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SLOODLE 1.0 Set Revision 13
Sept 3
Vending Machine revision 2 added to the set
The "web" button now sends an instant message to the user if they press it when the vending machine is not connected to a course


SLOODLE 1.0 Set Revision 12
August 30, 2009
Fixed the menu order of the Sloodle Set and the Sloodle Prim drop

SLOODLE 1.0 Set Revision 11
SLOODLE 1.0 VENDING MACHINE (Rev 1)
====================
August 30, 2009

Hi everyone,
I have added a few fixes and feature enhancements to the the  vending machine.  

FIX:  In the older version, the items in the vending machine  were listed out of order in the menu.  This has now been fixed, and all items are listed in the correct order

ENHANCEMENT:  Before, several hovertext messages were displayed in dark blue. This was hard to read, so I replaced with an easy to read bright pink - which seams to be easily readable in world over most backgrounds.

ENHANCEMENT:  I have also added an additional meni choice: "web".  This allows the user, or teacher, to jump to the MOODLE distributer page for the vending machine.  This can be useful in situations where the teacher or students needs quick access to the web distributer, and doesnt want to hunt for which activity is connected to the distributer they are currently using.  Good for situations where numerous vending machines exist in the same course.

FIX: In the previous vending machine, we used "<<" and ">>" for the previous and next pages.  It turns out that the "<<" caused a strange bug in some situations, possibily being mistaken by the lsl code a bitshifter operator in lsl - thus causing menu items to throw strange errors.  I've therefore changed the text labels for the next and previous pages to "NEXT" and "PREVIOUS"

FIX:  I also found that if you configure the vending machine using a sloodle_config, then delete the sloodle_config from the contents, the menu still displays but reports incorrect contents with negative button labels.  The problem was that the page number went below zero.  I've therefore added code that checks against a negative value, and resets the page number to zero.  This seams to fix the error.

We hope you enjoy the new updated vending machine with the new sorted menu, and the web button!

Sloodle 1.0 Set Revision 9 
Date: August 27 2009
Updated the quiz chair so that Incorrect and Correct answers as well as the final score of the user was output to general chat channel 0.  Changed this to a private instant message direct to the user instead.  Also changed Alpha's direct error message llSay to a translated, more descriptive version

Date: August 19th 2009

SLOODLE 1.0 Release Candidate
===============================================================================
Thanks for trying our 1.0 Release Candidate!  In this readme file you will find a lot of information pertaining to the SLOODLE Project! 
For your conveniece, we have created a table of contents below, and have used ASCII formating to make 
this README file more readable.  We hope you find it useful!

Table of Contents:
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1. What is Sloodle:

2. New features in this release

3. Sloodle Tool Set Overview 

4. Contact Informaton
    a) General Discussion Forum
    b) Archived Community Chat
    c) Project Home Page
    
5. Sloodle 101 Classes

6. Sloodle Island Information
    a) Sloodle Market Place
    b) Sloodle 101 Classroom
    c) Sloodle Communit Meeting Area
    d) Sloodle Sandbox
    
7. Sloodle Addons

8. Useful Links

9.  Installation

10. Addon Installation
    a) The Sloodle Awards System Addon
    b) The Freemail Blogger Addon
    
11. The Sloodle Team

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1. WHAT IS SLOODLE?
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SLOODLE is an Open Source project which integrates the multi-user virtual environment of Second Life® with the Moodle® learning-management system funded by the Eduserve Foundation in the UK (http://www.eduserv.org.uk/)

SLOODLE provides a range of tools for supporting learning and teaching to the immersive virtual world; tools which are integrated with a tried and tested leading web-based learning management system. 
Sloodle is a platform to connect a Moodle Learning management website with the Virtual world of Second Life.

Sloodle consists of two parts: A zip file which gets unzipped and installed on your MOODLE Learning Management Website, and 
a suite of tools which can be rezzed (brought out of your inventory) into Second Life.

SLOODLE is free for use under the GNU GPL license - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ and is funded and supported by Eduserv – http://www.eduserv.ac.uk/ with network services provided by San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science - http://slisweb.sjsu.edu.

Dr. Daniel Livingstone, University of the West of Scotland, UK is co-founder and Eduserv principle investigator. Jeremy Kemp with SJSU is co-founder.

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2. NEW AND SPECIAL FEATURES IN THIS RELEASE
===============================================================================
Sloodle 1.0 has a great list of new features for educators in Second Life.
Sloodle 1.0
New Features

** Presenter
*    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNuf5aOAm-I
*    Bulk Upload Capability added
*    Import Plugin Support added
*    PDF Importer function added
*    Presenter Texture can be changed by simply replacing the sloodle_presenter_texture file in the contents of the Presenter
*    Fixed bug where if user deleted the sloodle_presenter_texture after the presenter was deeded to a group, the parcel media was set to a NULL value.
*    Owner can prevent others from controlling  the slide show

** Sloodle Set
*    Updated the design
*    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdXiKJeWXZg

** Picture Glossary
*    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRw4AYH9bNE
*    New tool which Displays Textures in Second Life
*    Simply create a glossary and copy add the following as the objects description: 
*    textureUUID:scaleX:scaleY:scultpUUID
*    Then students can search for the glossary term by typing /pix glossary name - texture then appears in Second Life custom scaled.

** Quiz Chair Updates
*    The last sloodle_mod_quiz-1.0.lsl (as in sloodle 0.4 revision 10 ) accepted four question types: Multiple Choice, True False, Numerical, and Short Answer question types.  The drawback is that all are presented as Multiple Choice and converted if necessary.  This conversion destroys the nature of the Numerical, and Short Answer question types, as the right answer may become the only option in the question. When teachers select a Numerical or Short Answer question type they want something really different than selecting multiple choice of 2, 3 ,4 ... options. This version keeps the nature of the question types. It listens numerical and short answers through local chat and multiple choice and true-false through the dialog menus. So they run mixed but without loosing their nature.

** Web Intercom
*    Now chats the location of the archived chat when the intercom is turned off.
*   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8giZ47hA_dg

** Error Messages
*    All error messages are now translated!

** Access Checker Door 
*    has been removed due to the fact that it does not actually block access to spaces in Second Life, but simply is a door which opens if the user is a member of the course

** Sloodle Awards System
*    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvLvq-DIbs4
*    Motivate your Students by awarding them points in Second Life, and have those points automatically fed into the gradebook and count towards their final grade on MOODLE!
*    Scavenger Hunt Plugin - Students get points for completing a scavenger hunt in Second Life!
*    Stipend Giver Plugin - Give stipends to your students for them to get started in the virtual world

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3. ALL THE SLOODLE TOOLS WITH WIKI LINKS
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* Sloodle 1.0 Access Checker *  
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The Sloodle Access Checker is an area where access is controlled for avatars coming in and out.
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Access_Checker

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* Sloodle 1.0 Choice -    *  
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Display Live interactive Polls in Second Life
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Choice

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* Sloodle 1.0 Login Zone -*
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Allows users to teleport to their class from their Moodle site
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Login_Zone


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* Sloodle 1.0 Metagloss - *
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Allows access to Moodle glossaries from in-world
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_MetaGloss

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* Sloodle 1.0 Password Reset  *
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* Resets a registered users password, generates a temporary one, and sends them an instant message with the new password on the chat line
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Password_Reset
(Only works with auto-registered MOODLE accounts)

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* Sloodle 1.0 PrimDrop        *
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Students can submit assignments in Second Life by dropping a prim into this tool!
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Prim_Drop

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* Sloodle 1.0 Quiz Chair * 
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Students sit on this chair, and get delivered a multiple choice quiz.
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Quiz_Chair
http://www.youtube.com/user/sloodle#play/uploads/7/Yi54h7yiylQ

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* Sloodle 1.0 Quiz Pile-On *
****************************
Allows users in Second Life to take a multiple choice quiz that the teacher has set up in MOODLE. 
Questions are displayed as hover text above the Pile, and possible answers are 
displayed as hover text above separate semi-spheres which are rezzed for each question.
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Pile_On_Quiz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhMKGBlCkeE

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* Sloodle 1.0 Toolbar *
***********************
Send Blog Posts to Second Life, and evoke handy classroom gestures
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Toolbar

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* Sloodle 1.0 RegEnrol Booth *
****************************** 
Provide an easy way for your students to link their avatar to their Moodle Account
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Registration_Booth

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* Sloodle 1.0 Presenter *
*************************
The SLOODLE presenter is a tool for creating presentations (for lecture, seminar or self-paced tutorial use) in Second Life. 
New Bulk Uploading Ability, Import PDF's., display Mixed Media Presentations in Second Life!
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/SLOODLE_Presenter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNuf5aOAm-I

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* Sloodle 1.0 Web Intercom *
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Instantly archive live chat in Second Life to a Moodle chat room for synchronous and asynchronous communication.
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Web_Intercom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8giZ47hA_dg

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* Sloodle 1.0 Picture Gloss *
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The Sloodle Picture Gloss, provides an in-world glossary where users can search via chat commands. When a Glossary entry is found,
the texture stored for that glossary entry is displayed on a Prim in Second Life.
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Picture_Gloss
http://www.youtube.com/user/Sloodle#play/all/uploads-all/2/vRw4AYH9bNE

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* Sloodle 1.0 Vending Machine *
*******************************
Distribute objects to your students through your Moodle class page
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/SLOODLE_Vending_Machine

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4. CONTACT INFORMATION
===============================================================================
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* GENERAL DISCUSSION FORUM  *
***************************
The best way to contact the Sloodle team is through our discussion forum located at:   There, your question will get answered the quickest, and by more people. http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/mod/forum/view.php?f=15

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*  ARCHIVED COMMUNITY CHAT *
*************************
All chat is recorded by consenting avatars at our community meetings by our Sloodle 1.0 Web Intercom.  
These past chat sessions can be viewed  on our Moodle website here: (login required) http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/mod/chat/report.php?id=987

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* PROJECT HOME PAGE:                *
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Our Homepage is located at: http://www.sloodle.org
On our homepage, you will find download, and wiki links to our software as well as other information about sloodle, and the community.
Membership is free ofcourse!  Once you have signed up, we urge you to join the following courses so that you receive important community messages.
Welcome Area: http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=3  <--- join this course to participate in our general discussion forum!
Sloodle 101: http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=48  <--- join this course to participate in Sloodle 101!
http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=10 <--- join this course to participate in our development discussions!

===============================================================================
5. SLOODLE 101 CLASES
===============================================================================
Sloodle 101 is offered every Tuesday at 13:30 PST (Second Life Time) by Fire Centaur on Sloodle Island. 
You can teleport directly here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sloodle/110/59/24
Fire Centaur also utilizes an Adobe Connect Pro Server, whose use has been temporarily lent to him by Dr. PaiChai University in Daejeon, South Korea.  Thanks Pai Chai

http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=48

* You can also teleport directly to Sloodle Island  and have a tour around.  Below are SLURL teleport links which you can click on to get to various locations on Sloodle Island:

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6. SLOODLE ISLAND INFORMATION
===============================================================================
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* MarketPlace                         *
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Get the Latest tools here:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sloodle/126/94/23

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* Sloodle 101 Class              * 
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Class every Tuesday at 1:30 Pacific Standard Time (Second Life Time)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sloodle/110/59/24

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*  Sloodle Community Meeting Area   *
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This area is where our Sloodle In-world meetups take place!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sloodle/175/96/79
All Chats are archived here: 
** Sloodle Sandbox - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sloodle/236/232/23

===============================================================================
7. SLOODLE ADDONS:
===============================================================================
Sloodle Addons are additional tools you can install into Sloodle by uploading additional software into your Moodle website, as well
as rezzing the tool in world.
Sloodle addons can be found here:
http://download.socialminds.jp/sloodle/latest/addons.zip


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Sloodle 1.0 Awards System Addon *
*********************************
Motivate your Students by awarding them points towards their final grade directly in Second Life
* Read about it here: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle_Awards_System
* Get it delivered to you in Second Life: http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/mod/sloodle/view.php?id=1229
* Get the software to install here: http://download.socialminds.jp/sloodle/latest/addons.zip
* View a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvLvq-DIbs4

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Sloodle 1.0 Freemail Blogger Addon *
************************************
Take snapshots in Second Life, and have them entered directly into your Moodle Blogs
* Read about it here: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Freemail_Blogger
* Get it delivered to you in Second Life: No need to rez in Second Life, only lives on your website.
* Get the software to install here: http://download.socialminds.jp/sloodle/latest/addons.zip
*  http://www.youtube.com/user/fire2006#play/search/0/LiXrXA1A_ok

===============================================================================
8. USEFUL LINKS 
===============================================================================
For your convenience, here are a few useful download links:
*) Sloodle 1.0 Set Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdXiKJeWXZg&feature=channel
*) Sloodle Wiki: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Sloodle
*) Sloodle Home Page: http://sloodle.org
*) Discussion Forum http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/mod/forum/view.php?f=15
*) Testing forum: http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/mod/forum/view.php?id=1226
*) Youtube Channel: http://youtube.com/user/sloodle
*) Fire's Youtube Channel: http://youtube.com/user/fire2006 (for extra videos)
*) Sloodle Twitter: http://twitter.com/sloodle_news


===============================================================================
9. INSTALLATION
===============================================================================

You can usually upgrade old versions simply by removing the existing
SLOODLE folder(s) from your installation, and replacing them with the
new ones.

There are four parts which you can install. The first is required in
order to use SLOODLE, but the other two are optional, and simply
provide some additional functionality.

-----------------
Module (required)
-----------------
1. Navigate to your Moodle's "mod" folder
2. If a "sloodle" folder exists there already, then delete it
3. Add the "sloodle" folder from this download


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Block (optional)
----------------
1. Navigate to your Moodle's "blocks" folder
2. If a "sloodle_menu" fodler exists there already, then delete it
3. Add the "sloodle_menu" folder from this download


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Sloodle Object Assignment plugin (optional)
-------------------------------------------
(Enables use of the PrimDrop object)

1. Navigate to your Moodle's "mod/assignment/type" folder
2. If a "sloodleobject" folder exists there already, then delete it
3. Add the "sloodleobject" folder from this download

You will also need to alter your primary language pack.
E.g. if your primary language is English, then the  is "en_utf8".

1. Navigate to your Moodle's "lang/" folder
2. Open the "assignment.php" file
3. Scroll to the bottom and add this line immediately before the last "?&gt;":
    $string['typesloodleobject'] = 'Sloodle Object';

You can change the 'Sloodle Object' text to suit your needs.
You can repeat the process for other languages if necessary.

http://youtube.com/user/fire2006 (for extra videos)

THE SLOODLE TEAM 
===============================================================================
There are 5 core members of the Sloodle Team.  

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* Daniel Livingstone                       *
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Co-Founder, Principal Investigator at SLOODLE. 
Lecturer in Computer Game Development, University of the West of Scotland
Sloodle developer - SL scripts mainly

SLOODLE: http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/user/view.php?id=52&course=1
LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dlivingstone
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/dlivingstone
EMAIL: daniel.livingstone@gmail.com
WEBPAGE: http://cis.paisley.ac.uk/livi-ci0

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* Jeremy Kemp                                  *
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Jeremy W. Kemp is an instructional designer at San José State University and started teaching online in 1999. He keeps the official wiki for educators using the Second Life immersive environment — www.simteach.com. His instructional technology project connecting Moodle and Second Life has attracted hundreds of participants from around the world — www.sloodle.com. He is a doctoral student at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA working on educational and social issues in immersive environments. Kemp has master's degrees from Stanford and Northwestern University, designed the Wikispecies logo has been awarded "Picture of the Day" three times on Wikipedia.com

EMAIL: jkemp@slis.sjsu.edu
WEBPAGE: http://www.sjsu.edu/people/jeremy.kemp/
LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeremy-kemp/2/9aa/162
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/jeremykemp
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/jeremykemp

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* Paul Gerhard Preibisch                *
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Lead developer and research assistant for SLOODLE,  Community Support - Fire Centaur in Second Life
Paul is an independant virtual world consultant based out of Vancouver Canada, with a special interest in Education in Second Life.
Paul works daily on programming SLOODLE tools, addons, and providing community support.  

SLOODLE: http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/user/view.php?id=589&course=1
EMAIL: fire@b3dmultitech.com
WEBPAGE: http://b3dmultitech.com/
SKYPE: eslteacherlink.com
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/fire
YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/user/fire2006

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* Peter Bloomfield                           *
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Core Developer for the SLOODLE project. Currently doing a PhD in the integration of web-based learning systems with immersive virtual worlds at the University of the West of Scotland.

SLOODLE: http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/user/view.php?id=1350&course=1
EMAIL: sloodle@avid-insight.co.uk
WEBPAGE: http://peter.avid-insight.co.uk/
MSN: pete_rb@hotmail.com

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* Edmund Edgar                                *
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Developer / IT consultant based in Tokyo. 
Involved in developing Sloodle Scripts, and contribution to the project

SLOODLE: http://www.sloodle.org/moodle/user/view.php?id=78&course=1
EMAIL: online@edochan.com 
WEBPAGE: http://www.socialminds.co.uk
LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeremy-kemp/2/9aa/162
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/jeremykemp

===============================================================================
10. SLOODLE ADDONS INSTALLATION
===============================================================================
There are several addons being released with Sloodle 1.0. Addons are sloodle tools which have not yet been integrated into the Sloodle Core release due to not enough user testing. However, the addons listed are fully functional and extend Sloodle's functionality! We encourage you to try out the Sloodle addons! NOTE: There may be extra installation needed to add these to your Sloodle Website.

Information about Sloodle Addons can be found here: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Download_Sloodle

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