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Drupal for Education and E-Learning
Nov, 2008 | 400 pages
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Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Drupal for Education and E-Learning
Drupal for Education and E-Learning
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Introduction
Introduction
What is Drupal
Drupal—A Short Historical Overview
What Drupal Can Do For You
Drupal Terminology
Taking Notes
Summary
2
Installing Drupal
Installing Drupal
Assumptions
The Most Effective Way versus The Easy Way
Installing Drupal—The Quick Version
Installing Drupal—The Detailed Version
Enabling Core Modules
Assigning Rights to the Authenticated User Role
Summary
3
Getting Started
Getting Started
The Core Install
Next Steps: Building the Foundation
Installing Modules and Themes
Creating Roles
Creating Content Types
Creating Views
Summary
4
Creating a Teacher Blog
Creating a Teacher Blog
Installing the Text Editor
Creating Content Types for the Teacher Blog
Sample Users and Testing
Adding Sample Content
Views for the Teacher Blog and Assignments
Summary
5
Enrolling Students
Enrolling Students
Understanding Roles, and Assigning Rights
Assigning Rights
Creating Student Accounts
Customizing the Registration Process
Additional Modules for Creating User Accounts
Summary
6
Creating the Student Blog
Creating the Student Blog
Setting Up the Student Blog
Getting Interactive
Seeing It Work
Summary
7
Bookmarks
Bookmarks
Assign Rights to Use Bookmarks
Using Bookmarks in the Classroom
Sharing a Bookmark
Summary
8
Podcasting and Images
Podcasting and Images
Getting Started with Podcasts
Audio Module
Configure the Audio Module
Assign Rights to the Audio Module
Adjust Existing Views
Uploading an Audio File
Using Podcasts in the Class
iTunes or Not
Images and Image Galleries
Summary
9
Video
Video
Setting up the Video Content Type
Creating the Video Content Type
Embedding Videos
Adjusting the Student and Teacher Blogs
Hardware and Software to Create Videos
Using Videos in the Classroom
Drupal as a Video Hosting and Processing Platform
Summary
10
Forums and Blogs
Forums and Blogs
Install the Forum Module
Configure Forums
Displaying Multiple Content Types in a Forum
Assign Permissions to Forums
The Relationship between Forums and Blogs
Summary
11
Social Networks and Extending the User Profile
Social Networks and Extending the User Profile
Identifying the Goals of Your Profile
Using the Core Profile Module
Moving Beyond the Core Profile Module
Extending Profiles Using the Content Profile Module
Building the Profile
Creating an Extended Profile
Additional Options for Social Networking and User Profiles
Summary
12
Supporting Multiple Classes
Supporting Multiple Classes
Install and Configure Organic Groups
Useful Links for Organic Groups
Adjusting Your Site to Work with Organic Groups
Assign Permissions to Group Nodes
Create a Menu for Groups
Setting the Defaults for Organic Groups
Creating and Using Groups
Adding Group-specific Taxonomies
Summary
13
Tracking Student Progress
Tracking Student Progress
Getting an Overview of Student Work
Using Code Snippets to Track Student Progress
Using Views and PHP Snippets Together
Tracking Responses to Specific Assignments
Private Communication with Students
Summary
14
Theming and User Interface Design
Theming and User Interface Design
Basic Principles
Setting the Home Page
Menus, Blocks, and Primary Links
Changing Settings via the Admin Menu
Looking Under the Hood
Summary
15
Backup, Maintenance, and Upgrades
Backup, Maintenance, and Upgrades
Setting Up Cron Jobs
Backup and Maintenance Overview
Backing Up the Codebase
Automating Backups Using DB Maintenance
Caring For Your Database
Manually Backing Up the Database
Command Line Backups of Core Codebase, Contributed Modules, and Files
The Test Site
Disaster Recovery
Updating Your Site
Upgrading Core
Upgrading Contributed Modules
Upgrading Your Theme
Summary
16
Working Effectively in the Drupal Community
Working Effectively in the Drupal Community
Getting Started
Researching on Drupal.org
Asking Questions
Giving Support
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 1. Introduction

Welcome to Using Drupal in Education and E-Learning!

The last several years have seen an incredible upswing in the popularity and adoption of Drupal. The size of the Drupal community, as of May, 2008, is approaching 300,000 registered users, and Drupal is used to power everything from personal blogs to online stores to learning platforms to sites for record labels.

This book provides details of how to install Drupal, and how to customize Drupal to support teaching and learning. This initial chapter provides a high-level overview of Drupal, along with details of how to get the most from this book.

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