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LAMS for Beginners

About LAMS
What is LAMS? What is LAMS, and what does it do?
Why would I use LAMS? Some of the benefits of using LAMS.
What's NEW in LAMS 2? What new features are available in the new version?
Who else is using LAMS? Where is LAMS being used? Read some case studies and reports.
Where can I try out LAMS? You can register for a free account on the LAMS 2 Demonstration Server here.
Where can I download LAMS? This is where you can download and install LAMS on your own server.
The LAMS Community - Share your LAMS Sequences! The LAMS community is a Global community for LAMS Teachers and Learners, sharing LAMS sequences from around the world.
LAMS Integrations LAMS can be installed as part of another LMS. Click here to find out how.
For Learners and Students who are New to LAMS...
Check out the LAMS 2 Learner's Guide for information on navigating and learning within LAMS.
For Teachers and Instructors who are New to LAMS...
Learn how to Create sequences using the Authoring Environment. Learn how to View Learners' Progress in the Monitoring Environment

LAMS Tutorials


		Animated Tutorials If you're new to LAMS, these animations will get you up to speed.

Click here to view information about the LAMS Activities.

These links will take you to written documentation about using the Standard LAMS activities to their full potential.
Click the Icon or Text to jump to the appropriate section.

Chat Activity	Forum Activity
Multiple Choice Activity	Noticeboard Activity
Notebook Activity	Question and Answer Activity
Share Resources Activity	Submit Files Activity
Survey Activity	Voting Activity
Scribe Activity	Tasklist Activity

Here you can learn about how to use the the Sequence Management Tools:

Sequence Gates, (Stop Points)	Branching Tool
Grouping Tool	Optional Activities and Sequences

There are also instructions for using Combined "Split-Screen" Activities in LAMS:

Forum and Scribe Combined Activity	Forum and Share Resources Combined Activity	Chat and Scribe Combined Activity

System Administrators Guide


		System Administrator's Guide Click here for guides to LAMS Installation and Configuration.

Installation and Configuration
Using the Windows Installerand Backup up and Restoring LAMS on Windows Using the Unix and Linux Installer and Backup up and Restoring LAMS on Unix, Linux and Macintosh Building LAMS manually Installing MySQL on Windows for LAMS Moving MySQL to another Server Installing Wildfire for LAMS Install the Media Player plugin for LAMS Configuring Multiple LAMS Instances on One Machine Changing Server Ports for LAMS Production Server Settings LAMS Configuration LAMS/LMS Integration Setup Updating the translations using a Language Pack Supporting Math formulae in LAMS
General Administration
Reporting Problems and Creating DEBUG Logs Troubleshooting Import Users

LAMS Licensing

LAMS 2 is licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.

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See the LAMS Technical and Development Wiki

Documentation in Other Languages

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