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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Have
built on the work of others as a simple intro explanation about how we use
moodle…..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><a href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=7"
title="Click to enter this course">Moodle Demo</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>====================================================<br>
Stephen Digby, Learning Technology Manager<br>
mailto: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:digby.stephen.p@edumail.vic.gov.au"><span
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Cheltenham Secondary College </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au</span></a><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ph: 613 955 55 955 Fx: 9555 8617 Mb: 0431-701-028<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Bloomer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 11 October 2008 8:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Moodle] Where to start??<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>You have a couple of questions. For the first, if you are
new to Moodle I recommend that you do not use any plugins. People need to
learn their way around the system, learn how to use groups and use areas like
the Quiz module which is built in. There is so much to learn that in a
year's time you will still be teaching the teachers new things. Look at
the plugins when the rest is up and running. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Plugins can also make maintaining your site a bit harder as after
each upgrade you may need to re-apply the plugin. We are on 1.9.2 now, if
you show people a plugin, will that plug in work in version 1.9.3 or version
2.0? Plugins are good if you have good Tech Support to go with them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>As for your second question, the two best places are this
Moodle users group and <a href="http://moodle.org/">http://moodle.org/</a> Delve
deep into the Free Support section of Moodle.org and you will get the answers
to just about everything. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Stephen Bloomer</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><a href="mailto:sbloomer@stpeters.vic.edu.au">sbloomer@stpeters.vic.edu.au</a><br>
Network Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>St. Peter's College<br>
Cranbourne-Frankston Road<br>
Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3977<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Phone +61 3 5996 6733<br>
Fax +61 3 5996 8277<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf of
Lisa Dumicich<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Fri 10/10/2008 5:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> moodle@edulists.com.au<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Moodle] Where to start??</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi All<br>
<br>
I am new to the moodle list! Our school is running with Moodle for next year
and I am wondering where is the best place to start. We have a basic install
already but what are the essential, must have plugins. What are the best web
communities to get support??<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br clear=all>
Lisa Dumicich<o:p></o:p></p>
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