odle development which looked interesting. The ability to have full integra=
tion and single sign on now and, from what I've heard third or fourth hand,=
the possibility that Mahara might actually be a default include for the ne=
xt major Moodle upgrade. In other words, Mahara seemed to have critical mas=
s and be the default eportfolio/blogging/social networking module for Moodl=
e.
That's the other thing which is probably obvious to us but which is a "slee=
per" feature. Social networking hooks like in Elgg so that you can have the=
benefits of social networking within the constraints of your school commun=
ity which I still think is an important niche.
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----- "Richard Kassissieh" <kassissiehr@catlin.edu> wrote:
> I am having some difficulty understanding what Mahara offers that one
> can=E2=80=99t provide with a multi-user blog system. Most of the features=
they
> list on their site are already built into Wordpress, and the rest
> could be set up if you ramped up on Drupal. This would allow one to
> fold e-portfolio functions into a web site that also serves other
> purposes, reducing the number of systems that IT has to administer and
> people need to learn how to use.
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> Set up a multi-user blog and define =E2=80=98portfolio=E2=80=99 as one of=
the tags.
> Enable the necessary multimedia plug-ins to support images, audio, and
> video content.
> If desired, enable user-configurable access control, to replicate that
> Mahara feature.
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> That seems like about 95% of Mahara functionality. If I=E2=80=99m missing
> something important, I=E2=80=99d love to learn what it is.
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> Richard
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> On 5/7/09 9:24 AM, "Hoover Chan" < chan@sacredsf.org > wrote:
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> Sorry I can't give you first hand experiences with it but I'm at a
> similar stage and am seriously looking at Mahara ( http://mahara.org/
> ) as a candidate. It also looks like it will integrate with our Moodle
> services which is an added bonus.
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> --------------------------------------------------
> Hoover Chan chan@sacredsf.org
> Technology Director
> Schools of the Sacred Heart
> 2222 Broadway St.
> San Francisco, CA 94115
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> ----- "Lucy Gray" < elemenous@gmail.com > wrote:
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> > Greetings -
> > I'm doing a bit of research for a student teaching program on
> > portfolios. My
> > colleagues are looking for a web-based or software solution to
> create
> > and
> > house portfolios demonstrating their student teachers' work. My
> > suggestion
> > was to the pro version of Adobe Acrobat for the creation piece at
> > least, but
> > I'm wondering if there is something more interesting out there. I'd
> > appreciate any and all suggestions.
> >
> > Also, for my acquaintances on this list, I'm moving to a new
> position
> > at the
> > University of Chicago next week. After teaching at the Lab Schools
> > for
> > several years, I left to help with technology initiatives at a set
> of
> > charter schools also run by the University. My next adventure will
> be
> > working at the U of C Center for Elementary Math and Science
> Education
> > as a
> > technology specialist. This group is responsible for the development
> > of the
> > Everyday Math program. I'll be advising them on technology
> > integration
> > matters, helping with PD, and other assorted yet to be determined
> > duties.
> >
> > Although I'm no longer directly working in independent schools, I
> > still find
> > this list to be very valuable. Thank you all for sharing your wisdom
> > and
> > resources over the years!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lucy Gray
> >
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> Catlin Gabel School
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