[Moodle] Chat before exams

[victor rajewski]

Netspace (one of the main ISPs for schools on the vicone network)
provide moodle hosting for free (I think) on their servers if you have
your website hosted with them. If they are your ISP this may be an
easier option. Other ISPs may also do this; but I'm not certain.

Alternately (or coupled with this) you can contact one of the moodle
hosting or support organisations listed on the moodle site; if your
school has a bit of money to spend on this it may be an easier way
(and supporting organisations that support moodle!)

Personally, I would check that the technicians are comfortable with
installing and maintaining php based software before foisting this on
them; if not, it may be better to get someone in to at least install
the software and provide some training to the techs. You will also
want to look at training for staff.

Cheers,

Victor

On 5/30/07, Machin, Susan M <machin.susan.m at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
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> Hi Roland!
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> I am contacting you in regards to a submission I am about to write which
> will, if granted, may allow me to set up Moodle in a small way initially
> across two KLA's at our college. A part of the application requires me to
> budget resources etc. Could you assist me in this regard?
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> I want to know how much it costs to employ a technician or person. Do you
> know any? to assist in the setting up of Moodle at school. Gee, I may be way
> off my tree here, but do you employ SSO's to do so at your school? What rate
> of pay should I allocate? Any ideas of how long this would take, time-wise,
> starting from scratch?
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> If I am totally up for all suggestions.
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> I read most of my emails from the bounce list and a couple of us are very
> enthusiastic.
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> Regards and thanks
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> Sue Machin
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> Year 11 Coordinator/LSF Coordinator
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> Monbulk College
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> Phone (03) 9756 6208
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> Fax (03) 9752 0076
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> machin.susan.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
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>  ________________________________
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> From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
>  Sent: Wednesday, 30 May 2007 12:37 AM
>  To: Moodle in Schools Mailing List; Year 12 IT Applications Teachers'
> Mailing List; Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
>  Subject: [Moodle] Chat before exams
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> Here is an interesting post from another mailing list. There seems to be
> some merit in offering to run an online, closed Moodle meeting before an
> examination. My students are huge online chatters and we have a problem with
> non-attendance and cramming. Has anybody else tried this? (might scare them
> off or make them get some sleep for a change ;-)
>
>  Regards Roland
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> Re: Positive use of Moodle Chat by Mike Green - Monday, 28 May 2007, 06:47
> AM
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> I don't usually use Chat, but I advertised a one-hour last-minute
> advice/therapy session to my students on the evening before their exam.  It
> worked really nicely, and I will do it again. Nice, I think, to give
> students a friendly and understanding point of contact at a time of
> potential stress. One student wasn't going to bother turning up for the exam
> as she didn't think it was worth it, and I was able to talk her into
> attending - so just on that result it was worth it!
>
> --
>  Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
>  http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
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