1. MoodleModular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment

2. What is Moodle? Course Management System (CMS) Created by Martin Dougiamas Large Community of Users and Developers Utilized by Universities, Community Colleges, Internet Education and K-12 Educators It’s FREE to it’s users

3. Uses Online Courses Supplement Face to Face Courses Excellent way to enhance teaching Allows you to post assignments, discussions and grades online for immediate access by parents and students

4. Understand Who You are Teaching Today’s student is called a digital native. (born after the 1980’s) Immersed in technology since the day they were born They process and expect things at “twitch speed” They enjoy random access They use parallel processing They look at graphics first They are play-oriented They are always technology connected

5. Knowing You We are digital immigrants born before the 1980’s We work at conventional speeds We process in a linear fashion We read text and directions first We are work oriented We are used to stand-alone problems or concepts

6. Meet in the Middle Moodle will help you bridge the technology gap between you and your students It can enrich learning, even in the most difficult child

7. Moodle Benefits Can be accessed anywhere in the World Create a course website exclusively for your students Upload and share materials Hold online discussions and chats Give quizzes, tests and take surveys Disseminate, gather and review assignments Record grades for students to view online Online file cabinet Communicate outside of the classroom

8. Moodle The possibilities are as diverse as your imagination and teaching style. Download Moodle at http://download.moodle.org/ Reference The bulk of this presentation was accessed on September 29, 2010 and obtained from http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/bevwilliams-187778-moodle-classroom-podcast-enhanced-education-ppt-powerpoint/