1. Building Your Moodle Course
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Building Your Moodle Course
G. Lee Griffith, Ph.D.
Narration and timings turned off.

2. What is Moodle? Moodle is a LMS Learning Management System WebCT
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What is Moodle?
Moodle is a LMS
Learning Management System
WebCT
Blackboard
Moodle

3. Why Would I Want to Use it?
Save time communicating with students 24/7
Save effort distribute lectures, handouts, schedules, PowerPoint files.
Eliminate grading quizzes & tests
Collect and grade assignments easily & consistently
Use and develop more sophisticated learning tools
Relate to a more technologically sophisticated student.

4. Outline How to get into Moodle Overview of Basic Moodle Capabilities
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Outline
How to get into Moodle
Overview of Basic Moodle Capabilities
Orientation to Main Moodle Page
Building your class 2

5. Getting Into Moodle on Campus
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Getting Into Moodle on Campus
Log in to Novel Network 3

6. Open “Internet Explorer”
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Open “Internet Explorer” 4

7. Go to: http://moodle.anderson.edu
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Go to:
Be careful here not moodle.org
Note: NOT
NOT moodle.org
NOT moodle.com 5

8. Log in using: Novel Username and password
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Log in using: Novel Username and password
by Cayusa Some rights reserved.
Just follow this link to see the photo: 6

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Choose “Your Course”
From the “Course Categories” list choose “Your Course” 9

10. Overview of Basic Uses of Moodle
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Overview of Basic Uses of Moodle
Distribute information:
Syllabi
Lecture notes
PowerPoint Presentations
Explain and collect Assignments
Administer Quizzes
Encourage and monitor student interaction 7

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Main Course Page 12

12. Editing is Off “Turn editing on”
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Editing is Off “Turn editing on” 13

13. Editing is now “On”

14. Center Column is Schedule Links
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Center Column is Schedule Links 14

15. Class Members = Participants
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Class Members = Participants 15

16. Activities = Forums, Quizzes, Resources
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Activities = Forums, Quizzes, Resources 16

17. Administration: change dates, weeks, students, files, etc
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Administration: change dates, weeks, students, files, etc 18

18. Administration: Click on “Settings”

19. Edit Your Class Name

20. Scroll Down and Edit “Enrollment Key”

21. Upcoming Events will Announce things Due.
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Upcoming Events will Announce things Due. 19

22. Notice Editing Settings
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Notice Editing Settings
Move item right
Move item up or down
Edit item
Delete item
Show Item
Groups 20

23. News Forum: Email All Students in class
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News Forum: All Students in class 21

24. Adding a topic to News Forum
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Adding a topic to News Forum 22

25. Entering content for News Item
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Entering content for News Item
Enter Title here
Enter text here
Click on Post to Forum
Typical of most activities 23

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News Forum w/Post 24

27. Notice Resources & Activities
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Notice Resources & Activities 25

28. List of Resources Label Text Page Web Page Link to file
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List of Resources
Label
Text Page
Web Page
Link to file
Display Directory
IMS 26

29. List of Activities Assignments Chat Choice Forum Glossary Lesson Quiz
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List of Activities
Assignments
Chat
Choice
Forum
Glossary
Lesson
Quiz
SCORM
Survey
Wiki
Workshop 27

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Building Your Class 28

31. Building Your Class Go to your class Add Resources Add Activities
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Building Your Class
Go to your class
Add Resources
A web page—your syllabus
A link to a website—
A PowerPoint Presentation
Add Activities
An online assignment
An offline assignment
A quiz 29

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Breadcrumbs 30

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Make sure Editing is On 34

34. Adding your syllabus—Click on Resource
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Adding your syllabus—Click on Resource 35

35. Choose “Compose a web page”
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Choose “Compose a web page” 36

36. Compose Web Page Title here Brief Description here
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Compose Web Page
Title here
Brief Description here
Go to Word, copy your Syllabus and then paste it here 37

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Compose Web Page-2
Syllabus would be here
Save changes 38

38. Main Course Page with Syllabus
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Main Course Page with Syllabus 39

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Link to a Web Page 40

40. Fill in Title (Description) & Link
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Fill in Title (Description) & Link 41

41. Scroll Down, Choose “New window” and “Save changes”
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Scroll Down, Choose “New window” and “Save changes” 42

42. Main Page with Link to Medline Plus
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Main Page with Link to Medline Plus 43

44. Adding a PowerPoint Presentation
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Adding a PowerPoint Presentation
Open the PowerPoint presentation.
Save the presentation.
Remember where you saved it. 44

45. Adding a PowerPoint Presentation
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Adding a PowerPoint Presentation 45

46. Enter title, (description) and click on “Choose or upload a file”
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Enter title, (description) and click on “Choose or upload a file” 46

47. Click on “Upload a file”
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Click on “Upload a file” 47

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Choose “Browse” 48

49. Choose the file to upload and click open
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Choose the file to upload and click open 49

50. Click “Upload this file”
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Click “Upload this file” 50

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Choose the file 51

52. Scroll Down and choose “Force download” and “Save changes”
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Scroll Down and choose “Force download” and “Save changes” 52

53. Click on Link of Presentation to download then click “Save”
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Click on Link of Presentation to download then click “Save” 53

54. Save PowerPoint Presentation in “My Documents”

55. Click on “Open Folder”

56. Double Click to Open Presentation

57. View Presentation in PowerPoint

58. Adding an “Online text” Assignment
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Adding an “Online text” Assignment 54

59. Add title and requirements
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Add title and requirements 55

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Scroll Down and Save 56

61. Click on link & See the result
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Click on link & See the result 57

62. Adding Upload File Assignment
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Adding Upload File Assignment 59

63. Add Title and Description
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Add Title and Description 60

64. Scroll Down and Save Changes
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Scroll Down and Save Changes 61

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See the result 62

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Adding a Quiz 64

67. Enter Title, Description, Dates
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Enter Title, Description, Dates 65

68. Scroll down and set Timing Display Attempts Grades Student review
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Scroll down and set
Timing
Display
Attempts
Grades
Student review
Security
Save Changes 66

69. See the Result

70. Choose Category and Add Items
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Choose Category and Add Items 67

71. Set Weights and Total Points Save Changes
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Set Weights and Total Points Save Changes 68

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Preview Quiz 69

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See the result 70

74. What you have learned Log in and find your class Add Resources
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What you have learned
Log in and find your class
Add Resources
A web pages
A link to a websites
A PowerPoint Presentation
Add Activities
An online assignment
An offline assignment
A quiz 71

75. With Moodle You Can Reach the World

76. Adding an Enrollment Key
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Adding an Enrollment Key
Click on “Settings”

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Scroll to Bottom
Add “Enrollment Key” Save changes

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Changing Settings

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Settings Screen 1

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Changing Format

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Number of Weeks

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Other Settings OK OK
Do Not Change
NEVER Change

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Other Settings 2 No
Probably Not
Yes
Probably Not
Yes

84. Adding/Removing Students
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Adding/Removing Students

85. Adding/Removing Students
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Adding/Removing Students
Yours will look different

86. Adding/Removing Students
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Adding/Removing Students 2 1

87. Student Interaction Chats --- temporary Forums—permanent Wiki
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Student Interaction
Chats --- temporary
Forums—permanent
Wiki
Workshops—permanent and evaluated

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Intro to Grades

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Grades

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Set Categories
Scroll to bottom

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Set Weights

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Set Weights