Inside Moodle

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2. Like many teachers in the late nineties, I created my own web site for use in the classroom. Unfortunately, it was a great deal of work to add new content and maintain the site on a daily basis! 3. Even though the web site was very useful, it still lacked some important features

• Easy creation of content from my existing resources such as handouts and tests

• Built-in tools for quick and easy content creation and management

• Truly interactive learner involvement

4. Even though the web site was very useful, it still lacked some important features

• Enrolment and learnerauthentication and trackingthat was simple yet secure I had no idea who was doing what at any given time

• An intuitive interface to manage online learner information such as email addresses, phone numbers, and grades

5. Even though the web site was very useful, it still lacked some important features

• A robust application proven to be secure, trustable, and affordable

• An active support community to help me solve problems and generate new ideas

Then, one night at a party, someone told me about 6. Moodleis an alternative to proprietary commercial online learning solutions, and is distributedfor free under the GNU General Public License. M odular O bject- O riented D ynamic L earning E nvironment 7. Moodle Architecture Moodle was originally designed by an educator with a"social constructionist pedagogy"in mind. Social constructionists assert that learning is particularly effective when students are constructing something for others to experience. Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS) or Learner Management System (LMS). Martin Dougiamas Creator & Lead Developer 8. An individual or organization has complete access to the source code and can make changes if needed. Moodles modular design makes it easy to create new courses, adding content that engages learners on many levels. 9. Moodle is essentially an administrative platform that provides course pages that can be populated with Forums Glossaries Wikis Assignments Assessments Choices (polls) Scorm/AICC packages Interactive databases Interactive LessonsText pages Labels Web pages Links to Resources IMS Content Surveys Journal/Blog space Workshops and much more! 10. Depending on how you set up Moodle, all of your course materials are password-protected. This is an invaluable feature for those concerned with copyright law compliance! 11. First Create an account at Moodle.org 12. A Number of Ways to Get Started

• Have your school set up a Moodle server

• Obtain course space from one of the many companies now offering Moodle sites to teachers on the Internet

• Set up your own Moodle site on a commonly available web-hosting account costing just a few dollars per month!

13. 14. 1 2 3 15. Adding the Activities that form a course is a simple process:

• Have you site admin create a course for you

• Log in to your course

• Click the Turn editing on button on your course page

• Start adding course content!

16. 17. Icons and links that make sense! 18. 19. Description 20. Summary ? Index of All Help Files 21. Its hard to make a mistake! Moodle Docs on each page 22. Click Save Changes, and you have your link! 23. 1 2 3 24. Easy point-and-click access to set-up screens and other administrative tools. 25. ? 26. Admin Bookmarks Blog Menu Blog Tags Calendar Course/Site Description HTML Block ( WYSIWYG ) Loan Calculator Mentees Network Servers Online Users Quiz Results Random Glossary Entry Recent Activity Remote RSS Feeds Section Links Upcoming Events 27. Link to any Internet Resource, and it becomes part of your course! Web 2.0 28. You and your students can create your own content! 29. Design interactive lessons with whatever structure you prefer C Q Q End Intro Q Q Q Q Q Q End Branch End Branch End Branch End 30. Create Quizzes, Tests, and Review Tools 31. Use the Wiki module for collaborative projects of all kinds structured in just about any way you can imagine! 32. Create assignments requiring students to upload a written product. 33. Create peer assessment activities with a huge array of options using the Workshop module. Participants can assess each other's projects, as well as exemplar projects, in different ways. 34. LINK TO HOT POTATOES QUIZZES, TESTS, AND OTHER TOOLSCREATE INTERACTIVE WEB QUESTSHAVE STUDENTS CREATE WEB QUESTS FOR OTHER STUDENTSPROVIDE MAKE-UP FOR VIDEOSQUIZ STUDENTS ON VIDEO SHOWN IN CLASSCREATE REVIEW TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED REPEATEDLY BY STUDENTSHAVE STUDENTS CREATE A GLOSSARY FOR THE COURSECREATE A KEYWORD SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF YOUR STATES STANDARDS AND ANCHORSPROVIDE LINKS TO REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PRIOR KNOWLEDGEPROVIDE AREAS FOR THOUGHTFUL BLOGGING OF PROCESS OBSERVATIONS BY STUDENTSDELIVER CONTENT THROUGH BRANCHED LESSONSPROVIDE DIFFERIENTIATED LESSONS PRESENTING CERTAIN CONTENT ONLY TO THOSE WHO APPEAR TO NEED IT BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCEPROVIDE DIFFERIENTIATED VISUAL CONTENT BY PROVIDING DIFFERENT VIDEOS ON THE SAME SUBJECT FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERSPROVIDE AUDIO AND VISUAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTIVITIESHAVE STUDNTS POST VISUALAND AUDIO PROJECTS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITYPOLL STUDENTS ON ANYTHING AS IF YOU REALLY CARE WHAT THEY THINKHAVE STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN ASSESSMENTS BY CREATING QUESTIONS THAT WILLBECOME PART OF THE ASSESSMENT ON GIVEN MATERIALDELIVER CONTENT IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMATCREATE FORMULAS FOR MATHENGAGE STUDENTS IN PEER EVAULATION THROUGH THE USE OF WORKSHOPSPOST YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND NOTES FOR THOSE WHO MISS CLASSENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE USE OF A MULTITUDE OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS LINKED DIRECTLY FROM YOUR COURSE WEB PAGEMIX THE USE OF MOODLE PRESENTATION AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS WITH THE USE OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS IN ORDER TO ASSESS COMPREHENSIONPOST DAILY ACTIVITY RECORDSPOST ALL IMPORTANT CLASS DOCUMENTS SUCH AS SYLLABI, WORKSHEETS, AND RUBRICS PROVIDE ON LINE ASSESSMENTENABLE DIFFERIENTIATED INSTRUCTION BY PROVIDING MULTIPLE ASSESSMENT PREPARATION TOOLS OF DIFFERING TYPEKEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED BY PROVIDING THEM IMMEDIATE FEED BACK ON THEIR PROGRESS IN LESSONS AND ON ASSESSMENTSFREE YOURSELF FROM EXLAINING OVER AND OVER WHAT YOU DID IN CLASS YESTERDAY BY SAYING ITS ALL ON THE CLASS WEBSITECREATE LINKS TO OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FORMATTING SITES, ANTI-PLAGIARISM SITES, SCHOOL RULES SITES, AND OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS SITES THAT APPLY TO YOUR CLASSROOM PROVIDE A DIRECT LINK TO DISCOVERY EDUCATION STREAMING AND ALL OF THE FANTASTIC THINGS THEY HAVE TO OFFERREALLY GET EDGY AND USE THE CHAT MODULE TO PROVIDE A BACK CHANNEL FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO ENTER INTO LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTSINVITE THE WORLD INTO YOUR CLASSROOMWITH RSS FEEDS FROM ANYWHERENETWORK WITH OTHER MOODLE SERVERS 35. You will get the most out of Moodle if each student has his or her own email. 36.

• Think.com

• Gaggle.net

• SchoolCenter.com

• eChalk.com

• ePals.com

If you are working with younger students, you may have to get creative with email! You might try one of these services 37. Who Will HelpYouUse Moodle? www.moodle.org 38. 39. Thanks! O.B.A.A.T. A.C.E.A.E