[Building Sakai] [DG: Teaching & Learning] Google AppsIntegration in Sakai

[Patricia Goldweic]

Just to add to these pointers regarding Bboogle, the 1.0.2 version is the
one that implements all the group-based functionality, and it will be
released before the end of January. As Seth pointed out earlier, the project
site is at http://projects.oscelot.org/gf/project/bboogle. 
Best,
-Patricia

Patricia Goldweic
pgoldweic at northwestern.edu
 

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> [mailto:sakai-dev-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf 
> Of Jonathan Smith
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:44 AM
> To: Nicola Monat-Jacobs
> Cc: Sakai User List; Sakai Dev List; Teaching & Learning Sakai Group
> Subject: Re: [Building Sakai] [DG: Teaching & Learning] 
> Google AppsIntegration in Sakai
> 
> Hi Nicola,
> 
> Yes, Gint is part of BBoogle and in the distribution. We have 
> released the whole package under the ECL2 license (same as 
> Sakai?). If you do adapt it, we would love to hear more..
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> On Jan 21, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Nicola Monat-Jacobs wrote:
> 
> > Thanks this extremely clear overview, Jonathan! Is Gint 
> something you developed in-house, or is it available out on 
> the web? (My Google-fu is failing me right now.) If the 
> former, is it something we could entice you to share?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Nicola Monat-Jacobs
> > The Longsight Group
> > 
> > 
> > On Jan 20, 2010, at  5:54 PM, Jonathan Smith wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi Steve,
> >> 
> >> Patricia saw this message and pointed it out to me. The 
> project, BBoogle, comes form our group (Patricia Goldweic and myself).
> >> 
> >> 1. The software provides single sign-on via Blackboard, 
> that is you can access Google Apps materials without having 
> to log in a second time.
> >> 
> >> 2. The software creates and maintains the membership of a 
> course group in Google. Initially the entire class membership 
> is added to the group. As students access materials or links 
> in BB course sites, if they are not already a member of the 
> course group, they are automatically added. This group can be 
> used for student communications.
> >> 
> >> 3. Instructors can create links to documents, 
> spreadsheets, calendars etc inside their BB course sites. The 
> course group is automatically added as collaborator so that 
> students and instructors can edit those materials.
> >> 
> >> 4. The latest version supports folder sharing.
> >> 
> >> Most of the functionality is implemented as a stand-alone 
> web service called Gint (google integration) which handles 
> mediation between the BB software and Google. A much lighter 
> weight plug-in (called a building block) is added to 
> Blackboard to provide the user interface for linking tools 
> and support for single sign-on. Nothing in Gint is specific 
> to Blackboard.
> >> 
> >> Best,
> >> 
> >> Jonathan Smith
> >> 
> >> Software Architect
> >> Academic and Research Technologies,
> >> Northwestern University
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Jan 20, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Steven Githens wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Hi Mathieu,
> >>> 
> >>> Do you know if there is a detailed description/screenshots of the 
> >>> functionality provided by this?  We've done a few sprints here 
> >>> trying to integrate Google Docs and stuff with Sakai, but 
> the GData 
> >>> API's were missing some fundamental things that were 
> necessary for 
> >>> embeddable stuff and doing "cool" things.  They may have 
> added the 
> >>> missing functionality by now.
> >>> 
> >>> I guess I'm mostly curious if this goes beyond basic stuff like 
> >>> embedding some iframes that maybe have a Google Doc 
> folder that is 
> >>> mounted to a class / showing google calendar for a class in an 
> >>> iframe / reading a few RSS feeds.
> >>> 
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Steve
> >>> 
> >>> Mathieu Plourde wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> 
> >>>> Sorry for the cross-posting, but is anyone interested or 
> involved 
> >>>> in integrating Google Apps with Sakai? Blackboard has 
> piloted with 
> >>>> Northwestern U. and it seems very nice...
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> http://course-management.northwestern.edu/display/cms/Bboogle+Pilot
> >>>> +Project
> >>>> 
> >>>> Mathieu
> >>>> 
> >>>> --
> >>>> =================================
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> >>>> Project Leader, LMS/Instructional Designer IT-Client Support & 
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> >>>> 
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