OpenSourceSolutions

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Server Applications

 * Moodle - An online learning environment
 * Can authenticate to AD or OD LDAP (BZAEDS)
 * [|Quickmail block] - Allows to email students in your class directly from Moodle
 * [|iPodcast module] - Allows uploading of podcasts and corresponding RSS feeds
 * [|Questionnaire module] - Better format for taking polls and surveys
 * [|Drupal] - A content management system
 * Can authenticate to AD or OD LDAP (BZAEDS)
 * [|Gallery module] - Allows for embedded integration of Gallery installation
 * [|Elgg] - Social networking / communities tool
 * We have it authenticating to our Mac OS X Open Directory LDAP (BZAEDS)
 * [|Gallery] - Photo sharing site with upload hooks from popular photo organizers. Allows for full resolution zip file downloads and ordering directly through shutterfly.
 * [|iPhotoToGallery] - Export Photos from iPhoto directly into a Gallery album
 * Integrated with our drupal installation using Drupal Gallery Module
 * [|phpList] - Mass eMailer / Newsletter Organizer
 * [|MediaWiki] - Host your own school/class wiki (same format as wikipedia)
 * [|phpiCalendar] - Post many different calendars together using iCal or Sunbird on your school website
 * [|FreeRadius] - Radius Authentication Service for Wireless Access Points
 * We have this working on both Cisco APs, Apple Snow, and Apple Airport Extremes. We also have it setup to authenticate against a mysql db. (BZAEDS)
 * [|NetRestore] - Allows for imaging/cloning of Apple computers.
 * We set up the phpNetRestore DB using mysql to access configurations and settings via the web. It renames computers via MAC address and also installs appropriate packages. (BZAEDS)
 * [|Nagios] - Host, network and service monitoring program
 * We are using this to monitor our servers, switches, and wireless access points. We get email alerts and/or SMS messages when something becomes unavailable. (BZAEDS)

Client Applications

 * [|Alice] - This open source from Carnegie Mellon helps our kids learn an easy programming language while having lots of fun manipulating 3D graphic objects in a little world that they can control. The students construct their programs using a simple drag and drop tile method that eliminates the possibility for syntax errors. (JIM Z)

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