moodle presentation summer 2009
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MSP2 Tech Talk: Moodle for Middle SchoolTom Jenkins
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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”
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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
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Why is it called Moodle ?
• Modular
• Object
• Oriented
• Dynamic
• Learning
• Environment
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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.
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What do you need for Moodle?
• An in house server or paid hosting site
• Can work on different OS. Even free Linux.
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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
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Course Theme and Structure• Blocks with columns (individual modules)
• Downloadable Apps
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Blocks
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Activities
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Resources
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Forms of Assessment
• Both informal and formal– Upload Assignments– Blogs/Journals– Choice– Flashcards– Questionnaires– Surveys
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Quiz
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Data
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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
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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
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Download/Upload Assignments
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Links to Websites/Freeware
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Forums
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Reminders/Checklists/Rubrics
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Posting Pictures
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Archive PowerPoints
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Podcasts
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Quizzes
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Embedded Videos
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Wikis• Allows collaboration not only in one class
but between classes and grade levels
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Safety Features
• Built-in Backup
• Authentication methods – (Enrolment Key, Guests or no guests)
• Enrollment methods
• Content Filters
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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/
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Additional Questions?
• Please feel free to ask
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Contact Information
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