moodle presentation summer 2009

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MSP2 Tech Talk: Moodle for Middle SchoolTom Jenkins


Quick Poll

• Rate your Moodle experience level

– A. I haven’t worked with Moodle at all as an instructor– B. I have set up a page and have experimented a

little bit with Moodle– C. I have my own Moodle course that I use on a

regular basis– D. I am a “Moodle Master”


What is Moodle?

• Moodle is a free and open source e-learning software platform

• Somewhat similar to Blackboard or WebCT

• Over 28,000,000 users registered in over 2,500,000 courses


Why is it called Moodle ?

• Modular

• Object

• Oriented

• Dynamic

• Learning

• Environment


What is the purpose of Moodle?• Moodle is designed to help educators

create online courses with opportunities for rich interaction.

• Educators have the ability to tailor each course to his/her style and needs.

• Its open source license and modular design mean that people can develop additional functionality.


What do you need for Moodle?

• An in house server or paid hosting site

• Can work on different OS. Even free Linux.


What can you do with Moodle?

• Use Multiple Graphical Themes and Dynamic Nature to Create a Useful Tool

• Create Different Activities

• Post Several Types of Resources

• Multiple Forms of Assessment

• Gather, Store, and Share Data


Course Theme and Structure• Blocks with columns (individual modules)

• Downloadable Apps


Blocks


Activities


Resources


Forms of Assessment

• Both informal and formal– Upload Assignments– Blogs/Journals– Choice– Flashcards– Questionnaires– Surveys


Quiz


Data


How Have I Used Moodle?

• I have used Moodle over the past 3 years to teach classes at Indian Valley Middle School and Wittenberg University

• I have used it to teach graduate level Technology for Teachers, 8th Grade Science, 5th-8th Grade Technology, and will be using it this year for 5th & 6th Grade STEM

• Also Student Council and Washington DC Trip


What Types of Moodle Activities Have I Done?

• Download and Upload Single Assignments• Download Freeware• Surveys• Forums (to communicate with each other or while I’m out)• Links to Websites• Reminders/Checklists/Rubrics• Post Pictures• Archive PowerPoints for later viewing• Posting Podcasts• Quizzes• Embed Videos• Wikis


Download/Upload Assignments


Links to Websites/Freeware


Forums


Reminders/Checklists/Rubrics


Posting Pictures


Archive PowerPoints


Podcasts


Quizzes


Embedded Videos


Wikis• Allows collaboration not only in one class

but between classes and grade levels


Safety Features

• Built-in Backup

• Authentication methods – (Enrolment Key, Guests or no guests)

• Enrollment methods

• Content Filters


Additional Resources

• http://moodle.org/

• http://playpen.moodle.com.au/moodle/index.php

• http://www.buddyproject.org/resources/moodle/default.asp

• http://moodle.buddylearning.org/moodle/


Additional Questions?

• Please feel free to ask


Contact Information

• Email: [email protected]

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