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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi again Stephen,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few questions I meant to ask:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 1. Is there an itemised "one stop" homework
page or "diary" for each child a parent can view to follow at home ?
or is it by going into each course the student is enrolled in?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 2. To what extent are individual student
assessment tasks recorded and used in/as an electronic gradebook by
teachers in each course ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 3. To what extent are assessment tasks
created/written within each course for students to undertake ? Are they
predominantly the multiple choice type or is there a fair sprinkling of short
answer, extended answer and other varieties of questions as well ? What
percentage of assessment tasks are on Moodle and how much is still on paper
considering every course is on Moodle ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 4. Do teachers still use a paper based
gradebook ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 5. You mentioned the archival facility for
each student to view reports. Are you using markbook for your reporting and then
reimporting into MySQL, the Moodle back end ? If not, how are you
maintaining reports for viewing as archives ? Security? Remote access ?
Authentication after students have left school ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 6. The beauty of the link to file feature in
a course is that it provides a full description of a file instead of naming it
eg. How_to_Build_a_networked_information_system_worksheet7_data_security.doc or
similar. By linking everything to I drive or the like aren't you falling back
into the difficulty of having to give individual files these unwieldy names if I
have understood the I drive concept correctly ? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Sorry for the barrage . I think these
discussions will lead us to the promised land of the perfect Ultranet or if it
is already a trademark of DEECD then the HyperMeganet or equally fancy name we
conjure up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Take Care</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevork</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=digby.stephen.p@edumail.vic.gov.au
href="mailto:digby.stephen.p@edumail.vic.gov.au">Stephen Digby</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=moodle@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:moodle@edulists.com.au">The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing
List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 08, 2008 3:37
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Moodle] How we use moodle at
Chelt....</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal>Just thought this summary may be of
interest….<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>PS: Did anyone email <SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Ms.
Pike to encourage her to consider moodle as an Australian option to develop as
Ultranet cf. paying some private company squillions to design CASES
v2…..<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<H2><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=217&page=links/Moodle">Moodle</A><o:p></o:p></H2>
<P><A href="http://www.moodle.org/">Moodle</A> is the CMS (Course Management
Software) currently used at Chelt to support student and teacher access to
digital resources that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness. It
currently provides opportunity:<o:p></o:p></P>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/category.php?id=3">subjects
courses</A></SPAN></STRONG>: <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">access
to course information for students on a "24/7" basis.<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">staff
and students to communicate digitally (forums, message systems)<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">for
staff to report assessments and comments individually and securely to
students (whether assessments are digital or not)<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1">software
<o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=104"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">T
</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=highlight><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">Drive</SPAN></B></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> (Texts &
Software)</SPAN></STRONG></A> - read access to access to digital
<STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">texts</SPAN></STRONG> and
other resources from home as well as at school as well as searchable
database of content)<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=114"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=highlight><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">Drive</SPAN></B></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> (Course
Resources)</SPAN></STRONG></A> - read access to resources for any
subject<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=5">student
profile</A></SPAN></STRONG> <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">edit
goals and reflections which are then printed in official school
reports<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">view
all official reports provided to them during their school life<o:p></o:p>
</LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=70"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">public
infomation</SPAN></STRONG></A> <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">view
all current school policies and rules at any time<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">view
all <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=School%20Council">school
council</A> minutes<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">view
the public school activities <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Calendar">calendar</A>
(soon to be moved to an onine "Outlook" based format to integrate with
staff notebook software)<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=6"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">student and parent
information</SPAN></STRONG></A> <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">view
the public and student activities <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Calendar">calendar</A><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">view
the school <A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=3550"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">newsletters</SPAN></STRONG></A>,
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/gallery/view.php?id=3536"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">photo-collection</SPAN></STRONG></A>
(back to 2004) and <A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/gallery/view.php?id=1146"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">magazines</SPAN></STRONG></A>
(back to 1962) as well as other digital <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Archives">archives</A><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">view
a personal timebtable (accuracy variable due the limitations of The <A
title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Timetabler">Timetabler</A>
software)<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">view
a personal <A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=3724"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">ePortfolio</SPAN></STRONG></A> (a
website that students develop to keep documents, photos and reflections
from their time at school and ina format able to be taken away wit them
when they <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Leave">leave</A>
school)<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=80"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">alumni</SPAN></STRONG></A>
<o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">permanent
access to reports copies and school <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Archives">archives</A>
after they have exited<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">post
to forums for <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Alumni">alumni</A>
to further <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Communication">communication</A>
between students and with the school<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=16"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">staff
information</SPAN></STRONG></A> <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">access
to everything accessible above<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">persoanlised
daily email digest with links to all changes that have occurred in courses
relevant to you<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=217&page=PageIndex"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Staff
Manual</SPAN></STRONG></A> - access to up-to-date compendium of all school
programs and administrative arrangements whose accuracy is guaranteed by
the admin<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=112"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">R
</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=highlight><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">Drive</SPAN></B></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">-Teacher Software
& Resources</SPAN></STRONG></A> - access to all teacher versions
of texts as well as software and resources for teachers
only<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"> ability
to <A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/resourcebooking/tt.asp"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">book
rooms</SPAN></STRONG></A> (locally written software integrated with The <A
title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Timetabler">Timetabler</A>)<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1">ability
to search for <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">student</SPAN></STRONG>
information (photos, contact details) and enter <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">observations</SPAN></STRONG>
about sudents visible to co-ordinators and admin (not available from off
site)<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><A
title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=KLA">KLA</A>
information <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=square>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1">ability
to share posts and information with specific groups of teachers
only<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL></LI></UL></LI></UL>
<H3>How does it work ?<o:p></o:p></H3>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">All
courses except "Public" have an enrolment key to prevent public
access<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Course:
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=70">Public</A>:
the web address <A
href="http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/">www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au</A> is
redirected to <A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=70">http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=70</A>
and visitors automatically assigned the role of guest. This allows
more control of the content of the course compared with using the <A
title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
front page as the school website.<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">course:
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=6"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">student and parent
information</SPAN></STRONG></A>: <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">all
students and teachers are enrolled<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">automatically
this enrols them in T drive, I drive and Archive (i.e. these courses
are <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
meta courses that look to student and parent information as their "child"
and mirror its enrolments)<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Course:
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=16"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">staff
information</SPAN></STRONG></A> <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">all school
staff are enrolled<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">automatically
this enrols staff in courses such as <A title="Click to enter this course"
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=67">Performance
Development and Professional Development</A>, and <A
title="Click to enter this course"
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=89">Student
Wellbeing</A> (i.e. these courses are <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
meta courses that look to <A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=16"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">staff
information</SPAN></STRONG></A> as their "child" and mirror its
enrolments<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">wiki:
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=217&page=PageIndex">Staff
manual:</A> This format for all school program procedures allows all staff
to contribute to the accuracy of the manual while recording who made what
changes and allowing reversion where mistakes were made. It also provides
a search limited to the manual and automatic interlinking of wiki page
titles where they appear in any wiki page.<BR>Software limitations in the
current <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
wiki will hopefully be improved soon ???? e.g. words forming part of page
titles need to be repeated within pages to be searchable; the edit window
for pages is small; the length of pages is limited to about 100 lines and
if exceeded causes the page to fail to display etc.<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Courses:
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/category.php?id=15">KLA'</A>s:
Staff need to enrol themselves in these courses as a "student" depending on
their teaching load and their interest. Enrolment <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Keys">keys</A>
are provided for them in the restricted Staff information course. <A
title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=KLA">KLA</A>
managers are enrolled by Tech staff and assigned the role of "teacher" in
these courses<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=114">I <SPAN
class=highlight><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">Drive</SPAN></SPAN> (Course
Resources)</A><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">: </SPAN></SPAN></STRONG>Tech
staff create folders for every subject code in the <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Timetable">Timetable</A>.
All folders and their contents are visible to all staff and students.
<o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">The
size of the course files area of this single course is over 1 Tb.
This caused <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
to crash when asked fro a directory display as it tried to calculate the
size of every folder first ! (A hack is used to prevent this so that
folder sizes display as 0 bytes).<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Courses:
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/category.php?id=3">Curriculum
Subjects</A>: Tech staff create a course for every course on the <A
title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Timetable">timetable</A>
<o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">Tech
staff enrol staff in courses depending on the <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Timetable">timetable</A>
and assign them the role of "teacher". Students enrol themselves at
the commencement of the course when the teacher tells them the enrolment
key.<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">Tech
staff make a link from the course to the I drive folder for that
course.<BR>NOTE: We discourage use of the "files" area of individual
courses as this provides less flexible access to files. Placing all
course files in I drive allows students to move in and out of subject
folders through a mapped drive at school without needing to visit the
related course. From home they can do the same thing. They
only need to visit the specific course site IF teachers post instructions,
suggestions, assignments etc. <o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">This
arrangement allows a teacher to use <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=InfoNet">InfoNet</A>
for <B>one-way <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Communication">communication</A></B>
(i.e. provide resources for students through a familiar cut and paste
folder access which is accessible from school or home and includes course
timelines, guides etc etc)<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">The
subject course can be used later when the teacher is ready for <B>two-way
<A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Communication">communication</A></B>
(i.e. students posting questions, comments, info to forums,
responding to questionnaires, making online choices, contributing to a
shared wiki, sharing task development through a grouped forum, handing in
work through an assignments, receiving grades and comments from the
teacher, sending andreciging provate messages etc)<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><o:p> </o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=104"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">T
</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=highlight><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">Drive</SPAN></B></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> (Texts &
Software)</SPAN></STRONG></A> - read access to access to digital
<STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">texts</SPAN></STRONG> and other
resources from home as well as at school as well as searchable database of
content) <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">The
size of the course files area of this single course is over 2 Tb.
<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Course:
Student profile: <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">Assignment
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/assignment/view.php?id=1123">Student
reports</A>: An single <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
assignment is used to store all student reports. Reports are secure
and visible only to the student logged on. Reports in pdf format are
uploaded into the students assignment folder by a locally written software
script that inserts the new reports into the existing assignment folder
for that student.<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">Link:
Student ePortfolio: This provides a weblink to the student's
personal H drive storage folder where they have been editing their
ePortfolio as a website. Student Password access is needed to view the
contents.<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/portfolio/view.php?id=3736">Report
Goals & Comments</A>: A <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
"portfolio" assignment allows students to repetitively edit a text box (no
HTML allowed as this needs to e inserted into a school report)<o:p></o:p>
</LI></UL>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Course:
<A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=80">Alumni</A>:
No message block shown as we do not want <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Alumni">alumni</A>
in continued contact with current students. Future desirable option
would be to have <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Alumni">alumni</A>
hosted on a seperate <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
server where <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Alumni">alumni</A>
could messag each other but current students would not be visible.
Technical problem is to maintain joint access to the <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Archives">archives</A>
which is the main motivator for <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Alumni">alumni</A>
visits.<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><A
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/message/index.php">Message
System</A>: Turned on so that staff and students can communicate with
each other without revealing any email addresses. Small Hack to the <A
title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
code has turned off the <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
user option to reveal a personal email address. Also small hack has
removed the message button from the personal profile page so that students
are encouraged to go to the Student and Parent info course to access
messages. <o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Other
hacks: <o:p></o:p>
<UL type=circle>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">remove
automatic repeat of subject in replying to a post to force people to
consider the titles of their posts<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">alter
daily digest format to emphasis post title in Heading 1 size for easier
visual scanning.<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">remove
<A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
to receive posts as full text (forcing everyone to a single daily digest
of titles only)<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">add
print formatting hack to remove some web page stuff from printouts.
Staff are still advised to copy to word and check layout before printing
for all web page content including <A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=InfoNet">InfoNet</A>)<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">Alter
message system to force all messages to be emailed as well as displayed on
screen so that staff can be assured that all messages from stduents
(or parents) will reach their inbox.<o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2">Remove
<A title=Wiki
href="http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?wid=12&userid=0&groupid=0&page=Moodle">moodle</A>
folder size calculation so that huge folders (like I and T drives) do not
take for ever to display.<o:p></o:p> </LI></UL></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">====================================================<BR>Stephen
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