Re: [school-discuss] Schoolforge Wiki

[David Bucknell <david@members.iteachnet.org>]

This is great, Brian. I'll write to you off-list about the server.
Thank you,

David
Quoting Brian Gershon <briang@ragingweb.com>:

> Hi David,
> 
> Since I opened my mouth about Zope at the last chat, I'd be willing to help
> 
> since I'm doing Zope/Plone for a living.  (Let's talk more about what you 
> need/envision)
> 
> Also, since I'm new to the list, here's my instant intro:
> 
> I'm interested in curriculum around Ecological (and Community-based) 
> Economics, Sustainable Agriculture/Food systems, and GIS.  My core technical
> 
> competencies (through RagingWeb.com) are Open Source Consulting, Web 
> Design/Dev, and Training.
> 
> Others interested in (or doing) similar curriculum?
> 
> Brian Gershon
> briang@ragingweb.com
> Seattle, WA
> 
> PS: If you own the server, and you're running Apache on iteach.org, we can 
> setup proxy forwarding to have this blend in better with your current site 
> (i.e. getting rid of the :8080)  It'll also ensure your web logs are all in
> 
> one place, etc.
> 
> On Sunday 27 April 2003 06:33 pm, David Bucknell wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > On the suggestion of Sean Keane, I have set up a Wiki for Schoolforge-use
> > at http://iteachnet.org:8080/sfzwiki
> >
> > If someone knows Zope well, I'd love to make him or her the admin of the
> > site. I have tried also to install plone as that was discussed on the
> last
> > chat, but so far no luck. Any zopers out there willing to help?
> >
> > While I'm on the subject of tools ...
> >
> > Also on this site is an FLE installation, thanks to Teemu of Mimerdesk
> > fame, so if anyone wants to play with that, a "constructivist" or
> > discovery-based course builder, let me know and I'll give you an account.
> >
> > For that matter, anyone wanting to try out Manhattan, log on to
> > http://iteachnet.org/manhat-bin/doorstep?class=tester
> > username: jjones
> > password: jjones
> >
> > Additionally, I thought I'd list what I think are the best Web-based
> tools
> > right now to see what others are thinking. Or, rather, here are some
> other
> > tools I use and with which I am happy:
> >
> > *Content Manager: news.schoolforge.net runs on geeklog which can be found
> > at http://www.geeklog.net
> > *Portal builder: http://www.iteachnet.org now runs on Metadot
> > (http://www.metadot.org) and I've made it open to anyone interested in
> > international ed -- I'm sure that includes most of schoolforge, so please
> > build your site. You'll see it's a very cool tool
> > *Groupware: Mimerdesk is a beautiful piece of work with more groupware
> > functionality than you can shake a stick at; soon to have mail
> integration
> > *Mailing lists: Mailman -- I like it.
> > *Library OPAC: Koha -- our little library at RMA is using it, but it's
> big
> > enough for a system of libraries
> > *School Admin tool: Open Admin for Schools by Les Richardson -- very
> cool.
> > Teachers input grades and attendance; office inputs student addresses,
> > etc., I press the print button and OAfS outputs pdfs.  Darn good stuff,
> > only getting better. *Course builder: http://manhattan.sf.net by Steve
> > Narmontas
> >
> > I'll install the latest Manhattan (v. 2.0) this summer.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > David
> 
> 


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