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Online Learning Management System JHS – Friday, May 17, 2013 Presented by: Kristin Wilkey. Moodle 2.3. Online classroom management system Post assignments Administer tests/quizzes Create a resource library Keep students up-to-date when absent. What is it. Moodle vs. Edmodo
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Online Learning Management System JHS – Friday, May 17, 2013 Presented by: Kristin Wilkey Moodle 2.3
Online classroom management system • Post assignments • Administer tests/quizzes • Create a resource library • Keep students up-to-date when absent What is it...
Moodle vs. Edmodo • More flexibility with Moodle • Support • Reliability • Consistency • Inline with post-secondary Why Moodle?
When you leave today you will have: • A basic understanding of the Moodle interface • A basic course set up for next year which will include: • Glossary • News forum • Resource Library • Quiz/Test Where are we going today?
We only have an hour and a half today • Impossible to cover everything • We will cover more throughout the summer/school year • If you have questions send me an e-mail • Use www.youtube.com to help you with some of the advance settings Additional questions…
To access the R-7 Moodle page: • www.r7bluejays.moodlelesson.com • Everyone log-in using your own individual user name and password Getting Started
User Name: Same as computer Password: Bluejay13! When you log in for the first time you will have to reset your password Your password must be 8 characters with at least one special character
After you save your new password you will automatically go to your profile page. To see your course click on Home on the Navigation Bar Login Student and Teacher District Courses Blocks Home Screen
Site Administration • Click on Site Administration • Select Courses • Click on Add/Edit Courses • Select Add a New Course Courses Add/Edit Courses Add a New Course Adding a New Course
Don’t Be Scared of the HELP Feature! Category – Misc, Telegraph, Danby and Jefferson Course Full Name: This name will appear on the Home Screen as well as the top of the Moodle Screen Course Short Name: This name will appear on the Navigation Bar within the class as well as in the subject line of any e-mails sent through Moodle Course ID Number: This can be left blank and the information added here does not show up anywhere. This can be used to link to an outside system Course Summary: This summary will show up on the home page and will be used if a user is searching for a particular course Course Specifics
Format: Weekly or Topic Course Layout: Default – show all sections on one page Number of Weeks/Topics: 0-52 This is depends on the course Course Start Date: Material generally is not accessible until the course start date Hidden Sections: This is a personal preference… when you hide things are they gone or simply collapsed News Items to Show: This determines how many items will be shown in your recent news block Show Gradebook to Students: I always put no because I want them to check IC Maximum Upload Size: Default for this course – you can change per assignment …if you are not sure leave it as the default Course Specifics Show Activity Reports: Shows students their course contributions – Shown in a block
Group Mode: 3 options No Groups, Separate Groups, and Visible Groups. This is set at course level but can also be set per activity Forced Group Mode: If this is set to yes it will automatically set the group mode for each activity Default Grouping: Ignore… this is always set to none Availability: Do you want students to see this course listed on the Moodle home page? Force Language: Ignore… by default it is English (thank goodness) Role Renaming: Most of you think who cares… All this does is change the name for each participant. You could change “Teacher” to Mrs. Wilkey or “Manager” to Mr. Donjon” This is 100% your choice CLICK SAVE CHANGES Course Specifics
Once you hit save your new course will be listed within the category selected. Each course will have icons to the right of the course name. The icons are simply shortcuts for changing the course. To access your course simply click on the course name. New Course
Use the default name and key in your summary – Click Save Changes Click on the Pencil Icon Weekly/Topic Summary
Options are endless • We are going to focus on: • Assignment • News Forum • Quiz/Test • Course Glossary • Resources • Choice • Additional topics will be covered at a later date Adding Course Content
Click on Add an activity or resource Under Activity – Select Forum Click Add Adding Course Content/Forum
Forum Name: You have to create a name for every forum you create… Make it something your students will identify Forum Type: This is critical… what do you plan to use the forum for? Forum Instructions: Explain what exactly you want the students to do. Adding Course Content/Forum
Do you want the forum instructions/description displayed on the main screen? Subscription Mode: Do you want e-mails for all forum activity? Tracking Messages: Do you want the students to track whether or not messages are read? Attachment Size: Keep as default Number of Attachments: Keep as default Blocking: Do you want to limit the number of times each student can post within a given time period? Grade: How do you want it categorized within your Moodle Grade book? Adding Course Content/Forum
Scale: How many points is it worth? Ratings-Aggregate Type: Do you want to grade the posts and if so how? Date Range: If you select average, what date range of posts are to be included in the average? Group Mode: Who is the forum for? (we will work with groups at a later date) Click Save and Return to Course Adding Course Content/Forum ID Number: If you plan to add this to your grade book you can include an ID number so it can be linked or added to the grade book.
Name: What is the name of this glossary? • Click on add an activity or resource • Select Glossary Description: What is the purpose? Do you want the description shown on the main page? How many terms do you want displayed on each page? Is it available outside this course? Adding a glossary Just keep as default
Keep defaults unless you have a specific reason not to. Adding a Glossary
Keep defaults unless you have a specific reason not to. Click Save and return to course Adding a Glossary
Concept: Term to be added Linking: Do you want definitions automatically linked to each other? Definition: Add the definition Select the Dictionary Click Save Changes Click add new entry Keywords: All keywords will be link within the glossary Attachments: Add additional resources to this particular entry Adding terms to a glossary
Select Add an activity or resource • Click on Quiz Adding Quizzes
Name: Be Specific – this is what will show on the main page Introduction: Directions for your quiz Display Description: Do you want the instructions to show on the main page? Timing: When do you want the quiz to be available to the students? Do you want there to be a time limit? Do you want to allow a grace period? Adding Quizzes Grade: Category – where do you want it in y our grade book? Attempts:How many times can they attempt the quiz? Grading Method: What grade do you want to use?
All sections on this screen are self explanatory. Use the help feature to answer any questions you may have Adding Quizzes
Extra Restrictions: You can add a password to the quiz and restrict the timing of their attempts Overall Feedback: Customize feedback based on score… I have used this for differentiated instruction Common Module Settings: Do you want to assign the quiz to a specific group of students or to all students ID Number: How it is linked to the grade book Adding Quizzes
To add questions click on the quiz name on the main screen Quiz added
Question Bank Click on Add a question… Click Edit Quiz Adding Questions
We are going to add one of each question type together. Question Types…
Essay Matching Multiple Choice True/False Question Types…
Pose a single multiple choice question to the group • Receive immediate feedback Choice Name: Shown on main screen Informational text: The actual Question Options: Answer Choices Choice Feature
We will practice adding files, website, and folders together Adding Resources
Click on Add a Block… There are several options available Not all available blocks are visible… you can customize this based on your preference Customizing Your Screen
You should have a basic course set up for next year • Remember you can’t break Moodle…play around over the summer • Youtube your questions What now…
Back Settings: This takes you back to the course setup page Delete: Gives you the option to delete course if no information has been added Enrolled Users: This allows you to see who is enrolled in the course and gives you the option to enroll users Hide: Do you want this course visible or not? If you hide it, the eye closes Backup and Restore: You don’t need to worry about it… keep it as default Arrows: Allows you to reorder the courses Understanding Course Icons