1. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others LEARNING WITH MOODLE: A 7 th Grade Perspective in Language Arts January 2010 Mr. Anthony K. Sedun, Linglestown Middle School Central Dauphin School District

2. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others Introduction Teaching background School & student background Overview of presentation Importance of Moodle in middle school

3. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others Units Parts of Speech Analytical Essay and Art Greek Research Paper Living Histories Project

4. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others RSS Feeds “Extra” curricular features Promoting student access How can I promote student use of RSS feeds to complement a unit or lesson?

5. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others Surprises & Strengths Surprises… –Student attention to details –Moodle, “a new kind of reading” Strengths… –Promotes student participation from even “quiet kids” –Invites students to learn units and lessons through exploration, discussion, collaboration

6. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others Limitations Tony-related –Employing features like calendar, groups, and online grading School-related –Planning ahead, sharing computer lab with others Moodle-related –Uploading limits in discussion areas

7. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others Learning From Others Kathy Armstrong, 7 th grade Life Science –Students design Animal Kingdom webquest Donna Abraham, 6 th grade Math –Students practice math problems, take online quizzes Alison Sterbinsky, 6 th -8 th grades Gifted –Students work in groups using wikis And others! Growing trend at LMS

8. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others Goals Integrate technology in more meaningful ways Moodle as a starting point for student synthesis and presentation using multiple programs and skills Employ features of Moodle, like calendar, groups, and online grading more

9. Units RSS Feeds Strengths Limitations Navigation Buttons Introduction Goals Others Questions?