A presentation that was given on on some essential Moodle 2 plugins. Presented to MoodlePosium 2011 http://moodleposium2011.moodlesites.com/ Based on the reviews from http://www.somerandomthoughts.com

1. Some Essential Moodle 2.0 Plugins
Gavin Henrick
http://www.somerandomthoughts.com

2. Moodle 2 Plugin Reviews
www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/moodle-2-module-reviews/

3. Plugin Usage
 What plugins do you use?
 What if any was the process for deciding to use them?

4. Review Overview
 Is it simple to install?
 Is there documentation for it?
 Does it do what it promises?
 Is it easy for the teacher/admin to use?
 Is it easy for the learner/student to use?

5. Non Technical
The important technical questions that I do not ask in my
reviews include:
 Is it well coded and secure?
 Will it impact on server performance?
 Does it backup/restore properly?
However, these and others should be considered before use
in production.

6. Criteria
Awarding up to 1 point per aspect in review
 1 for feature set / general
 1 for ease of install
 1 for ease of use teacher
 1 for ease of use Student
 1 for documentation

7. Web Conferencing

8. Adobe Connect Pro Module
 Download - http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_adobeconnect
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/22/review-remote-
learner-adobe-connect-pro-module/

9. BigBlueButton integration
 Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_bigbluebuttonbn
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/10/14/review-
bigbluebuttonbn-integration-for-moodle-2-updated/

10. Navigation

11. Course Menu Block
 Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=926
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/11/review-course-menu-
block-for-moodle-2-0/

12. User Info Block
 Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_userinfo
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/06/review-user-
information-block-for-moodle-2-0/

13. Unanswered Discussions
 Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_unanswered_discussions
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/03/07/moodle-2-0-block-
unanswered-discussions-review/

14. Course Tracking

15. Checklist
 Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=3582
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/03/05/review-checklist-
module/

16. Certificate
 Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_certificate
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/10/25/review-certificate-
module-for-moodle-2/

17. Progress Bar
 Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_progress
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/04/05/review-progress-bar-
block-for-moodle-2-0/

18. Course Admin

19. Drag and drop file upload
 Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_dndupload
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/08/05/review-drag-and-
drop-file-upload-for-moodle-2/

20. Group self-selection
 Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_groupselect
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/10/25/review-activity-
group-self-selection-for-moodle-2/

21. Surveys

22. Questionnaire
 Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=84
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/11/review-activity-
module-questionnaire-for-moodle-2-0/

23. Resources

24. Book Module
 Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=319
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/13/review-book-module-
for-moodle-2-0/

25. Course Formats

26. Collapsed Topics course format
 Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=format_topcoll
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/06/13/review-collapsed-
topics-format-for-moodle-2-0

27. Reporting

28. Admin Report – Custom SQL
 Download - http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=2884
 Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/10/09/review-admin-report-
custom-sql-queries-for-moodle-2/

29. Contact Info
Gavin Henrick
ELearning Solutions Consultant
Email gavin@somerandomthoughts.com
Blog http://www.somerandomthoughts.com
Twitter http://twitter.com/ghenrick
Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/ghenrick/
LinkedIn http://ie.linkedin.com/in/gavinhenrick