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Another point that came up in the session was that it is much easier to start with open-source software or platforms rather than try to transition from commercial software to its open-source equivalent. Orwin explained that implementing Moodle into his district was much easier than transitioning from Microsoft Office to Open Office, since teachers were already familiar with Microsoft Office and then had to adjust to the differences in Open Office. That transition was almost four years in the making, he said. On average, it takes about three years before educators begin to truly understand the benefits of moving to open-source software, said Hargadon.

 iMoot is an annual event where the Moodle community of over 32 million users are provided the opportunity to join together on a global scale. This web based event engages a global audience of Moodle practitioners, administrators and decision makers in one event for an online e-conference with a difference! The core aim of the iMoot is to ignite the sense of community and sharing for which Open Source and in particular Moodle is famous for.  An event for a meeting of minds to share the best of each of us with the others. With a new iMoot event comes a new site. Please make sure to point your browser to http://www.imoot.org to check out our new site. The forums are operational and registrations are open, this year with earlybird rates for those who want to get in before the rush.

Open source music site. You do need to download a patch for OGG files to play in Windows Media Player.

USING MOODLE (1.8) is a free e-book focusing on the world's most popular Open Source Learning Management System

Mahara is an open source e-portfolio system with a flexible display framework. Mahara, meaning 'think' or 'thought' in Te Reo Māori, is user centered environment with a permissions framework that enables different views of an e-portfolio to be easily managed. Mahara also features a weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online learner communities. Interoperate out of the box with Moodle

Moodle comes replete with blogs, forums, RSS feeds, wikis and more that enable it to be seen as an "absolute good" that opens the door, that enables powerful ideas to slay the fears our IMHO - slay the fears that leaders hold. In many schools, it can become the technology that ensures communication, collaboration, and global learning do become the predominant learning task, without losing that academic focus.

Sequel Pro is an Open Source, fast, easy-to-use Mac database management application for working with MySQL databases.

The great thing about Moodle's Open-Source framework, other than the cost savings, is the ability to customize and fine-tune your online courses to your exact specifications. Hundreds of custom third-party modules are offered for free by Moodle contributors, which once installed, can change the look, feel and functionality of your Moodle to suit your requirements. Despite their usefullness however, Moodle's list of available Moodle Modules is an exhaustive one. One often needs to sift through and try out dozens of modules before finally deciding on one.

Reteach is open source and licensed under the GPLv3. It converts BB9 courses to Moodle 1.9 courses

There is no learning management system (LMS) like Moodle LMS. Indisputable! (Why so? See our blog on Moodle advantages). Since Moodle LMS is a popular and open-source LMS. A large number of educational institutions tend to use it for their learning needs. As the strength of an organization varies from a few hundred to thousands, it faces a real challenge. It becomes a challenge 'how to use Moodle as a student.' In this blog post, let's help you simplify things in Moodle for you. If you are a student and are using Moodle at your organization, this post will come to your rescue. Now let's look at things on how to use Moodle as a student. One by one...

Courses available for download under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Free Wikiversity Moodle Sandbox Server - For Synchronous and Asynchronous Training - WebcastAcademy.net

At this Moodle site you will find University of California college prep courses freely available for students and educators to use as supplemental or complementary material. Courses include Algebra, History, Environmental Science and more.