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Looking for opinions on Joomla

by MathDude

Sep 18, 2009

I am currently in the process of bilding a site for my classes. My school currently uses eChalk, but I find that it has too many limitations (on storage, flexibility, etc.) I already have a domain & host with a VERY rudimentary site thus far. I am looking for any easy to use, free site builder and stumbled across Joomla. Does anyone have opinions on Joomla? Can someone suggest an alternative? All input is appreciated.

MD

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R. A. Hernandez On 9/18/09, MathDude wrote: > I am currently in the process of bilding a site for my > classes. My school currently uses eChalk, but I find that > it has too many limitations (on storage, flexibility, > etc.) I already have a domain & host with a VERY > rudimentary site thus far. > I am looking for any easy to use, free site b...See MoreOn 9/18/09, MathDude wrote: > I am currently in the process of bilding a site for my > classes. My school currently uses eChalk, but I find that > it has too many limitations (on storage, flexibility, > etc.) I already have a domain & host with a VERY > rudimentary site thus far. > I am looking for any easy to use, free site builder and > stumbled across Joomla. Does anyone have opinions on > Joomla? Can someone suggest an alternative? All input is > appreciated. > > MD

I'd have no reservations on using Joomla ([link removed].

Let me explain, rather than code over 30 separate K-8 individual classroom website pages I utilized Joomla to offer the homeroom teachers a method to house classroom websites granted they wouldn't have their own background on each page (as it'd be the Joomla template background you set as admin) but the teachers are able to post classroom happenings, photos, videos, homework (no kid can ever state afterward they weren't able to do their homework due to being sick and out) Any non-homeroom teacher (i.e. phys. ed) could have a page designed for them too.

As for interpersonal communication between faculty/staff to faculty/staff and administration to faculty/staff the great thing of Joomla is that it offers one the ability to create accounts so the faculty/staff and administration can access additional portions of Joomla while excluding the students, parents/guardians and more so the general public. As such any memo not needed to be seen by the latter doesn't unless you give any of them (i.e. the PTA/PA Pres.) an account access.

The downside of Joomla is that is you're not a webmaster by nature it can be complicated to set up the internal back-end portions of the website but if you set forth to learn it and come out with a website with a realistic goal like 1-2 months you'd nail it and the end result would be immense. No one told me to take Joomla which is hardly ever used as a school based content management system and convert it for that use but my end result was greeted wonderfully by the faculty/staff/admin. and to this date I still e-mail other school webmasters and academic teacher who ask for help on using it within their schools.

There is a Learning [Content] Management System which was designed for use within a school: Moodle ([link removed].

All my best to you, if anything reply back or e-mail me above.

~Mr. Hernandez Former School Webmaster @ a NYC Dept. of Ed. Public School Bronx (NYC), NY

Sep 20, 2009

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