1. Online Learning Management System JHS – Friday, May 17, 2013 Presented by: Kristin Wilkey

2. » Online classroom management system » Post assignments » Administer tests/quizzes » Create a resource library » Keep students up-to-date when absent

3. » Moodle vs. Edmodo ˃More flexibility with Moodle ˃Support ˃Reliability ˃Consistency ˃Inline with post-secondary

4. When you leave today you will have:  A basic understanding of the Moodle interface  A basic course set up for next year which will include:  Glossary  News forum  Resource Library  Quiz/Test

5.  We only have an hour and a half today  Impossible to cover everything  We will cover more throughout the summer/school year  If you have questions send me an e-mail  Use www.youtube.com to help you with some of the advance settings

6. » To access the R-7 Moodle page: ˃www.r7bluejays.moodlelesson.comwww.r7bluejays.moodlelesson.com » Everyone log-in using your own individual user name and password

7. User Name: Same as computer Password: Bluejay13! When you log in for the first time you will have to reset your password Your password must be 8 characters with at least one special character

8. Login Student and Teacher Blocks District Courses After you save your new password you will automatically go to your profile page. To see your course click on Home on the Navigation Bar

9. 1.Click on Site AdministrationSite Administration 2.Select CoursesCourses 3.Click on Add/Edit CoursesAdd/Edit Courses 4.Select Add a New CourseAdd a New Course Site Administration Courses Add/Edit Courses Add a New Course

10. Category – Misc, Telegraph, Danby and Jefferson Course Full Name: This name will appear on the Home Screen as well as the top of the Moodle Screen Course Short Name: This name will appear on the Navigation Bar within the class as well as in the subject line of any e-mails sent through Moodle Course ID Number: This can be left blank and the information added here does not show up anywhere. This can be used to link to an outside system Course Summary: This summary will show up on the home page and will be used if a user is searching for a particular course Don’t Be Scared of the HELP Feature!

11. Format: Weekly or Topic Course Layout: Default – show all sections on one page Number of Weeks/Topics: 0-52 This is depends on the course Course Start Date: Material generally is not accessible until the course start date Hidden Sections: This is a personal preference… when you hide things are they gone or simply collapsed News Items to Show: This determines how many items will be shown in your recent news block Show Gradebook to Students: I always put no because I want them to check IC Show Activity Reports: Shows students their course contributions – Shown in a block Maximum Upload Size: Default for this course – you can change per assignment …if you are not sure leave it as the default

12. Group Mode: 3 options No Groups, Separate Groups, and Visible Groups. This is set at course level but can also be set per activity Forced Group Mode: If this is set to yes it will automatically set the group mode for each activity Default Grouping: Ignore… this is always set to none Availability: Do you want students to see this course listed on the Moodle home page? Force Language: Ignore… by default it is English (thank goodness) Role Renaming: Most of you think who cares… All this does is change the name for each participant. You could change “Teacher” to Mrs. Wilkey or “Manager” to Mr. Donjon” This is 100% your choice CLICK SAVE CHANGES

13. Once you hit save your new course will be listed within the category selected. Each course will have icons to the right of the course name. The icons are simply shortcuts for changing the course. icons To access your course simply click on the course name.

14. Click on the Pencil Icon Use the default name and key in your summary – Click Save Changes

15.  Options are endless  We are going to focus on:  Assignment  News Forum  Quiz/Test  Course Glossary  Resources  Choice  Additional topics will be covered at a later date

16. Click on Add an activity or resource Under Activity – Select Forum Click Add

17. Forum Name: You have to create a name for every forum you create… Make it something your students will identify Forum Type: This is critical… what do you plan to use the forum for? Forum Instructions: Explain what exactly you want the students to do.

18. Do you want the forum instructions/description displayed on the main screen? Subscription Mode: Do you want e-mails for all forum activity? Tracking Messages: Do you want the students to track whether or not messages are read? Attachment Size: Keep as default Number of Attachments: Keep as default Blocking: Do you want to limit the number of times each student can post within a given time period? Grade: How do you want it categorized within your Moodle Grade book?

19. Ratings-Aggregate Type: Do you want to grade the posts and if so how? Scale: How many points is it worth? Date Range: If you select average, what date range of posts are to be included in the average? Group Mode: Who is the forum for? (we will work with groups at a later date) ID Number: If you plan to add this to your grade book you can include an ID number so it can be linked or added to the grade book. Click Save and Return to Course

21. » Click on add an activity or resource » Select Glossary Name: What is the name of this glossary? Description: What is the purpose? Do you want the description shown on the main page? How many terms do you want displayed on each page? Is it available outside this course? Just keep as default

22. Keep defaults unless you have a specific reason not to.

23. Click Save and return to course

24. Select the Dictionary Click add new entry Concept: Term to be added Definition: Add the definition Keywords: All keywords will be link within the glossary Attachments: Add additional resources to this particular entry Linking: Do you want definitions automatically linked to each other? Click Save Changes

25. 1.Select Add an activity or resource 2.Click on Quiz

26. Name: Be Specific – this is what will show on the main page Introduction: Directions for your quiz Display Description: Do you want the instructions to show on the main page? Timing: When do you want the quiz to be available to the students? Do you want there to be a time limit? Do you want to allow a grace period? Grade: Category – where do you want it in y our grade book? Attempts: How many times can they attempt the quiz? Grading Method: What grade do you want to use?

27. All sections on this screen are self explanatory. Use the help feature to answer any questions you may have

28. Extra Restrictions: You can add a password to the quiz and restrict the timing of their attempts Overall Feedback: Customize feedback based on score… I have used this for differentiated instruction Common Module Settings: Do you want to assign the quiz to a specific group of students or to all students ID Number: How it is linked to the grade book

29. To add questions click on the quiz name on the main screen

30. Click Edit QuizClick on Add a question… Question Bank

31. We are going to add one of each question type together.

32. Essay Multiple Choice Matching True/False

33. » Pose a single multiple choice question to the group » Receive immediate feedback Choice Name: Shown on main screen Informational text: The actual Question Options: Answer Choices

34. We will practice adding files, website, and folders together

35. Not all available blocks are visible… you can customize this based on your preference Click on Add a Block… There are several options available

36. » You should have a basic course set up for next year » Remember you can’t break Moodle…play around over the summer » Youtube your questions

37. Settings: This takes you back to the course setup page Enrolled Users: This allows you to see who is enrolled in the course and gives you the option to enroll users Delete: Gives you the option to delete course if no information has been added Hide: Do you want this course visible or not? If you hide it, the eye closes Backup and Restore: You don’t need to worry about it… keep it as default Arrows: Allows you to reorder the courses Back