How Moodle Changed our Lives Sean Soules & Steve Durant Wyandotte Public Schools
What’s in your classroom? Projector Document Camera Internet
Computer issues? Our lab is open before and after school Can access Moodle on any smart phone with Internet Public Library Have to raise the bar and keep it high
Before Moodle After Moodle It’s on Moodle What I miss? Can I get the notes? Do you have any more handouts When will this be graded? It’s on Moodle
Are you new to Moodle? Start up takes A LOT OF YOUR TIME Can revise each year you teach the course Course grows as you learn more Moodle features Never a replacement to a teacher
Resource is what they see! Don’t try to know all the resources, master some of them
Activities is what they do! So much here you can be overwhelmed Pick what works
How I have used Moodle Extension of the classroom Blended classroom Flipped classroom
Extension of the Classroom
Blended Classroom
Flipped Classroom
The Book Feature vs List
Chapters
The Calendar
Links back to the Book…
…to avoid confusion.
My Format… Know This… Read This… Watch This… Do This Together… Do This Individually… My Format…
My Format for Clarity
Seamless linking to docs…
…to links…and video.
Group Collaboration- Problem Based Learning and Project Based Learning
Individual Assessment
Chat- writing or lit help…designate a monitor
Grading the Forum
The Writing Process- Benefits of the Book in Moodle Allows students to be self sufficient Allows students to be proactive and accountable for their learning Allows the instructor to give a variety of resources to their students in an easy-to-use, organized format Promotes students to be engaged in the lesson Easy to grade, easy to maintain The Writing Process- Benefits of the Book in Moodle