Frances Bell

These questions sound a bit technical for the Lounge, suggest you try Using Moodle forums - choose most appropriate. Good luck!

Please check responses to previous questions http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=119970#p525916
and also follow Glenys' advice.

Good idea to try the Installation forum http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=28

Hi David - no need to stop student online access - we were surprised but not damaged.  I have moved all the posts to a temporary forum and Helen Foster has helped me make it visible now (thanks Helen!).

Regarding where your students could chat and meet, I think that you need somewhere that they can make their space. How about Ning http://www.ning.com/ or Google groups http://groups.google.com/?

I have moved the Rondout students' post to a temporary forum (this link does not work for Moodlers - see reply to this message). If you want to continue these conversations please do it there.
It was quite surprising to suddenly have these posts in the Social forum- a bit like a crowd of strangers arriving and having a loud and slightly silly conversation. Anyway I am sure it has been a learning experience for the students and for Mr Cook (who is probably booking on the Digital Literacy course even as we speak). If any of you students wanted to tell us what you have learned from the experience, I for one would be interested in a sensible discussion.
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