If looking at openadmin, it by be worth considering using ClaSS (<a href="http://www.laex.org/class">http://www.laex.org/class</a>) It is basically the same as openadmin and its ilk, but seems a little easier to use and is more targeted to just the administration of the school, attendance, grading, reporting and general student management. It uses course/class matrix making it easy to define how courses and actual classes should be defined. It also ties in with Moodle and webmail (squirrelmail or something else) quite nicely, allowing for a unified experience. Ive installed this in several schools and though there is a learning curve for teachers, in the end they all end up using it. It comes with pre-existing course templates for the British school system, which was the big advantage from my perspective over open admin, which is more US centric. The main developer responsible seems to be quite active and would most certainly help tie it into XS.<br>
<br>Kind Regards,<br>David Van Assche<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Martin Langhoff <<a href="mailto:martin.langhoff@gmail.com">martin.langhoff@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Les R <<a href="mailto:openadmin@gmail.com">openadmin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> - How much does it overlap with Moodle?<br>
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> Yes, I have looked at it and have some solutions and have an<br>
> integration approach. However, no integration code is available, yet.<br>
> The main problem being that I try not to write software that nobody<br>
> uses! If I get feedback that, yes, Moodle integration is something<br>
> that folks want, then I'll write it! (grin)<br>
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Pop your head in the moodle forums, there is plenty of discussion &<br>
enquiries about sw that is complementary to moodle ;-) Moodle has a<br>
sizable userbase, so it might be interesting for you.<br>
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Moodle and complementary tools aren't in my immediate plans - this<br>
means that I won't be hacking on this area in the next couple of<br>
months. I will be working on it later in the year, definitely. Anyone<br>
keen on moving things forward ahead of me is welcome to do so ;-)<br>
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