Drupal for education and e-learning : create web-based, content-rich tools for teaching and learning / / James G. Robertson, Bill Fitzgerald

• Autore: Robertson James G
• Pubblicazione: Birmingham, : Packt Pub., 2013
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (390 p.)
• Disciplina: 006.7
• Soggetto topico: Computer-assisted instruction; Educational technology; Internet in education; Web-based instruction; Web sites - Authoring programs; Video games; Internet programming
• Altri autori: FitzgeraldBill
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introducing Drupal; What is Drupal?; Drupal - a short historical overview; What Drupal can do for you; Drupal terminology; Taking notes; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing Drupal; Assumptions; The domain; The web host; Web server; PHP version; MySQL version; FTP and shell access to your web host; A local testing environment; Setting up a local environment using MAMP (Mac only); Setting up a local environment using XAMPP (Windows only) ; Configuring your local environment for DrupalPHP configuration; MySQL configuration; The most effective way versus the easy way; Installing Drupal - the quick version; Installing Drupal - the detailed version; Enabling core modules; Assigning rights to the authenticated user role; Summary; Chapter 3: Getting Started; The core installation; Core user functionality; My Account; Add content; Log out; Administrative functionality; Dashboard; Content; Structure; Appearance; People; Modules; Configuration; Reports; Help; Next steps - building the foundation; Installing modules and themes; Files ; DirectoriesCore modules and themes; The sites directory; Steps for adding modules and themes; Step 1 - downloading; Step 2 - decompressing; Step 3 - uploading; Step 4 - enabling; Configuring modules and themes; Modules; Themes; Modules and themes - a summary; Creating roles; Creating content types; Step 1 - creating the content type; The Name and Description sections; The Submission form settings page; The Publishing options page; The Display settings page; The Comment settings page; The Menu settings page; Step 2 - adding fields; Step 3 - assigning taxonomies ; Adding a taxonomy to a content typeStep 4 - assigning permissions; The result; Creating content types - summary; Creating views; Step 1 - adding a view; Step 1 (a) - describing the view; Step 1 (b) - selecting the type of data and filter; Step 1 (c) - selecting a display type; Step 1 (d) - setting display type options; Step 1 (e) - setting the display format; Step 2 - editing the view; Step 2 (a) - adding fields; Step 2 (b) - adding/editing filters; Step 2 (c) - adding/editing contextual filters (optional); Step 2 (d) - editing display format (optional) ; Step 2 (e) - setting additional configuration options (optional)Step 3 - defining multiple display types (optional); Step 3 (a) - overriding the default values (optional); Creating views - a summary; Summary; Chapter 4: Creating a Teacher Blog; Installing the text editor; Uploading and enabling CKEditor; Setting the proper text formats; Assigning user rights via roles; Understanding roles and how they work; Creating content types for the teacher blog; The blog post content type; Adding fields and assigning a taxonomy; Assigning permissions; Hey! Why not use the blog module? ; Creating the assignment content type
• Sommario/riassunto: With clear instructions and plenty of screenshots, this book provides all the support and guidance you will need as you begin to create your classroom website. Step-by-step tutorials show you how to use Drupal in the most efficient and effective ways possible. People new to Drupal will find a good introduction of the basics; while more experienced users will learn useful tips and tricks for using Drupal in a classroom context.If you are an teacher, tutor or an educator who wants to build a website for your classroom, be it elementary or any higher education, ""Drupal 7 for Education and E-Lear
• Titolo autorizzato: Drupal for education and e-learning
• ISBN: 1-78216-277-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824254303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II