[school-discuss] Re: one source for blog , pdf, and slide show

[Yan Seiner <yan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/17/2013 02:03 PM, Michael Shiloh wrote:
> Related to this is a problem I often have, and it occurred to me that 
> others here may have faced, and solved, this issue:
>
> I use a website (a blog actually) to organize all my lesson plans. I 
> like the ease of updating (sometimes even in class) and the ease with 
> which my students can access the material.
>
> Sometimes I need to turn this into a presentation, but if I simply go 
> through the blog it doesn't always fit properly on a screen. Worse, if 
> I print it, page breaks come in random places.
>
> I'd like to create one source and be able to produce these other forms 
> from it in some coherent and pleasing manner.
>
> Any suggestions?
I've been using mediawiki with the collection extension.

It helps if you can set up your own backend for the pdf generation.

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Collection
http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Mediawiki_collection_extension_installation

Generates PDFs quite well.
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