Moodle Media and More

IETC SpringfieldNov 18-19, 2010

Terence Sullivan

Technology Director

Shiloh CUSD#!

Moodle Resources/Activities

Resources Activities

LabelCompose Text PageCompose Web PageLink to File or

WebpageDisplay a Directory

AssignmentChoiceDatabaseForumGlossary JournalQuizWiki

BasicsLinks to mediaUpload media to the class file

library◦Use by creating a Display a Directory

optionStore media in the included

Database

Power of the LabelA “label” resource has

◦Access to pure HTML code◦Displays directly in the main view

To access the HTML code view, click on the “<>” symbol on the Web Editor

Enhancing MoodleAdd-onsBasic process for installing an add-on to

Moodle◦1. find the add-on (usually a zip or tgz file)◦2. download the file ◦3. unzip the file◦4. copy the folder of the unzipped code into

either MOD or BLOCKS folder inside moodle …/www/mod or …/www/blocks

◦5. open the notification page to install and activate the add-on (http://moodlesite/admin)

◦6. Configure any needed options

Moodle Plugins Reviewhttp://www.markdrechsler.com/?p

=29

Module to ConsiderLightbox GalleryGallery4KidsPodCastermmDatabaseFieldmPagePresenterSlideCastKalturaBig Blue ButtonSharing Cart

LightBox Photo GalleryDownload “lightbox_gallery.zip”unzip lightbox_gallery.zipmv lightbox_gallery /var/www/modhttp://yourmoodleserver/admin---------------------------------------------------Upload photos to a folder in the

course files directoryPoint Lightbox Gallery to that folder

PodCaster

Download “podcaster_20090312.zip”unzip podcaster_20090312.zipmv podcaster_20090312 /var/www/modhttp://yourmoodleserver/admin----------------------------------------------------------Drop MP3 files into a folder in the course

filesCan schedule when they are availableCan connect to RSS

PresenterDownload “presenter.zip”unzip presenter.zipmv presenter /var/www/modhttp://yourmoodleserver/admin------------------------------------------------

----Create Presentations which include

video, images, notesCan use YouTube links or Flash files

mmDatabaseField

Download “multimedia.zip”unzip multimedia.zipmv multimedia /var/www/mod/data/field/ http://yourmoodleserver/admin---------------------------------------------------------Adds a new Database Field type

“multimedia”Use to store and collect multimedia files

MultiMedia FiltersAdministration

◦Modules FiltersMultiMedia Plugins

Allow direct playing of some media content inside Moodle activities instead of opening in a separate application

Will play in browser window, but does require browser plugin to be present.

Streaming MediaAny Web Server can be used to

display/play media◦Drop media into a web folder, and create

a link to it.Streaming – optimized for sharing

◦Can begin playing before downloading all ◦Can serve up multiple “versions” of the

same media◦http – standard port 80 web streaming◦rtmp – adaptive and can adjust in real

time

Kaltura Streaming ServerCommunity EditionHost on your own server

Other Streaming Servers◦Wowza Developer Edition◦Microsoft Media Encoder◦Macintosh – yeah, they do media

IntegratingKaltura

◦Host and stream media content

Moodle◦Use the content available

Kaltura

Download “alpha_0.95.tgz”tar –xvfz alpha_0.95.tgz three foldersmv kaltura /var/www/modmv “assignment”

/var/www/mod/assignment/typemv “resource” /var/www/mod/resource/type/http://yourmoodleserver/admin------------------------------------------------------------Creates connection between Moodle and

Kaltura media sharing server.

Collaborative Meeting SpaceWizIQDimDimBig Blue Button

Big Blue ButtonServer App – Stand Alone Server (Ubuntu 2G)

◦ http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/InstallationUbuntu

--------------------------------------------------------------Moodle connector ModuleCreate connection to BigBlueButton Server Collaboration and online conference room

◦ Download “bigbluebutton.zip”◦ unzip bigbluebutton.zip◦ mv bigbluebutton /var/www/mod◦ mv bigbluebutton.php /var/www/lang/en_utf8◦ mv bigbluebutton var/www/lang/en_utf8/help◦ http://yourmoodleserver/admin

Google Apps Ed/Pro - MoodleGoogle has release a set of modules to

integrate Moodle User Database and Google Apps User Databases.

Requires SSO and commitment to Moodle User Database as the primary login

Download moodle-gapps-rc3.zipFollow Directions to modify config files and

drop the set of mods into the correct folders

Info Here:◦ http://learningischange.com/2009/02/25/the-killer-app-google-apps-and-moodl

e-integration/

◦ http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1129

◦ http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=117354

Questions?

Resources Activities

LabelCompose Text PageCompose Web PageLink to File or

WebpageDisplay a Directory

AssignmentChoiceDatabaseForumGlossary JournalQuizWiki