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Moodle and ACME

How do they compare?

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1 - Administration 1 - Administration

2 - Course Information2 - Course Information

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Admin (1)Admin (1)

Grades (6)Grades (6)

Admin (1)Admin (1)

Course Information (2) & Notes (5)Course Information (2) & Notes (5)Admin (1)Admin (1)

Adding Course Information (2)Adding Course Information (2)

Tests (3)Tests (3)Discussions (4)Discussions (4)Drop boxes (5)Drop boxes (5)

Uploading Notes

• Turn Editing on

• Zip file

• Upload zip folder to course files directory

• Unzip

• Add resource “link to a single file” OR

• Add resource “Display directory”

• Choose file or folder to display

Editing a resource

• Turn editing on

• Click on the hand

• Change settings

• Save

Adding a discussion forum

• With Editing on

• Add activity “Forum”

• Standard Forum

• Normally you should not enforce subscription

• Set to NO GROUPS!

Moving topics

• Turn Editing on

• Click on the up/down arrows

• Select new location

Creating an assignment drop box

• Turn Editing on

• Add an activity “Upload a single file”

• Assignment name and description

• Allow resubmitting no

• NO GROUPS!

• save

Creating a Quiz

• Name and introduction• Disable quiz available• 1 attempt only• Secure window NO• NO GROUPS!• Save changes• Create a test category• In category create questions & add to test• Save test

Grades

• Quizzes set up automatically

• You grade uploaded assignments

• Offline assignments can be added to complete the grade book

• Wiki

• PowerPoint?

• Moodle book

Acadia Moodle Wiki

• http://courseware.acadiau.ca/wiki/ts/help/index.php/Moodle_Help_Page