Moodle: Free On-line Classroom Tools
What is Moodle? M odular O bject- O riented D ynamic L earning Environment Free, open source software Can be used on any computer with Internet May be downloaded to your school server or hosted on outside sources
School Server or Outside Host? School servers are the best place to host Moodle. Outside hosts exist for a small fee or for free with limited capabilities. –Free –$0.95/mo _files/other/moodle.html _files/other/moodle.html
Outside Host Links – FREE, but limited spacewww.ninehub.com $0.95/mo hosting for Moodle _files/other/moodle.html _files/other/moodle.html More expensive options – $500-$600 yearwww.moodlerooms.com –Remote-learner.net $500-$600 yearRemote-learner.net
Getting Started Every student must have a valid account, regardless of whether or not it is active. Create an ENROLLMENT KEY so that only your students can be in your classes! Explore
Course Settings
Class Design Format Choice for Class –Weekly: standard class setup with beginning and ending dates –Topics: dates are removed and topics are highlighted –Social: forum based
Weekly Format
Topics Format
Social Format
Editing Icons Available
Class Design Module choices: –Assignments –Choice (great polling tool) –Forum –Resource –Quiz –Survey –Glossary –Journal –MORE!
Assignments: Adding
Assignments: Upload Options
Assignments: Easy Grading
Choices: Creating
Choices: Adding Options
Forum: Creation
Forum: More Creation
Forum: Kids at Work
Resources Upload.pdf or other format files for student reference Link to websites for references/study
Resources
Quizzes Create quizzes with different types of questions –Multiple choice –Matching –Essay –Short Answer –Numerical –MORE!
Quizzes: Setting the Options
Benefits of Using Moodle Anytime, anywhere learning The software is FREE Students love anything on- line Grade homework without touching a single piece of paper or using printer ink!
Cons of Using Moodle Not as “pretty” as Blackboard Navigation not 100% user friendly Occasional “bugs” in software require patience
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