1. Activities Assignments Blogs* Chat* Choice Database Forum* Hot Potatoes* Journals Quizzes (Tests) Wiki* Audio Recorder Podcasts* Surveys VodCasts* Webquest*

2. Assignments 3 Types - Upload, online submissions, offline Uploadonline submissionsoffline  Allow parents access to student assignments  Allow teachers to see if assignments are turned in on time or not (if online or upload)  Allows for paper or non paper generated assignments.

3. Blogs We have blogging enabled but no one is currently using is. Must teachers seem to prefer a forum with more guided discussion.

4. Chat Allows for open discussion during class.  Students can help each other  You can monitor it (in real time) and later in the logs.  NO outside guests or students outside your groups.  Open discussion outside of class.

5. Choices Like a one question survey  Let students choose what chapter they want to cover next.  Let students select topics for class projects.  exampleanother example example

6. Database Allows you to create an online database  Students can enter database items  Students can only edit items that they entered  http://moodle.nationaltrail.k12.oh.us/mod/data/vie w.php?id=17536 http://moodle.nationaltrail.k12.oh.us/mod/data/vie w.php?id=17536

7. Forum Forums are great ways to get students to interact with each other.  Guided Blogs  Questions and Answers  8th Grade Computers 8th Grade Computers  Computer I Computer I

8. Journals Are simply online writing journals that can be used in a number of ways…  Class Lab Journals – to give students a place to keep class work and observations.  Writing Journals – writing to write!  Keeps each students entries together.  Allows teacher to keep all journal entries for a class together in one place! Example Journal

9. Quizzes & Tests Create online quizzes/tests  Multiple choice  True/false  Short answer  Essay  Matching Can Import from most other testbanks. Fully customizable. Great Data!

10. Wiki Wiki is a collaboration document that allows multiple users to edit (like wikipedia)  What is a wiki video. What is a wiki video.  Uses in education… 1 2 There are more…

11. Audio Recorder The Opposite of a Podcast! Have your students submit spoken assignments online!  Great for a foreign language teacher! Great for a foreign language teacher!  Only works with Internet Explorer.

12. Podcasts Podcasts are a complete course in its own right and are fantastic class learning projects.  Audio broadcasts that are posted online. Moodle is a great way to podcast!  New projects that promote collaboration or independent projects. Example. Example.  Teacher recorded lessons to be posted. Example. Example.  Daily or weekly school announcements. Example. Example.

13. Surveys/Feedback Customizable survey  Can be anonymous  Results can be private or viewable Examples  Student feedback Student feedback  Staff feedback Staff feedback

14. Vodcasts A great new idea for student projects.  Weekly News Broadcasts Weekly News Broadcasts Teachers can record lessons and post them.  Record Smartboard lessons. Record Smartboard lessons.  Record with webcam  Record Screen Capture Lessons with Media Encoder. Record Screen Capture Lessons with Media Encoder. Allow Students to review and repeat lessons online at workstation.

15. Webquests What is a WebQuest?  A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.  Tens of thousands of teachers have embraced WebQuests as a way to make good use of the internet while engaging their students in the kinds of thinking that the 21st century requires. All the parts of a “traditional” webquest are integrated into the Moodle module.  Example Example