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Any apps out there that specifically cater to the education community?

By Riyana Singh - Apr. 07, 2008

I'm looking for an app that allows professors to build course pages, online classrooms, manage student communication, etc. etc. - essentially an Open source Blackboard.

I know that the typical CMS apps like Drupal will be able to facilitate this through some relatively minor customization, but was curious to see if there was anything specifically built with the education community in mind.


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  1. By Chris Walker on Apr. 08, 2008

    Moodle is an excellent tool for building an online school or university. You can have some courses available to some students while other courses have a separate tuition. courses can be built several ways including test, webpages, and powerpoint presentations. Skills tests can be created including the use of fill in answers and multiple choice questions that give partial credit for being partially correct. you can see Moodle in action at http://www.moodle.org . I can also help you stup and configure the site for you


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  2. By Riyana Singh on Apr. 08, 2008

    Thanks Chris!! At first glance, Moodle looks perfect. I'll investigate this in some more detail and get back to you. Thanks!


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  3. By an anonymous user on Apr. 09, 2008

    Also take a look at Dokeos - http://www.dokeos.com/features.php - a good comprehensive list of features for an e-learning offering


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  4. By Mike Farley on Sep. 04, 2008

    A teacher I know uses jing.


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  5. By Vijaya Kumar Reddy Maddela on Sep. 26, 2008

    http://moodle.org/ is good site


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  6. By Akansha Singhal on May. 05, 2009

    Edge is a very easy and perfect according to your requirements. It is an e-learning sol. which is easyily customizable accordingly with all multimedia features. You can make virtual classroms and forums with it.Have a look on its website.

    http://prosoftindia.co.in/wps/portal


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