[Year 12 IT Apps] CMS on networked computers

[WEIR Andrew]

Mark,

Just an of the cuff solution (maybe)

Depending on class size students get memory bars with server 2 go
installed.

http://www.server2go-web.de/

 

Students install joomla/ drupal onto these.

Server2go supports mysql/ apache/ php.

 

It runs it's own self contained version of IE.

 

Access can be granted through group policy so that students in certain
group have access to run specific files from a location. 

 

If larger class maybe use group policy for students in Apps class.

It may even work of a specific network folder. Like student 234545 gets
access to P drive due to being in apps class.

 

Anyway just shooting the breeze as these were some of the solutions we
chose for students doing the XNA game course at year 10.

Due to class size's we went with the group policy changes.

 

Andrew

 

 

Andrew Weir

Information Technology Co-ordinator

Thomas Carr College

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
Sent: Wednesday, 13 October 2010 9:08 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] CMS on networked computers

 

Hi all. I'm seriously thinking about ditching Dreamweaver for a CMS for
U3O1 next year.

A CMS is far more meaningful for modern websites, especially
community-based, interactive sites like wikis, forums and blogs.  Less
simulation will be required, for a start.

The minimum features list says the required skills for webpage editing
(http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/correspondence/bulletins/2010/July/vce_
study.html#2) are:

*	cascading style sheet
*	edit and format content
*	links (relative and absolute links, internal and external links)
*	navigation
*	buttons
*	screen layout
*	tagging (metadata tags, alt tags)
*	forms
*	incorporate images/sound

and all of these appear in a CMS, as far as I can tell.

So the big question is: has anyone successfully put a CMS like Joomla or
Moodle onto locked-down school computers for student use?

I'd like to hear about it.

Regards
Mark



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