> Also, what about the language of the site itself? will it be only in
> english?
I'd suggest that the user's view of the site should be unashamedly
country-specific. It's quite frustrating to turn up lots of hits for,
say, US-focussed material which can't be used in the UK without
significant conversion, whether due to spellings, pronunciation,
locality of examples or references to the country's school system.
Of course, if multiple sites happen to be powered by the same backend
database, with the metadata for the materials determining what shows
on different sites, that wouldn't interfere with the user's view and
would increase the visibility of the material. (Different views for
primary and secondary schools, for example, would also potentially be
useful).
Whilst broadly agreeing with the idea of a MediaWiki installation
because the best is the enemy of the good, I feel a more integrated
approach would be useful:
* File system integration to allow trivial 'backing up' of materials
to the web; ability to build up lists of your materials
* Ratings as to whether people found the material useful (ebay
response style: negative is rare but important; positive for many
people is probably better than very positive for a few; comments are
just as important as the rating)
* Ability to add other people's material into your list of materials.
* Should probably fork other people's work, not edit only version;
will probably be multiple versions of resources for the same lesson.
* Multiple views of the same database: by topic area, by format ("I
can't use files for that opposing brand of interactive whiteboard"),
by type of material (flashcards, handouts, lesson plans, powerpoints
to show the class, video demonstrations, photos to use to construct
own materials), by age group, by national curriculum tickbox.
Just some ideas off the top of my head...
Dave
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