1. KidKamp CMS Analysis & Proposal Heather Bohn, Mauricio Castillo, Ronna Roberson & Julie Singh

2. KidKamp PLATFORM NEEDS: Support for multiple content creators Ability to give assessments & receive and store data Ability to receive user feedback Ability for social networking Ability to maintain consistency throughout site Ability for a variety of host providers

3. ADDITIONAL KidKamp WISHES: Ease of use Ease of installation Need for technical support Low cost for tool and hosting Overall effectiveness as a training platform

4. PLATFORM COMPARRISONS: CMS NAMECOSTEASE OF USE EASE OF INSTALL TECH SUPPORT OVERALL EFFECT. PLONE: Tool free GNU GPL license Hosting approx. $30/ month depending on size WYSIWYG Don’t need to know HTML AJAX search feature Image & text editing tools Download to install Click & run installer Support forums & companies Live chat Training events Commercial books Many authors Communicat. forums Amazing editing tools Toggle to HTML MOODLE: Content free Need hosting at $13/month $10 domain name Variety of install pack. Handle large #’s of kids HTML editor Multilingual Easy editing Download to install Install package easy to download Public forums Online help User conferences Commercial manuals Professional look & feel Easy nav. Content oriented Features: chat, video conferencing

5. PLATFORM COMPARRISONS: CMS NAMEMULTIPLE CREATORS? ASSESS./ GIVE & RECEIVE DATA? RECEIVE USER FEEDBACK? SOCIAL NETWORK? HOSTED W/ A VARIETY of PROVIDERS PLONE: Yes Difficult with a small site Uses Zope lang. = need internal server or central comp. Yes PloneQuiz provides multiple- choice platforms Enter HTML source Yes Feedback forum Yes Plone Chat Permissions can be established through roles No Only with providers that recognize Zope languages Can run $30 a month MOODLE: Yes Specific roles & supports multiple authors Yes Moodle’s Quiz Module Can create a variety of ? Formats Reports Yes A feedback and questionnaire module (polls) Yes Set up user profiles Search 7 interact with others Live chat Yes Easily hosted Written in MySQL Can run $13 a month

6. OUR CMS SUGGESTION: Used successfully by thousands of sites Easily customized and expanded based on needs User friendly: variety of install packages & plugins Uses HTML editor as well as AJAX & Javascript Collaborative learning atmosphere Professional look Easy to install & download Inexpensive: $10 domain name & $13 a month hosting Content deliverable in a variety of languages CURRENT CAMP SITE USING MOODLE: http://www.edtech.sandi.net/index.php?id=386&option=com_content&task=view