I'm interested in DrupalEd, because I want to integrate some classroom functionality (a gradebook and so on) into my existing Drupal site. I created that site specifically to use as a supplement to my classroom teaching and and as a supplement for students in our journalism program.
Problem is, I've already invested more than a year into producing my current site, so I am leery of adopting a new platform, even if it is Drupal-based.
First question: Is DrupalEd built in a way that would allow me to select out modules to be integrated into my existing Drupal site? (This would be my preference.)
Second question: If the answer above is "no," then is it possible to install DrupalEd as a complementary install in my existing Drupal system, so that it feels to users as if they are entering a particular section of that site, rather than entering a brand new site? (This would be my second choice.)
Third question: If the answer to the second question above is "no," then is it easy to share and/or migrate data from my existing site to a DrupalEd install?
Thanks.
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First Question: yes, I think
I'll go ahead and chime in first, even though I'm probably least knowledgable...
I think that the answer to your first question is "yes". My understanding about the structure of DrupalEd is that it is Drupal + Drupal Modules + some pre-set configurations. And that's all. So you could install DrupalEd in a safe development area (your local computer for example) examine the modules and configurations, and use the ones that you need in your existing Drupal site.
I might be missing something, so, DrupalEd pros, please weigh in.
DrupalEd is a distribution of Drupal
DrupalEd is what's known as a distribution or installation profile for Drupal. If your at all familiar with Linux, you have heard of the different Linux distributions such as SUSE, Fedora, Ubuntu, etc. Each Linux distribution uses the same programs but the programs which are selected and how they're configured is different depending on the goals of the distribution.
Drupal has the same concept with their installation profile as you can see here:
http://drupal.org/project/Installation+profiles
People have put together specialized configurations of Drupal and 3rd party modules to fit needs for conferences, forums, wikis and others.
So DrupalEd is Drupal AND a collection of 3rd party modules configured so it's easy for a non-drupal expert to quickly put together a social learning website for their school/classroom.
Hope that helped!
Kyle Mathews
Kyle Mathews
I think the responses help.
I think the responses help. I'll try to download DrupalEd (when I tried the other day I ended up with a corrupted file, but that my have been a problem with my connection). Once I've done that, I'll check it out on localhost to see what I can learn. Thanks.
List of Modules
I was wondering if there was a list of modules with descriptions available. We're about to take the plunge and integrate Drupal with Google Apps for our school site. We're happy to share our successes and challenges, and we'd benefit from anyone who's gone this route before us.
Thanks for making this start!
Are you using this as a
Are you using this as a starting point: http://drupal.org/project/googleauth ?
What are you looking to accomplish? There was some summer of code work done last summer that will be very useful for this --
Also, as you progress, it would be great to hear what worked/what didn't work -- will you be blogging this somewhere?
Cheers,
Bill
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