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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Hi Suz<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Our Network is running
Microsoft NOS and our techs are all MCP or MCSE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>When I first wanted to
set up Moodle there was a phobia of open source and a reluctance to go that
way.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Fortunately I had been
running PHP and MySQL with no problems for a few years and they agreed to give
it a go.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>In over 2 years Moodle
has never crashed but the Windows 2000 Server, well that is another story </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>J</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Oliver Murray</span></font><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Web Developer</span></font><font
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color:black'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Grammar School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
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face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
ARNOTT Suzanne [mailto:SA@emc.vic.edu.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 24 April 2006 3:17
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Moodle] moodle vs
sharepoint?</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thanks Robyn and Stephen,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>your thoughts are where mine were.... just
good to have that back up :)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Suz</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Arnott<br>
</span></font><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font face=Tahoma><span
style='font-family:Tahoma'>Elisabeth</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Murdoch</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><br>
<font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>Photography and Multimedia
Coordinator<br>
Assistant Manager, Learning Technologies<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Stephen Digby<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 24 April 2006 3:07
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List</st1:PersonName>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Burdan, James/ Ellie<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Moodle] moodle vs
sharepoint?</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Don't know sharepoint, but suggets you ask
if Sharepoint can match:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>- free to everyone in the world i.e. we
add strength to an Australian originated and world wide renowned open source cf
a private costly locked up system.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>- built in (rather than tweaked
work-arounds !) to allow teachers to</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> - easily enrol students in courses
and group them (without intervention of tech staff)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> - offer files to them
(shoeprint does this well)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> - collect their work
(can share point easily allow submission of work, keep it secure against
others, alert you by email or online notice when it is submitted, display a
list of who has and has not submitted etc)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> - display assessment/ feedback
comments (overall and inline with their work) & grades securely and
individually to students on individual work and across a whole course</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>- offer built in features like the</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> - wiki and
glossary that automatically link all occurrences of your course keywords
throughout your course</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> - questionnaire
which allows easy creation (and analysis of results) on a wide variety of
question types</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> -</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>These are just my favourites....</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>- I think share point does mainly the
discussion groups and file storage and access.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>======================================================================================<br>
Stephen Digby, Learning Technology Manager digby.stephen.p@edumail.vic.gov.au<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cheltenham</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Secondary</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au Ph: 613 955 55 955 Fx: 9555 8617<br>
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<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State> now
leads the world's great cities in the number of people around whom you
shouldn't make a sudden move. David Letterman (1947 - ) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>ARNOTT Suzanne<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 24 April 2006 2:56
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Moodle] moodle vs
sharepoint?</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Hi all,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>thank you so much for the support so far, </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>My technician is trying to steer me
towords using Sharepoint...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>not having used either it sort of leaves
me at his mercy a bit... I have read through some of the moodle forums on
comapring the two programs, and their seems to be a definite slant towards
moodle being the preferred option (even schools using sharepoint have
integrated moodle into the system, as the collaborative tasks work much better
with a moodle environment.)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Personally I love the networking that is
going on here, and see that as a huge bonus to going moodle anyway...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I guess I'm just looking for some
specifics I can use to argue the case.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>cheers</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Suz</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=7 color=maroon face=Gigi><span style='font-size:36.0pt;
font-family:Gigi;color:maroon'>Suzanne Arnott<br>
</span></font><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font face=Tahoma><span
style='font-family:Tahoma'>Elisabeth</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Murdoch</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><br>
<font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>Photography and Multimedia
Coordinator<br>
Assistant Manager, Learning Technologies<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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