[Moodle] Moodlle vs commercial products

[Peter Ruwoldt]

When running it internally, some of the features may not work. We found 
that it would not send an email to members of a forum when something was 
posted for example. I find this a really useful feature. So bear in mind 
constraints like this when trialling in this way.
Peter

Philip Brown wrote:
>
> Because Moodle is free it’s no great drama to download it and install 
> it along with a free web server like Easyphp and run it (play around 
> with it) on your laptop. Once you get past that stage implement (LAMP) 
> it on a spare school computer and run it internally. Like I said, it’s 
> free and allows you plenty of scope to evaluate it. Why not visit us 
> here at Wellington Secondary College and see it running?
>
> Phil Brown
>
> ICT Manager – Teaching and Learning
>
> Wellington Secondary College
>
> Ph: (03) 9547 6822
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> [mailto:moodle-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Paul Sijpkes
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 21 February 2007 3:53 PM
> *To:* moodle at edulists.com.au
> *Subject:* [Moodle] Moodlle vs commercial products
>
> Hi list,
>
> Please excuse the cross-postings.
>
> We are using a commercial system called Masterfile at our school which 
> has generally been a pain in the proverbial. I've tried convincing the 
> IT manager to change to Moodle but his main gripe appears to be about 
> security. Have you had an issues with security on Moodle? What have 
> other schools experiences been with Moodle? Is there a better 
> commercial system that is actually affordable (ie. not Blackboard). 
> Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Paul Sijpkes
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