Drupal For Education And E-learning

Drupal for Education and E-Learning Teaching and learning in the classroom using the Drupal CMS Bill Fitzgerald BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by lawrence rambert on 16th June 2009 2012 price st, , rahway, , 07065 Drupal for Education and E-Learning Copyright © 2008 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. The author, Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will not be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: November 2008 Production Reference: 1181108 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. 32 Lincoln Road Olton Birmingham, B27 6PA, UK. ISBN 978-1-847195-02-9 www.packtpub.com Cover Image by Vinayak Chittar ([email protected]) This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by lawrence rambert on 16th June 2009 2012 price st, , rahway, , 07065 Credits Author Bill Fitzgerald Reviewers Project Manager Abhijeet Deobhakta Project Coordinator Joel “Senpai” Farris Brinell Lewis Michael Peacock Lata Basantani Peter M. Wolanin Indexer Senior Acquisition Editor Monica Ajmera David Barnes Proofreader Development Editor Dirk Manuel Swapna V. Verlekar Production Coordinator Technical Editor Shantanu Zagade Dhiraj Chandiramani Cover Work Editorial Team Leader Shantanu Zagade Akshara Aware This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by lawrence rambert on 16th June 2009 2012 price st, , rahway, , 07065 About the Author Bill Fitzgerald was born in 1968, and worked as a teacher for 16 years. During that time, he taught English and history, and worked as a Technology Director at the K12 level. Bill began using technology in his own teaching in the early '90s; from there, he moved on to database design and systems administration. During that time, Bill began developing strategies to support technology integration in 1:1 laptop systems, and in desktop computing environments. In 2003, Bill and Marc Poris founded FunnyMonkey, a Drupal development shop working primarily within the education industry. Bill st