moodle modules daniels

Moodle Modules & Blocks• Presentation• Lecture Questions• Seating chart• HotFlash• Attendance• Display Data• Media Blog• Mail Quiz Module• Moodle & Gallery 2 Integration• FreeMail• Moodle Grades

Media Blog• Description:

– Add voice, sound recordings and video– Post from web or by email.

• Install: – Download and unzip media blog module.– Copy ‘blog’ folder to Moodle ‘mod’ directory.– Visit to admin page to finish installation.

• Download/Support:– eng.core.kochi-tech.ac.jp/digital/

Media Blog

Media Blog

Presentation Module

• Description:– Upload PowerPoint presentations & view in Flash– Add comments to presentations.

• Install: – Copy ‘presentation’ folder to Moodle ‘mod’ directory.– Visit to admin page to finish installation.

• Download/Support:– eng.core.kochi-tech.ac.jp/digital

FlashPlayer

Presentation Thumbnails

Presentation View in Flash

FlashPlayer

Seating Chart

• Description:– Manage data with an interactive seating chart

• Install: – Copy ‘seatingchart’ folder to Moodle ‘mod’ directory.– Visit to admin page to finish installation.

• Download/Support:– eng.core.kochi-tech.ac.jp/digital

Seating Chart

Seating Chart Data

Moodle Development

• Advice– Familiarize yourself with Moodle’s backend.

• database & directory structure

– Read up on PHP and MySQL.• freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/php/• webmonkey.com/webmonkey/programming/php/tutorials/tutorial4.html

– Find a programmer to work with long term.• Scriptlance, Getafreelancer or RentACoder

– Try out some easy jobs first.– Project management skills are crucial.– Set aside some extra funds for bug fixes.

Moodle Directory

Modules go here

Blocks go here

Moodle ‘mod’ folder

Moodle Database

Moodle Table

Bio

Paul Daniels teaches English at Kochi University of Technology in Japan. He is interested in educational technology and his current research examines how course management systems can be used to support content-based or project-based instructional models. He started using Moodle in 2003 and has since developed several modules for language teaching.