1. Moodle: Free On-line Classroom Tools

2. 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

3. 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 www.ninehub.comwww.ninehub.com –$0.95/mo www.francey.org/.web_hosting _files/other/moodle.html www.francey.org/.web_hosting _files/other/moodle.html

4. Outside Host Links www.ninehub.com – FREE, but limited spacewww.ninehub.com $0.95/mo hosting for Moodle www.francey.org/.web_hosting _files/other/moodle.html www.francey.org/.web_hosting _files/other/moodle.html More expensive options –www.moodlerooms.com $500-$600 yearwww.moodlerooms.com –Remote-learner.net $500-$600 yearRemote-learner.net

5. Getting Started Every student must have a valid e-mail account, regardless of whether or not it is active. Create an ENROLLMENT KEY so that only your students can be in your classes! Explore www.moodle.orgwww.moodle.org

6. Course Settings

9. 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

10. Weekly Format

11. Topics Format

12. Social Format

13. Editing Icons Available

14. Class Design Module choices: –Assignments –Choice (great polling tool) –Forum –Resource –Quiz –Survey –Glossary –Journal –MORE!

15. Assignments: Adding

16. Assignments: Upload Options

17. Assignments: Easy Grading

18. Choices: Creating

19. Choices: Adding Options

20. Forum: Creation

21. Forum: More Creation

22. Forum: Kids at Work

23. Resources Upload.pdf or other format files for student reference Link to websites for references/study

24. Resources

25. Quizzes Create quizzes with different types of questions –Multiple choice –Matching –Essay –Short Answer –Numerical –MORE!

26. Quizzes: Setting the Options

27. 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!

28. Cons of Using Moodle Not as “pretty” as Blackboard Navigation not 100% user friendly Occasional “bugs” in software require patience

29. Questions? Visit www.moodle.orgwww.moodle.org E-mail me at boultonc@bernie.k12.mo.us boultonc@bernie.k12.mo.us