Drupal for Education and E-Learning Table of Contents

Drupal for Education and E-Learning

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Installing Drupal
Chapter 3: Getting Started
Chapter 4: Creating a Teacher Blog
Chapter 5: Enrolling Students
Chapter 6: Creating the Student Blog
Chapter 7: Bookmarks
Chapter 8: Podcasting and Images
Chapter 9: Video
Chapter 10: Forums and Blogs
Chapter 11: Social Networks and Extending the User Profile
Chapter 12: Supporting Multiple Classes
Chapter 13: Tracking Student Progress
Chapter 14: Theming and User Interface Design
Chapter 15: Backup, Maintenance, and Upgrades
Chapter 16: Working Effectively in the Drupal Community
Index

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction
- 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
- The Most Effective Way versus The Easy Way
- Installing Drupal—The Quick Version
- Installing Drupal—The Detailed Version
  - Getting the Codebase
  - Creating the Database and the Database User
  - Completing the Install
- Enabling Core Modules
- Assigning Rights to the Authenticated User Role
- Summary

Chapter 3: Getting Started
- The Core Install
  - Core User Functionality
    - My Account
    - Create Content
    - Log Out
  - Administrative Functionality
    - Content Management
    - Site Building
    - Site Configuration
    - User Management
    - Reports
- Next Steps: Building the Foundation
- Installing Modules and Themes
  - Files
  - Directories
  - Core Modules and Themes
  - The Sites Directory
  - Adding Modules and Themes: The Steps
    - Step 1: Download
    - Step 2: Decompress
    - Step 3: Upload
    - Step 4: Enable
  - Configuring Modules and Themes
  - Modules and Themes: A Summary
- Creating Roles
- Creating Content Types
  - Step 1: Creating the Content Type
    - A: Identification
    - B: Submission Form Settings
    - C: Workflow Settings
    - D: Comment Settings
  - Step 2: Adding Fields
  - Step 3: Assigning Taxonomies
    - Identification
    - Content Types
    - Settings
  - Step 4: Assigning Privileges
  - The Result
  - Creating Content Types: A Summary
- Creating Views
  - Step 1: Add a View
  - Step 2: Set the Defaults
    - Step a: Adding Fields
    - Step b: Adding Filters
    - Step c: Adding Arguments (optional)
    - Step d: Setting Style
    - Step e: Setting Additional Configuration Options
  - Step 3: Add a Display Type
    - Save Your View!
  - Creating Views: A Summary
- Summary

Chapter 4: Creating a Teacher Blog
- Installing the Text Editor
  - Uploading and Enabling FCKeditor
  - Configuring FCKeditor
    - Assigning Permissions
    - Editing the Advanced Profile
    - Editing Visibility Settings in the Global Profile
  - Setting the Proper Input Formats
- Creating Content Types for the Teacher Blog
  - The Blog Post Content Type
    - Add Fields
    - Assign Taxonomy
    - Assign Permissions
    - Hey! Why Not Use the Blog Module?
  - The Assignment Content Type
    - Getting Started: Installing Modules
    - The Assignment Content Type
    - Add Fields
    - Assign Taxonomy
    - Assign Permissions
- Sample Users and Testing
  - Adding New Users
  - Section Summary
- Adding Sample Content
- Views for the Teacher Blog and Assignments
  - The Teacher Blog View
    - Add a View
    - Set the Defaults
    - Add a Display Type
  - The Assignment View
    - Editing the Default Values
    - Edit the Calendar Page Display
- Summary

Chapter 5: Enrolling Students
- Understanding Roles, and Assigning Rights
- Assigning Rights
  - Rights for the Student Role
- Creating Student Accounts
  - Method 1: Students Create their Own Accounts
    - Student Sign-in
    - Retrieving the Confirmation Email
    - Promoting New Members into the Student Role
  - Method 2: You Create the Student Accounts
- Customizing the Registration Process
  - The User Settings Page
    - User Registration Settings
    - User Email Settings
    - Signatures
    - Pictures
- Additional Modules for Creating User Accounts
- Summary

Chapter 6: Creating the Student Blog
- Setting Up the Student Blog
  - Assigning Permissions
  - Clone the Teacher Blog
- Getting Interactive
  - Seeing Who's Discussing What
    - Enabling and Cloning the Backlinks View
    - Editing the Default Display
    - Remove the Page Display
    - Edit the Block Display
    - Enabling the Block
- Seeing It Work
- Summary

Chapter 7: Bookmarks
- Assign Rights to Use Bookmarks
- Using Bookmarks in the Classroom
- Sharing a Bookmark
  - Bookmark to Blog
    - Learning Goals
    - Bookmarks and Media Literacy
  - Bookmarks as Part of Ongoing Student Research
    - Learning Goals
- Summary

Chapter 8: Podcasting and Images
- Getting Started with Podcasts
- Audio Module
  - Install the getID3() Module
    - Install the getID3() Libraries
  - Install the Token Module
  - Install and Enable the Audio Module
- Configure the Audio Module
  - The Audio Tab
    - A Brief Explanation of Tokens
  - The Metadata Tags Tab
  - The Players Tab
- Assign Rights to the Audio Module
- Adjust Existing Views
  - Editing the student_blog View
  - Editing the teacher_blog View
  - Editing the conversations View
- Uploading an Audio File
- Using Podcasts in the Class
  - Creating Podcasts—Notes on Hardware and Software
    - Software
    - Hardware
  - Everyday Uses of Podcasts
  - Podcasts as a Tool in Project-Based Learning
    - Ideas for Podcasting Projects
- iTunes or Not
- Images and Image Galleries
  - Sharing Images with the Image Module
    - Configuring the Image Module
    - Step 1: Adjusting the Default Settings
    - Step 2: Adjusting the Image Module Settings
    - Step 3: Using the Keyword Taxonomy and Creating Galleries
    - Step 4: Assign Permissions
    - Step 5: Adjusting Views
  - Creating Images
- Summary

Chapter 9: Video
- Setting up the Video Content Type
  - Install the Embedded Media Field Module
  - Configure Embedded Media Field
    - Configuring the General Settings
    - Configuring the Embedded Media Field Settings
- Creating the Video Content Type
  - Step 1: Create the Content Type
  - Step 2: Add the Video Field
    - Configuring the Field
    - Configuring the Global Settings
    - Ordering the Fields
  - Step 3: Assign a Taxonomy
  - Step 4: Assign Permissions
- Embedding Videos
  - Embedding from an External Site
  - Embedding from the Local Site
- Adjusting the Student and Teacher Blogs
- Hardware and Software to Create Videos
  - Hardware
    - Cameras and Video Capturing Equipment
    - Microphones and Audio Quality
    - Lighting Equipment and Editing Stations
    - Copying Videos from YouTube/Google Video
  - Software to Create and Edit Videos
    - Desktop Software
    - Online Tools
- Using Videos in the Classroom
  - Student Projects
  - Teaching with Video
- Drupal as a Video Hosting and Processing Platform
- Summary

Chapter 10: Forums and Blogs
- Install the Forum Module
- Configure Forums
  - Containers and Forums
- Displaying Multiple Content Types in a Forum
- Assign Permissions to Forums
- The Relationship between Forums and Blogs
  - Forums
    - Strengths
    - Concerns
  - Blogs
    - Strengths
    - Concerns
- Summary

Chapter 11: Social Networks and Extending the User Profile
- Identifying the Goals of Your Profile
- Using the Core Profile Module
  - Customizing the Core Profile
    - Add a Last Name
    - Add a Birthday
  - Managing Your Profile Fields
  - Adding Content to a Profile Created Using the Core Profile Module
- Moving Beyond the Core Profile Module
  - When to Look Beyond the Profile Module
- Extending Profiles Using the Content Profile Module
- Building the Profile
  - Edit the Settings of the Profile Content Type
  - Configure the Base Content Profile Settings
  - Add Fields to the Profile Content Type
    - Add the Brief Bio Field
    - Adding the Full Bio Field
    - Adjusting the Field Display
  - Add Taxonomy Terms to the Profile Content Type
    - Adding the Interest Vocabulary
  - Assign Rights to Profile Nodes
- Creating an Extended Profile
- Additional Options for Social Networking and User Profiles
- Summary

Chapter 12: Supporting Multiple Classes
- Install and Configure Organic Groups
- Useful Links for Organic Groups
  - Administrative Links
  - Navigation Links
    - Finding Groups and Navigating Group Content
    - My Unread Posts
- Adjusting Your Site to Work with Organic Groups
  - Create Group Types
    - Creating the Class Content Type
    - Creating the Club Content Type
- Assign Permissions to Group Nodes
  - For Class Nodes
  - For Club Nodes
- Create a Menu for Groups
- Setting the Defaults for Organic Groups
  - Setting OG Configuration Options
    - Content Types
    - Group Details
    - Email Settings
    - Remember: Save Your Settings!
  - Setting Organic Groups Access Configuration Options
- Creating and Using Groups
  - Creating a Group
  - Enabling Group-specific Blocks
  - Adding Users/Managing Subscriptions
  - Creating Additional Group Managers
- Adding Group-specific Taxonomies
  - Creating Content in a Group
- Summary

Chapter 13: Tracking Student Progress
- Getting an Overview of Student Work
  - Using the Core Tracker Module
  - Replacing the Tracker Module with Views
- Using Code Snippets to Track Student Progress
  - Enabling PHP Snippets
  - Embedding a PHP Snippet in a Page
    - Explaining the Snippet
- Using Views and PHP Snippets Together
  - Creating the View
    - Adjusting the Defaults Display
    - Adjusting the Page Display
  - Embedding the Snippet
  - Explaining the Snippet
- Tracking Responses to Specific Assignments
  - Editing the Argument
    - Restrict Access
    - How it Works
- Private Communication with Students
  - Getting Started
  - Configuring Coherent Access
  - Using Coherent Access
  - Tracking Posts Created and Shared Using Coherent Access
- Summary

Chapter 14: Theming and User Interface Design
- Basic Principles
  - Keep it as Simple as Possible
  - Hide Unnecessary Options
- Setting the Home Page
- Menus, Blocks, and Primary Links
  - Primary and Secondary Links
  - Creating Customized Menus
  - Create a Separate Administration Menu
    - Adding New Menus
    - Enabling the Block
    - Adding items to the Menu
  - Create a Separate "Add Content" Block
    - Adding New Menus
    - Enabling Blocks
    - Adding Menu Items into the Menu
  - Populate the Primary Links
    - Adding a Post Directly to a Menu
    - Adding a New Menu Item
    - Blocks and Block Placement FAQ
- Changing Settings via the Admin Menu
  - The Site Information Page
    - Theme Settings
    - Enabling Themes
    - Global Theme Settings
- Looking Under the Hood
  - Drupal's Theme Structure
  - css files
  - tpl.php Files
    - Custom tpl.php Files
  - CSS and JavaScript Aggregation
  - Additional Resources
- Summary

Chapter 15: Backup, Maintenance, and Upgrades
- Setting Up Cron Jobs
- Backup and Maintenance Overview
- Backing Up the Codebase
- Automating Backups Using DB Maintenance
  - Configuring the Database Optimization Options
  - Configuring the Database and Files Backup Options
  - Summary: Using DB Maintenance to Automate Backup and Maintenance
- Caring For Your Database
  - Using PHPMyAdmin as a Maintenance and Backup Tool
    - Optimizing Tables Using PHPMyAdmin
- Manually Backing Up the Database
  - Backing up the Database via PHPMyAdmin
  - Backing Up Your Database via the Command Line
    - Command Line Database Backups—The Short Version
    - Command Line Database Backups—The Full Explanation
- Command Line Backups of Core Codebase, Contributed Modules, and Files
  - The Master Backup
  - Backing up Contributed Modules and Themes
  - File Backups
  - Putting it all Together
  - OK. What Should I Back Up, and When Should I Do It?
  - Verifying that your Backup Works
    - Before We Begin: Web Space for Testing Your Backup
    - Creating the Backup Database
    - Uploading the Backup Codebase
    - Edit settings.php
- The Test Site
- Disaster Recovery
- Updating Your Site
- Upgrading Core
  - Upgrading Core—The Short Version
  - Upgrading Core—The Detailed Version
    - Preparing the Upgraded Site
    - Preparing the Codebase—Additional Notes
    - Bringing the Upgrade Live
- Upgrading Contributed Modules
- Upgrading Your Theme
- Summary

Chapter 16: Working Effectively in the Drupal Community
- Getting Started
- Researching on Drupal.org
  - Searching Effectively
  - Handbooks
  - Browsing the Issue Queue
- Asking Questions
  - Support Forums
  - Support Mailing List
  - Groups.drupal.org
  - IRC
- Giving Support
- Summary