This book provides the essential details to get the most out of your Drupal site. In clear, step-by-step instructions, you will learn how to build a site that is easy to use, easy to navigate, and supports the teaching & learning you want to emphasize.What you will learn from this book:- Drupal terminology and how Drupal works;- How to build an intuitive structure to allow students & teachers to find relevant content;- How to build an instructor blog to communicate with your students and also the larger school community;- How to publish assignments for students in your courses, and how to track student responses to those assignments;- Using roles, and role-based privileges, to support teaching & learning;- Sharing learning resources using tags and bookmarks;- How to set up a podcasting platform that allows podcasts to be aggregated in a variety of places, including iTunes, thus enabling students & teachers to share information with anyone at any time;- How to set up informal working groups alongside classes to create a safe space for students to collaborate on class projects;- How to develop your site using best practices, and maintain it safely & securely;- Extending your site by installing contributed modules and themes;- Setting up and using some of Drupal's most popular modules: CCK, Views, and Organic Groups.