Moodle Training For Teachers

1. Moodle Training For Teachers with Chai Nakpiban

2. About • Created by Martin Dougiamas • Philosophy: Learners can contribute to the educational experience • 49, 256 registered sites • Over 28 million users enrolled

3. Bigger Than Texas! Moodle: 28 Million Texas: 24 Million

4. Getting Started – Logging In • http://moodle01.cusd.com • Username: lowercase letters only • Password: case sensitive PRACTICE • Your username: firstname.lastnameYour password: onlineschool

5. Setting Up Your Gradebook Overview • Flexible, powerful • Automatic calculations, exportable to various formats, great organization • Various ways of aggregation such as weighted average, sum, mode • Organize your entire course

6. Setting Up Your Gradebook -Categories • Categories are parent folder for items • Examples of categories include exams, quizzes, homework, projects, etc CREATE GRADEBOOK CATEGORY • Create a category called, “Exams” • Set aggregation to, “sum of grades.” • Create an item called “Test 1: Health Basics”

7. Setting Up Your Gradebook -Items • Items appear inside categories • Examples of items include specific objects such as “Test 1, Assignment, 2, or Quiz 3.” • Optional, not necessary and are automatically aggregated as you build your course

8. Setting Up Activities–Forum • Can contribute significantly to successful communication, community building • May cultivate social bonds, interest groups

9. Setting Up Activities–Forum Terminologies • Post – user submitted message enclosed into a block containing user’s details such as date/time of posting • Thread – referred to as “Topic” which is collection of posts • Emoticon – symbol to convey emotions = ) or : (

10. How To Set Up a Forum in 3 Steps Step 1: Turn editing on Step 2: Add an activity…Forum Step 3: Input Forum name and configure settings

11. Setting Up Activities–Upload A Single File • Used to turn in assignment such as essay, photograph, or any file • Examples include assessment, survey, assignment, quiz, test, etc CREATE AN ASSIGNMENT • Create an assignment where a student must write 3 paragraphs • Make assignment worth 20 points

12. Setting Up Activities–Advanced Uploading of Files • Used to turn in assignments that require multiple files . • Examples include group projects or multi-file assignments CREATE AN ASSIGNMENT • Create an assignment where a student must turn in 5 photos • Make assignment worth 20 points

13. Setting Up Activities–Online Text • Good for reflections, student views • Examples include chapter summary, opinions on any subject CREATE AN ONLINE TEXT ASSIGNMENT • Create assignment where student reflects on any subject • Make assignment worth 10 points

14. Setting Up Activities–Offline Activity • Good for social engagement, exposure to other cultures, events, or places • Encourages well roundedness of students CREATE AN OFFLINE ACTIVITY • Create assignment where student visits a museum • Make assignment worth 10 points

15. Assessments Overview • Questions • Categories • Import • Export

16. Additional Resources • Moodle.org • Moodle Book • Lynda.com Tutorials

17. Conclusion – What We’ve Learned • Gradebook • Forum • Assignment: single file • Assignment: multiple files • Assignment: online text • Assignment: offline activity • Assessments