Getting an overview of student work
Drupal offers several methods for tracking student work. The simplest method uses Drupal's core Tracker module. The Tracker module will work very well for sites with a small number of users. For sites with larger numbers of users and more complex tracking needs, we can use the Views module. We will discuss various methods of using the Views module later in this chapter.
Using the core Tracker module
To start, make sure that the Tracker module is enabled. Click on Administer | Site building | Modules or navigate to admin/build/modules. In the Core section, make sure that the Tracker module is enabled.
The Tracker module tracks the posts of all users. To see a list of all content created on the site, click on the
Recent content link—generated by the Tracker module—in the main navigation menu or navigate to http://yoursite.org/tracker. While this is a useful way to see a quick list of recently created content, it isn't the most useful way of tracking posts...
