The document discusses the benefits of using Moodle, an open-source learning management system, compared to maintaining one's own website. It notes that Moodle provides easy tools for creating and managing course content, enrolling and tracking students, and includes features like forums, assignments and assessments. The document encourages teachers to set up a Moodle site on a web hosting account or have their school set one up to take advantage of its interactive tools and support community.
2. Like many teachers in the late nineties, I created my own web site for use in the classroom. Unfortunately, it was a great deal of work to add new content and maintain the site on a daily basis!
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6. Moodle is an alternative to proprietary commercial online learning solutions, and is distributed for free under the GNU General Public License. M odular O bject- O riented D ynamic L earning E nvironment
7. Moodle Architecture Moodle was originally designed by an educator with a "social constructionist pedagogy" in mind. Social constructionists assert that learning is particularly effective when students are constructing something for others to experience. Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS) or Learner Management System (LMS). Martin Dougiamas Creator & Lead Developer
8. An individual or organization has complete access to the source code and can make changes if needed. Moodleâs modular design makes it easy to create new courses, adding content that engages learners on many levels.
9. Moodle is essentially an administrative platform that provides course pages that can be populated with⊠Forums Glossaries Wikis Assignments Assessments Choices (polls) Scorm/AICC packages Interactive databases Interactive Lessons Text pages Labels Web pages Links to Resources IMS Content Surveys Journal/Blog space Workshops and much more!
10. Depending on how you set up Moodle, all of your course materials are password-protected. This is an invaluable feature for those concerned with copyright law compliance!
33. Create peer assessment activities with a huge array of options using the Workshop module. Participants can assess each other's projects, as well as exemplar projects, in different ways.
34. LINK TO HOT POTATOES QUIZZES, TESTS, AND OTHER TOOLS ïŁ CREATE INTERACTIVE WEB QUESTS ïŁ HAVE STUDENTS CREATE WEB QUESTS FOR OTHER STUDENTS ïŁ PROVIDE MAKE-UP FOR VIDEOS ïŁ QUIZ STUDENTS ON VIDEO SHOWN IN CLASS ïŁ CREATE REVIEW TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED REPEATEDLY BY STUDENTS ïŁ HAVE STUDENTS CREATE A GLOSSARY FOR THE COURSE ïŁ CREATE A KEYWORD SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF YOUR STATEâS STANDARDS AND ANCHORS ïŁ PROVIDE LINKS TO REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ïŁ PROVIDE AREAS FOR THOUGHTFUL BLOGGING OF PROCESS OBSERVATIONS BY STUDENTS ïŁ DELIVER CONTENT THROUGH BRANCHED LESSONS ïŁ PROVIDE DIFFERIENTIATED LESSONS PRESENTING CERTAIN CONTENT ONLY TO THOSE WHO APPEAR TO NEED IT BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE ïŁ PROVIDE DIFFERIENTIATED VISUAL CONTENT BY PROVIDING DIFFERENT VIDEOS ON THE SAME SUBJECT FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERS ïŁ PROVIDE AUDIO AND VISUAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES ïŁ HAVE STUDNTS POST VISUAL AND AUDIO PROJECTS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY ïŁ POLL STUDENTS ON ANYTHING AS IF YOU REALLY CARE WHAT THEY THINK ï HAVE STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN ASSESSMENTS BY CREATING QUESTIONS THAT WILL BECOME PART OF THE ASSESSMENT ON GIVEN MATERIAL ïŁ DELIVER CONTENT IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT ïŁ CREATE FORMULAS FOR MATH ïŁ ENGAGE STUDENTS IN PEER EVAULATION THROUGH THE USE OF WORKSHOPS ïŁ POST YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND NOTES FOR THOSE WHO MISS CLASS ïŁ ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE USE OF A MULTITUDE OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS LINKED DIRECTLY FROM YOUR COURSE WEB PAGE ïŁ MIX THE USE OF MOODLE PRESENTATION AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS WITH THE USE OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS IN ORDER TO ASSESS COMPREHENSION ïŁ POST DAILY ACTIVITY RECORDS ïŁ POST ALL IMPORTANT CLASS DOCUMENTS SUCH AS SYLLABI, WORKSHEETS, AND RUBRICS ïŁ PROVIDE ON LINE ASSESSMENT ïŁ ENABLE DIFFERIENTIATED INSTRUCTION BY PROVIDING MULTIPLE ASSESSMENT PREPARATION TOOLS OF DIFFERING TYPE ïŁ KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED BY PROVIDING THEM IMMEDIATE FEED BACK ON THEIR PROGRESS IN LESSONS AND ON ASSESSMENTS ïŁ FREE YOURSELF FROM EXLAINING OVER AND OVER WHAT YOU DID IN CLASS YESTERDAY BY SAYING ITâS ALL ON THE CLASS WEBSITE ïŁ CREATE LINKS TO OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FORMATTING SITES, ANTI-PLAGIARISM SITES, SCHOOL RULES SITES, AND OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS SITES THAT APPLY TO YOUR CLASSROOM ïŁ PROVIDE A DIRECT LINK TO DISCOVERY EDUCATION STREAMING AND ALL OF THE FANTASTIC THINGS THEY HAVE TO OFFER ïŁ REALLY GET EDGY AND USE THE CHAT MODULE TO PROVIDE A BACK CHANNEL FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO ENTER INTO LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS ïŁ INVITE THE WORLD INTO YOUR CLASSROOM WITH RSS FEEDS FROM ANYWHERE ïŁ NETWORK WITH OTHER MOODLE SERVERS
35. You will get the most out of Moodle if each student has his or her own email.