How to create blogs, online discussions and a community website using Drupal

Packt's "Drupal for Education andand how to extend your site to include social
E-Learning" by Bill Fitzgerald consists of clearbookmarking, a podcasting and video sharing platform,
step-by-step instructions, which help create blogs,image sharing, and interactive discussions around rich
online discussions, groups, and a community websitemedia content. You will also learn how to organize
using Drupal.your site so that, as learning occurs over time, you and
To learn more about creating a student blog, read anyour students will be able to track their work history.
exclusive chapter here:It also focuses around creating educational activities in
Social media in the classroom provide uniqueDrupal, with lots of examples of realistic courses and
opportunities for teaching and learning. This book helpsclassroom ideas – and how to implement them.
you break through the hype, and shows you how toThis book is for anybody looking to use Drupal to
build a site in Drupal that incorporates the Web in yoursupport teaching and learning; more generally, the
class, on your terms, to achieve specific learning goals.examples given in this book can also be used by
It provides the essential details to get the most out ofanybody looking to use Drupal to publish social media.
your Drupal site. In clear, step-by-step instructions, youThis book is not a developer's manual; you do NOT
will learn how to build a site that is easy to use, easyneed to know code, or HTML, or CSS, to benefit from
to navigate, and supports the teaching and learning youthis book. People new to Drupal will find clear
want to emphasize.examples describing how to set up their site. More
Drupal for Education and E-Learning provides aexperienced Drupallers will find tips and tricks for
step-by-step overview of how to work with Drupal toextending their site, and step-by-step instructions on
build a feature-rich learning environment. It will help youhow to make the most out of Drupal's flexibility.
learn how to configure the default Drupal installation,