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==What is a plugin?== | ==What is a plugin?== | ||
A plugin is code that works with other Moodle modules. | |||
The term has evolved with Moodle to generally mean an enhancement of an existing feature in Moodle. The lines sometimes get fuzzy. For example, many filters were called plugins. You will now find plugins on the settings block menu and under it filters. | |||
==This page== | ==This page== |
Revision as of 00:52, 7 August 2011
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What is a plugin?
A plugin is code that works with other Moodle modules.
The term has evolved with Moodle to generally mean an enhancement of an existing feature in Moodle. The lines sometimes get fuzzy. For example, many filters were called plugins. You will now find plugins on the settings block menu and under it filters.
This page
At present there is no plan to what gets added in here. Some of the code appears in the GIT, some appears in the database, some are in their own repository (like sourceforge or Google code).
Notes on various contributed code, plugins and filters
Marginalia: an annotation tool MOODLE 2.0 Ready
One of the main features of an online learning environment (OLE) that makes for efficiency and effectiveness is the ability to quickly create quality feedback for students. Marginalia is a Java based tool that helps with this. It creates a right hand side pane with highlighting in the main page and comments in the pane. The main use is in forums.
- About: http://www.geof.net/code/annotation
- New version (May 2011) http://code.google.com/p/marginalia/downloads/list
- Main website: http://webmarginalia.net/
- Tour: http://webmarginalia.net/tour/tour1/
- Open systems journal: http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs (The olther main OS application this is specifically configured for)
- Current release notes: http://code.google.com/p/marginalia/wiki/ReleaseNotes
- Original post (2006): http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=40517
- Recent discussion: (2011): http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=177207
- Blkog post, video clips and instructions: http://moodurian.blogspot.com/2011/06/gem-of-tool-for-english-teachers.html