Moodle Training For Teachers with Chai Nakpiban

About Created by Martin Dougiamas Philosophy: Learners can contribute to the educational experience 49, 256 registered sites Over 28 million users enrolled

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Getting Started – Logging In Username: lowercase letters only Password: case sensitive PRACTICE Your username: firstname.lastname Your password: onlineschool

Setting Up Your Gradebook Overview Flexible, powerful Automatic calculations, exportable to various formats, great organization Various ways of aggregation such as weighted average, sum, mode Organize your entire course

Setting Up Your Gradebook - Categories Categories are parent folder for items Examples of categories include exams, quizzes, homework, projects, etc CREATE GRADEBOOK CATEGORY Create a category called, “Exams” Set aggregation to, “sum of grades.” Create an item called “Test 1: Health Basics”

Setting Up Your Gradebook - Items Items appear inside categories Examples of items include specific objects such as “Test 1, Assignment, 2, or Quiz 3.” Optional, not necessary and are automatically aggregated as you build your course

Setting Up Activities– Forum Can contribute significantly to successful communication, community building May cultivate social bonds, interest groups

Setting Up Activities– Forum Terminologies Post – user submitted message enclosed into a block containing user’s details such as date/time of posting Thread – referred to as “Topic” which is collection of posts Emoticon – symbol to convey emotions = ) or : (

How To Set Up a Forum in 3 Steps Step 1: Turn editing on Step 2: Add an activity…Forum Step 3: Input Forum name and configure settings

Setting Up Activities– Upload A Single File Used to turn in assignment such as essay, photograph, or any file Examples include assessment, survey, assignment, quiz, test, etc CREATE AN ASSIGNMENT Create an assignment where a student must write 3 paragraphs Make assignment worth 20 points

Setting Up Activities– Advanced Uploading of Files Used to turn in assignments that require multiple files. Examples include group projects or multi-file assignments CREATE AN ASSIGNMENT Create an assignment where a student must turn in 5 photos Make assignment worth 20 points

Setting Up Activities– Online Text Good for reflections, student views Examples include chapter summary, opinions on any subject CREATE AN ONLINE TEXT ASSIGNMENT Create assignment where student reflects on any subject Make assignment worth 10 points

Setting Up Activities– Offline Activity Good for social engagement, exposure to other cultures, events, or places Encourages well roundedness of students CREATE AN OFFLINE ACTIVITY Create assignment where student visits a museum Make assignment worth 10 points

Assessments Overview Questions Categories Import Export

Additional Resources Moodle.org Moodle Book Lynda.com Tutorials

Conclusion – What We’ve Learned Gradebook Forum Assignment: single file Assignment: multiple files Assignment: online text Assignment: offline activity Assessments