Resource+-+4.Content+management+systems

=**Learning Management Systems** =  

**Online hosted learning sites**
    Free web-based education site with comprehensive features for teachers, students and parents. Anyone can teach and/or learn using the system, whether it's at school, at home, or on the move .

[|Yacapaca] is a very easy online learning management system that allows you to set assignments for students and track their progress online. Students are given personalised logons and gain access to their on space in which they can view the assignments you have set, upload files for you to view, mark and comment on and keep track of their own results online. A very easy and effective tool!

  Create a freely hosted ** moodle ** site- (see below)

**Free Online Teaching and Learning tools**
[|WiZiQ's Virtual Classroom] for synchronous online teaching and learning. Equipped with live audio/video, text chat, document/whiteboard sharing, and session recording capabilities, this web conferencing tool is available for //unlimited free use//. Share PowerPoint presentations with your students, teachers and friends in video format online on WiZiQ. You can find content created by other members or upload your own to build your content library.

media type="custom" key="940601" width="289" height="196" . [|Team Whiteboarding And Online Collaboration Solution: Twiddla] "Twiddla is a free web-based whiteboarding software, but also a complete online collaboration solution for every team that needs to communicate in real-time over the internet by chatting, talking, co-browsing pages, and whiteboarding."

[|Yugma] ... Yugma is an easy-to-use web conferencing service that allows users to host or attend online meetings on Windows, Mac or Linux computers at a fraction of the cost of Webex or GoToMeeting.

[|RCampus] is a collaborative learning community that utilizes an Open Education Management System. With RCampus Open Tools, faculty and students can perform all their work from building websites and ePortfolios, to managing courses, to building academic communities, to finding books, tutors, and other resources. RCampus is **free** to individual faculty and students. [|Create your free account] today and start using our open tools.

[|Sakai] A free, open source Collaboration and Learning Environment. (Similar to above)

=**Free Open Source Learning Managements Systems**= //**(please seek advice from your Ultranet Coach before proceeding with a new system** //
 * Your technician will need to download the operating system and host it on your schools network / web presence**

**What is Moodle?** Moodle stands for 'Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment//'.// It is a free Learning Management System (LMS) (sometimes called Virtual Learning Environment - VLE). Moodle allows you to create virtual courses consisting of a variety of online tools, which students can login to with a username and password.

How can I use Moodle in my class?

 * Deliver content in online **lessons** consisting of webpages, with embedded images and multimedia, with a multiple choice question on each page.
 * Create a list of **links to resources** such as websites as well as Microsoft Office, PDF, audio, video and image files.
 * Create and assign **quizzes**, consisting of multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions. Each student's attempt is automatically graded and the teacher can choose to give feedback.
 * Hold a **peer-assessment workshop** in which students submit their work and assess each other's projects in a number of ways.
 * Create a **glossary of definitions** which students can search, browse and contribute to.
 * Discuss topics in a **discussion forum** (can include peer rating of discussion posts)
 * Create a **survey** to stimulate thinking about a topic or allow the class to vote on a direction for the course
 * Schedule **live chat** sessions within your Moodle site
 * Students **submit assignments** online which teachers can grade online and submit feedback
 * Create a ** wiki ** (an online document that can be edited by anyone in the course) to support collaborative learning
 * Allow learners to keep a learning journal in their **individual blogs**

Where can I see some examples?

 * [|Moodle demo site] - Click on 'Login as a guest'
 * [|Sunraysia Mallee school network] - Video showcase
 * [|Primary examples] - scroll down the page to view the schools

Read about how schools have gone about using Moodle in Victorian Schools in the TSSP "Techroom" This forum is available to anyone with an Edumail account. [|TSSP Techroom Moodle discussion] This includes how to setup a Moodle hosted by Netspace.

MOODLING- HOW TOS FOR MOST MODULES:
 * [[image:hume-elearning:moodle.jpg width="208" height="89" align="center" caption="moodle.jpg"]] || Moodle is a free download and will run on any server that supports PHP and MySQL. Talk to your school technician about installing it on your school network.
 * [|Download Moodle]
 * [|'Installing Moodle' - Technician's guide]
 * [|'Getting started with Moodle' - Teacher's guide] ||  ||
 * [[image:hume-elearning:ninhub.JPG align="left" caption="ninhub.JPG"]] ||  If you are not able to install Moodle on your school server, you can register for a FREE Moodle site online at NineHub with unlimited storage space.
 * NB:** Although you do not pay to use the NineHub server, there will be a line of advertising at the bottom of each page of your site.
 * [|Sign up for a Moodle site at NineHub] ||

From MoodleDocs
[|Blogs]
 * **[|Assignments]

[|Book]

[|Chats]

[|Choices]

[|Databases]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Forums]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Glossaries]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Lessons]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Survey]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Questionnaire]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Quizzes]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Wiki]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Workshops] ** || **Resources

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Text page]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Web page]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|File or website link]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Directory]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|IMS content package]

<span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Label] ** || **Administration <span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Course Administration] <span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Blocks (teacher)] <span style="font-family: 'tw cen mt'; text-decoration: underline; mso-ansi-language: en-au; language: en-au; text-underline: single;">[|Course sections]       ** || -

[|Claroline] Another free online learning management system. This program allows you to set courses with uploaded documentation, video or podcast links and create forums and wikis within the course for students to access work requirments and contribute their own work. It is password protected and can be accessed remotley. This program is currently being used by teachers at Sunbury College.

=Commercial system=



Sharepoint
Windows Sharepoint Services is a web portal that offers a range of tools for interaction and collaboration, which is accessible from anywhere with an internet connection by logging in with a username and password.

How can I use Sharepoint in my school?

 * Post announcements for all users to see
 * List calendar events
 * Document sharing
 * Collate a shared list of weblinks
 * Photo sharing
 * Room / Equipment booking
 * Survey staff and collate responses
 * Staff request leave via an online form
 * Track tasks that have been assigned (eg. tech support requests)
 * Team planning within a wiki page
 * Staff post feedback from PD attended in a blog and allow comments

Where can I see some examples?
Windows Sharepoint Services is a free download for use with Windows Server 2003. Ask your technician about installing it on your school network. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Ideas for improving sharepoint?? Check out the tech room Free sharepoint ebooks available for download http://freesharepointbooks.blogspot.com/
 * [|St John's Primary School] - (UK)
 * [|Melrose Primary School] - video showcase
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 * [|Download Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0] ||  ||

[|Scholaris] is a company that offers schools Virtual Learning environments that extend what a sharepoint can offer. there is a cost involved but the program is fully supported.