gaines. On his passing, on his life, and on who he was as a person; to submit it here. Any length (even a few thoughtful sentences) is perfect, and they can still be added to the compilation.

A couple of physical copies are available at the memorial on the Northgate High School sign. Depending on demand, we can arrange for more copies to be printed. If you have ideas regarding the distribution of the compilation please contact williamjohnston@ivwriting.com

On Recent Articles

Andrew Lam — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:23:54 +0000

Those of you publishing your HHFT or similar research-based papers: this work is to be displayed publicly, all in-text citations and bibliographies must be preserved — simply follow the article with the bulk of the bibliography or it may still be considered plagiriasm.

Monday, May 11, 2009 Update

Andrew Lam — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:29:39 +0000

On Saturday, May 9, 2009, Alex Rogala and William Johnston posted fliers advertising Intravenous in libraries, bookstores, and Starbucks throughout Clayton, Concord, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, and Lafayette, California. If you have any publicity suggestions or are interested in helping out please contact us.
During Saturday and Sunday, May 9 — 10, 2009, Andrew Lam migrated the site’s domain and database to a new location. Pages now load a bit faster and each page has its own unique URL. In addition, the Articles menu has been moved to a new drop down menu at the top and a new messaging form has also been setup on the Contact page. You can follow site updates through our Twitter Profile.
On Monday, May 11, 2009, Intravenous received permission to display fliers throughout Northgate High School. We hope to have these fliers up by next week.

Twitter

Andrew Lam — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:21:00 +0000

We have launched our Twitter account so people can stay informed about updates and additions to Intravenous. Simply follow the account at twitter.com/ivwriting and get immediate updates about site news and notifications.

License

Andrew Lam — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:30:08 +0000

All original work hosted on Intravenous is now under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. This means you are free to share, display, perform, and redistribute the work provided that it remain unaltered, the original author is credited, and is not used for commercial purposes. To learn more, follow the links below.

Summary: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Legal Code: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/legalcode

Complete Redesign

Andrew Lam — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:48:23 +0000

Today we have completely redesigned Intravenous. Site statistics are now processed by Google Analytics, and apart from the visual aesthetics we have made several other significant changes. If you would like to share your opinion about this redesign, please leave a comment or send us an e-mail.

Immediately below the banner but above the body content is a linear hierarchy that shows the page you are currently viewing and its parents, allowing for easy navigation.
Comments are now displayed oldest first to allow logical reading, and a 500 character limit to individual comments has been enabled. As always you can comment on other comments as a response.
A search box has been added to the left side which allows you to search for phrases or keywords within any article or comment in the site. Results will be shown with many filters available and the passage in context with the query highlighted will be displayed.

News Page Launched

Andrew Lam — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:44:35 +0000

Today we have added a News Page that will detail any recent changes, additions, ideas, or miscellaneous news that occurs in the future. All items posted will be saved and archived for reference as well as allow users to provide feedback about the post. Related posts: What is Polite? Speak Your Mind, Please? Relations Related posts: