[Moodle] Changing the "Look" of Moodle

Mon May 1 18:32:40 EST 2006

Thanks Keith, Rob and Suzanne,

The advantages of the moodle website that I have hosted on my own server are that I have full administrative control and can play around with whatever I want. I have downloaded lots of free themes from 
http://www.ballisticlearning.biz/moodlethemes/ (it is free to become a member and then you can download many more themes)

I have installed them on the server, and can change themes easily, but need to play around to change the 'logo's on the one I want. Another day...   Keith when I get it happening I will give you the link ok?

Suzanne - keep pushing for your ideals - we had a thread not long ago on one of the lists about techs making educational decisions (if I remember correctly it was a tech who wouldn't install audacity?) I wish you luck, and if you do not succeed then you can become a teacher on my moodle site and you can show them why you want to use it for your students. Keith included a great story recently about a teacher's initiation to moodle - it might be useful for you to use that too.

Now - when is the next moodle in a bar??? Before or after exams/reports? Any suggestions? 

Cheers everyone

Ros Meadows
Lauriston Girls School
meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au <mailto:meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au> 
meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au

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Doug Larson

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From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of ARNOTT Suzanne
Sent: Sun 4/30/2006 9:56 PM
To: The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Moodle] Changing the "Look" of Moodle

Thanks for that Rob....
looks like I am still having to prove my case for the use of Moodle over sharepoint at my school too....
Looks like a very helpful link.
Ros... I totally feel what you are going through
cheers
Suz

Suzanne Arnott
Elisabeth Murdoch College

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From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Rob Rankin
Sent: Sun 30/04/2006 5:03 PM
To: 'The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List'
Subject: RE: [Moodle] Changing the "Look" of Moodle

Hi Ros,

Cheer up, all is not lost.

Visit this site and apply for your own school group : http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/  They are planning to upgrade to Moodle 1.6 soon

so you'll have the latest and greatest to show any potential supporters.

You won't have absolute control but you will be the administrator and be able to achieve most of your aims for this year's students.

Furthermore, as the owner of the site you will be able to build up activities and resources and still have access to them next year.

There is an owner's user group and Ms Kerrie Smith is forever helpful!

Cheers,

Rob

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From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Meadows, Roslyn M
Sent: Sunday, 30 April 2006 3:08 PM
To: The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Moodle] Changing the "Look" of Moodle

Keith - my site is just on a private server as my school is not a moodle school :-(  :-(  :-(

So I have uploaded it to a domain name and server I pay for and was hoping to get it going for my year 12's for second semester - BUT...

I found out this week that the school I am at this year has bypassed moodle for all the M$ Sharepoint stuff so until the end of the year I am probably locked into using that. But still waiting for it to go fully online. And to make matters worse  I found out last week that no one else was using moodle at Bentleigh so they have deleted it all - I am privately screaming a purple fit!! And praying that at least they backed up what I had already done somewhere (which was not much because I had no administrative priveleges at all and could not even set up a course) When I get back to Bentleigh next year I will be going full force to get moodle happening again - no matter what the political cost! Bentleigh is using Day Map, but staff are basically just using it to mark the roll  (except for one colleague who is also a friend who is using the assignment part of it)

I have been in a no win situation as far as moodle is concerned for 18 months now, and am so keen to get it happening! I thought if I could show people the sites you sent us it might encourage them to be supportive in pushing for moodle. But now I will have to wait for 2007 because my current school is already committed to $harepoint, and I have no influence.

Cheers

Ros Meadows

meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au

Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. 
Doug Larson

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From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Keith Richardson
Sent: Fri 4/28/2006 12:52 PM
To: The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Moodle] Changing the "Look" of Moodle

Ros - can I have a little look at yours please? You may have some things
I would like to try myself.
Yes, what can be done is mind blowing, isn't it!
Cheers, Keith

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:21:39 +1000, "Meadows, Roslyn M"
<Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au> said:
> Fantastic sites Keith - especially the monte sites - I hope the rest of
> the staff there show as much interest in moodle as the person who set it
> all up for them!
> 
> It was the first thing I tried to do when I set moodle up - change the
> themes , but I never imagined one could have so much power over the look
> and feel of the site.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Ros Meadows
> Lauriston Girls School
> meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au <mailto:meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au>
> meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
> 
> Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions,
> including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
> Doug Larson
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Phil Brown
> Sent: Thu 4/27/2006 6:32 PM
> To: 'The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [Moodle] Changing the "Look" of Moodle
>
>
>
> These are great examples Keith. It would be really good to develop skills
> in
> this area.
>
> Phil Brown
> ICT Manager
> Wellington Secondary College
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Keith Richardson
> Sent: Wednesday, 26 April 2006 11:16 PM
> To: List Moodle
> Subject: [Moodle] Changing the "Look" of Moodle
>
> Here are a number of moodle sites that demonstrate alternative ways of
> re-looking them - my current area of Moodle interest...
>
>     * http://www.automotive-academy.com/lms/
>     * http://julian.ecampus.com.au/moodle
>     * http://ahsinstitute.org/ecourses/
>     * http://www.aeroveritas.com/courses/
>     * http://training.moodle.com.au
>     * http://moretonelearn.net/moodle/login/index.php
>     * http://crcsi.moodle.com.au/
>     * http://montenet.monte.nsw.edu.au
>     * http://compass.monte.nsw.edu.au
>     * http://playpen.monte.nsw.edu.au
> Ciao, Keith
> Keith Richardson
> Leibler Yavneh College
> Elsternwick Ph (03)9528 4911
> keithcr at fastmail.fm
>
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