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		<title>MrCUTE Jr. Shared URL/File Repository Plugin</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Moodle resource-type plugin enables sharing of URL and File resources in any course on a Moodle site. Here are some of the things this moodle plugin can do: Teachers/course editors can search for a previously created shared resource by keyword. A shared resource URL or File can be updated in one location, (in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This Moodle resource-type plugin enables sharing of URL and File resources in any course on a Moodle site. Here are some of the things this moodle plugin can do:</p>
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<li><a href="http://bydistance.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/MrCUTE_Jr_SharedURL-FileRepository.gif"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-35" title="MrCUTE_Jr_SharedURL-FileRepository_thumb" src="http://bydistance.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/MrCUTE_Jr_SharedURL-FileRepository_thumb.gif" alt="MrCUTE_Jr_SharedURL-FileRepository_thumb" width="300" height="361" /></a>Teachers/course editors can search for a previously created shared resource by keyword.</li>
<li>A shared resource URL or File can be updated in one location, (in the &#8220;repository&#8221;); the updated URL/File will instantly be available throughout your courses. For example, let&#8217;s say you have URL that you commonly refer to in several of your course, then one day the URL breaks (site get&#8217;s update, etc); without this plugin you need to search through all your courses for the resource that points to this URL &amp; update each one, however, with the &#8220;mrcutejr&#8221; plugin you can simply search for the item in the repository, change the URL to the new one and you&#8217;re done (same thing goes for replacing an existing file resource with an updated one).</li>
<li>Shared URL/File resources are stored outside of site-files and can only be accessed by a student from a link inside of a course that the students are enrolled in; further, the links are user &amp; course specific and will not work for another user.</li>
<li>In Moodle, URL icons are not always correctly defined; this is not really a flaw in Moodle so much as a technical limitation, for example &#8220;http://example.com/?resource=xyz&#8221; could return anything (a web page, or an image, or a flash .swf file, a pdf, etc), there&#8217;s really no way to know for certain. In mrcutejr we&#8217;ve made it possible for the Teacher/course editor to select the appropriate icon for a URL resource.</li>
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<p>Simplicity/ease of use was given priority during development of MrCUTE <em>Jr.</em>; if you  have some helpful insights on how we could make it better, please <a title="Click here for more contact information..." href="http://bydistance.ca/contact">let us know</a>!</p>
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<a title="Download the free MrCUTE Jr. Plugin from Moodle.org!" href="http://download.moodle.org/download.php/packages/mrcutejr_package.zip" target="_blank">Download The Latest MrCUTE <em>Jr.</em> Moodle Plugin</a></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Documentation for the MrCUTE Jr. Plugin on moodle.org" href="http://docs.moodle.org/en/MrCuteJr_Shared_Resource_Repository" target="_blank">View The MrCUTE <em>Jr.</em> Documentation</a></p>
<p>If you need a plugin or other solution coded for your LMS, <a title="Click here for more contact information..." href="http://bydistance.ca/contact">give us a call</a>!</p>
<p>Kind regards,<br />
<a title="Don't hesitate to call us at 1(204)371-2782" href="http://bydistance.ca/contact">Leo Thiessen</a><br />
Visions Encoded<br />
(204) 371-2782</p>
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