Talk:Choosing the right tool

Activity	Blogs	Drupal	Moodle	Wiki
Provide easy access to course materials
Share protected course materials allow only enrolled students access to copyrighted materials
Threaded discussion forums (asynchronous)
Chat (synchronous)
Student uploadable assignments
Group work / collaborative writing
Student journaling

Drupal

Strengths

• can protect sections of the site from outside world (readings, discussion)
• good replacement for static web sites
• discussion
• flexible
• surveys

Moodle

Strengths

• can protect all or nothing from outside world
• enforces the course structure (weekly or topics)
• chats and discussion
• quizzes