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ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>We have the moodle message "hacked" so that it
automatically and immediately emails every message so people get the message=
either online or in their inbox. Thus we d not have to reply on staff=
visiting moodle alone, they also get the students request by email BUT=
have
to reply through moodle as they are not told the students email
address.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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-------------<BR>Stephen
Digby, Learning Technology Manager<BR><A
href=3D"mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au">mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au</=
A> <BR>Cheltenham
Secondary College www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au Ph: 613 955 55 955 Fx: 9555=
8617<BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------=
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D075031703-28032007>moodle/ message=
/
lib.php</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D075031703-28032007>
<P>///commented out the lines that check the users preferences and the onlin=
e
staus so that all messages get seny by email immediately</P>
<P>/// Check to see if anything else needs to be done with it</P>
<P> $preference =3D (object)get_user_preferences(NULL, NUL=
L,
$userto->id);</P>
<P>/// if (!empty($preference->message_emailmessages))=
{ // Receiver wants mail forwarding Commented out by=
DIG
to force all message to be
emailed<BR>/// if ((time() -
$userto->lastaccess) > ((int)$preference->message_emailtimenosee *=
60))
{
// <BR> &nbs=
p;
$message =3D
stripslashes_safe($message);<BR> &n=
bsp;
$tagline =3D get_string('emailtagline', 'message', $SITE->shortname);</P>
<P>
$messagesubject =3D message_shorten_message(strip_tags($message), 30).'...';=
</P>
<P>
$messagetext =3D format_text_email($message,
$format).<BR> &nb=
sp; &=
nbsp;
"\n\n--\n".$tagline."\n"."$CFG->wwwroot/message/index.php?popup=3D1";</P>
<P> if
($preference->message_emailformat =3D=3D FORMAT_HTML)
{<BR>  =
;
$messagehtml =3D format_text($message,
$format);<BR> &nb=
sp;
$messagehtml .=3D '<hr /><p><a
href=3D"'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/message/index.php?popup=3D1">'.$tagline.'<=
;/a></p>';<BR>  =
;
} else
{<BR>  =
;
$messagehtml =3D
NULL;<BR> =
}</P>
<P>
$userto->email =3D $preference->message_emailaddress; // U=
se
custom messaging
address<BR>  =
;
email_to_user($userto, $userfrom, $messagesubject, $messagetext,
$messagehtml);<BR> /// } omme=
nted
out by DIG to force all message to be emailed<BR> ///
} Commented out by DIG to force all message to be emailed</P>
<P> return $savemessage->id;</P></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Roland
Gesthuizen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 28 March 2007 12:52 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Y=
ear
12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Year 12 IT=
Apps] FW: room change<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I guess that it is just part of how we work, no one method suits=
every need or is 'better' than another. Students either page me with the Moo=
dle
chat option or post an e-mail with our Internal e-mail system (soon to be
upgraded to Zimbra).<BR><BR>I answer the door if somebody says hello, read m=
y
faxes and snail mail standing over a rubbish bin, answer the phone if somebo=
dy
calls and .. (sigh) read my e-mail when and where I can. The office enjoys
paging me over the school PA system (my difficult to correctly pronounce nam=
e
has devolved to Mr G), my colleagues enjoy sticking bits of yellow paper on=
my
monitor and forests fall as others fill up my pigeon hole. A collaborative a=
nd
integrated team effort, each to his own modus operatus. My productivit=
y
and pace has gone up, my attention span has decreased. <BR><BR>I explain tah=
t
e-mail is the new snail mail and I may take a day or two to get back to them=
,
phone only if I am near a phone or call my mobile if urgent (* chime sound *=
) ..
must go another e-mail to read.<BR><BR>Regards Roland<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=3Dgmail_quote>On 22/03/07, <B class=3Dgmail_sendername>Bren=
dyn
Hancock</B> <<A
href=3D"mailto:hancobr@nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au">hancobr@nagle.sale.cathol=
ic.edu.au</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,=
204,204) 1px solid">
<DIV
style=3D"MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma; font-size-adjust: none; f=
ont-stretch: normal">
<DIV>Michael</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Your blunder may be just the catalyst to start a thread on how school=
s
communicate with there students.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It would appear that you communicating with your students via email i=
s a
very 'normal' thing for you.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>How do others see this? Progressive or 'normal'?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regards</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Brendyn</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Brendyn Hancock</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D1>IT Manager</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D1><A
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href=3D"mailto:bhancock@nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au"
target=3D_blank>bhancock@nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au</A></FONT></DIV></DIV>=
<SPAN
class=3Dq></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR clear=3Dall><BR>-- <BR>R=
oland
Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<BR><A
href=3D"http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</A>=
<BR><BR>"Never
doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the wo=
rld;
indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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