Use Your Noodle — Learn Moodle! Michelle Moore Davonna Willits Kelsey Baker Mollie Roths Take pictures with digital camera as students come in—give disk to student to use later to upload picture

What is Moodle? Course Management System (CMS) Originally started by Martin Dougiamas Based on Social Constructionist Pedagogy -Also known as Learning Management System (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) -Moodle was the basis of Martin’s PhD work; now Martin has Moodle.com to provide support and/or servers for Moodlers -social constructionist related to constructivist; basic idea is learning more effectively by working as a group (social) constructing knowledge for yourself and others; Moodle is best for this type of learning, but doesn’t force it.

Moodle is Open Source Moodle Software is Free! Community of Developers Moodle can be Modified -as opposed to Microsoft Windows which is closed source; Linux is another popular open-source program; our e-mail system is open source as well -The software itself is free—there are costs involved in servers, bandwidth, technical expertise, etc.; however, this means that we don’t have to risk losing the software because the licensing fees have gone up -Large community of developers are working on improving and adding to Moodle; real people who are creating things based on their needs, not working on features to make more money; if there is a bug, you can report it and somebody will work on fixing it; if you want a new feature or want to tweak the program, you can—with the right technical expertise

Moodle Worldwide 566 sites from 65 countries 34 languages Primary school through University level use Company training Home Schooling More language translations than WebCT or Blackboard

Moodle in Winfield Winfield Virtual School Users range from 2nd grade through college students Book Buddies Pre-Algebra supplement Generation Y class Book Discussion WMS Student Center Viking Academy

Winfield Virtual School On the Internet at imp.usd465.com/moodle

Register at WVS Username and password No spaces Underscores and periods are acceptable Tip: Choose a standard for usernames and passwords

Creating Your Profile Fill in first name, last name and e-mail address Email display Email format: Pretty HTML format Auto-subscribe: No! Editing text: Use HTML editor Fill in city and choose country and language Timezone: Server’s local time Description Picture Email display: Hide for students; optional for teachers

Enroll in Exploring Moodle Modules Click on WVS in top left corner Select KS Tech Conference in Courses Choose Exploring Moodle Modules by clicking on course title “Yes” I want to enroll

Exploring Moodle Modules Overview of each activity module Discussion Forum for each module Example activities

Moodle Modules Assignment Chat Choice Dialogue Forum Journal Quiz Resource Survey Workshop

Assignment Module Used to assign tasks Online or offline Allows electronic submission

Chat Module “Anytime, anywhere” communication Scheduled or spontaneous Chat transcripts available

Choice Module Informal survey tool Create questions and provide choices for participants Results can be posted with identities or anonymously

Dialogue Module One-on-one asynchronous conversations Like an internal e-mail system Teacher-student, student-student or both

Forum Module Provides areas for large group discussions Can be restricted Only teacher can post Student can only post once Posts may only be allowed in a specific time frame Posts can be rated

Journal Module Write and reflect in response to questions from instructor Can be edited over time Teachers can provide feedback

Quiz Module Create and give online quizzes Variety of question formats Option for immediate feedback Questions can be shuffled Multiple choice answers can be shuffled

Resource Module Tool for bringing content into the course Text files HMTL files Links to webpages Web applications

Survey Module Research-based surveys to aid teachers in making classes more effective COLLES—Constructivist On-Line Learning Environment Survey ATTLS—Attitudes to Thinking and Learning Survey

Modules in Progress Glossary—allows teachers and students to create a course glossary Workshop—tool for peer editing

Modules in Development Appointment Attendance Exercise Label WebWork

Create Your Own Course Return to WVS Administration>Courses Add a new course

Questions Implementation Technical General michelle_moore@usd465.com davonna_willits@usd465.com Technical Jonathan_moore@usd465.com General Moodle.org