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. Moodle’s 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 CREATE INTERACTIVE WEB QUESTS HAVE STUDENTS CREATE WEB QUESTS FOR OTHER STUDENTS PROVIDE MAKE-UP FOR VIDEOS QUIZ STUDENTS ON VIDEO SHOWN IN CLASS CREATE REVIEW TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED REPEATEDLY BY STUDENTS HAVE STUDENTS CREATE A GLOSSARY FOR THE COURSE CREATE A KEYWORD SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF YOUR STATE’S STANDARDS AND ANCHORS PROVIDE LINKS TO REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE PROVIDE AREAS FOR THOUGHTFUL BLOGGING OF PROCESS OBSERVATIONS BY STUDENTS DELIVER CONTENT THROUGH BRANCHED LESSONS PROVIDE DIFFERIENTIATED LESSONS PRESENTING CERTAIN CONTENT ONLY TO THOSE WHO APPEAR TO NEED IT BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE PROVIDE DIFFERIENTIATED VISUAL CONTENT BY PROVIDING DIFFERENT VIDEOS ON THE SAME SUBJECT FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERS PROVIDE AUDIO AND VISUAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES HAVE STUDNTS POST VISUAL AND AUDIO PROJECTS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY POLL STUDENTS ON ANYTHING AS IF YOU REALLY CARE WHAT THEY THINK HAVE STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN ASSESSMENTS BY CREATING QUESTIONS THAT WILL BECOME PART OF THE ASSESSMENT ON GIVEN MATERIAL DELIVER CONTENT IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT CREATE FORMULAS FOR MATH ENGAGE STUDENTS IN PEER EVAULATION THROUGH THE USE OF WORKSHOPS POST YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND NOTES FOR THOSE WHO MISS CLASS ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE USE OF A MULTITUDE OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS LINKED DIRECTLY FROM YOUR COURSE WEB PAGE MIX THE USE OF MOODLE PRESENTATION AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS WITH THE USE OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS IN ORDER TO ASSESS COMPREHENSION POST DAILY ACTIVITY RECORDS POST ALL IMPORTANT CLASS DOCUMENTS SUCH AS SYLLABI, WORKSHEETS, AND RUBRICS PROVIDE ON LINE ASSESSMENT ENABLE DIFFERIENTIATED INSTRUCTION BY PROVIDING MULTIPLE ASSESSMENT PREPARATION TOOLS OF DIFFERING TYPE KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED BY PROVIDING THEM IMMEDIATE FEED BACK ON THEIR PROGRESS IN LESSONS AND ON ASSESSMENTS FREE YOURSELF FROM EXLAINING OVER AND OVER WHAT YOU DID IN CLASS YESTERDAY BY SAYING IT’S ALL ON THE CLASS WEBSITE CREATE LINKS TO OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FORMATTING SITES, ANTI-PLAGIARISM SITES, SCHOOL RULES SITES, AND OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS SITES THAT APPLY TO YOUR CLASSROOM PROVIDE A DIRECT LINK TO DISCOVERY EDUCATION STREAMING AND ALL OF THE FANTASTIC THINGS THEY HAVE TO OFFER 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 INVITE THE WORLD INTO YOUR CLASSROOM WITH RSS FEEDS FROM ANYWHERE NETWORK WITH OTHER MOODLE SERVERS
35. You will get the most out of Moodle if each student has his or her own email.