Moodle Media and More

1. Moodle Media and More IETC Springfield Nov 18-19, 2010 Terence Sullivan Technology Director Shiloh CUSD#!

2. Resources Activities • Label • Compose Text Page • Compose Web Page • Link to File or Webpage • Display a Directory • Assignment • Choice • Database • Forum • Glossary • Journal • Quiz • Wiki Moodle Resources/Activities

3. Basics • Links to media • Upload media to the class file library • Use by creating a Display a Directory option • Store media in the included Database

4. Power of the Label • A “label” resource has • Access to pure HTML code • Displays directly in the main view • To access the HTML code view, click on the “<>” symbol on the Web Editor

5. Enhancing MoodleAdd-ons • Basic process for installing an add-on to Moodle • 1. find the add-on (usually a zip or tgz file) • 2. download the file • 3. unzip the file • 4. copy the folder of the unzipped code into either MOD or BLOCKS folder inside moodle • …/www/mod or …/www/blocks • 5. open the notification page to install and activate the add-on (http://moodlesite/admin) • 6. Configure any needed options

6. MoodlePlugins Review • http://www.markdrechsler.com/?p=29

7. Module to Consider • Lightbox Gallery • Gallery4Kids • PodCaster • mmDatabaseField • mPage • Presenter • SlideCast • Kaltura • Big Blue Button • Sharing Cart

8. LightBox Photo Gallery • Download “lightbox_gallery.zip” • unzip lightbox_gallery.zip • mvlightbox_gallery /var/www/mod • http://yourmoodleserver/admin • --------------------------------------------------- • Upload photos to a folder in the course files directory • Point Lightbox Gallery to that folder

9. PodCaster • Download “podcaster_20090312.zip” • unzip podcaster_20090312.zip • mv podcaster_20090312 /var/www/mod • http://yourmoodleserver/admin • ---------------------------------------------------------- • Drop MP3 files into a folder in the course files • Can schedule when they are available • Can connect to RSS

10. Presenter • Download “presenter.zip” • unzip presenter.zip • mv presenter /var/www/mod • http://yourmoodleserver/admin • ---------------------------------------------------- • Create Presentations which include video, images, notes • Can use YouTube links or Flash files

11. mmDatabaseField • Download “multimedia.zip” • unzip multimedia.zip • mv multimedia /var/www/mod/data/field/ • http://yourmoodleserver/admin • --------------------------------------------------------- • Adds a new Database Field type “multimedia” • Use to store and collect multimedia files

12. MultiMedia Filters • Administration • Modules • Filters • MultiMediaPlugins • Allow direct playing of some media content inside Moodle activities instead of opening in a separate application • Will play in browser window, but does require browser plugin to be present.

13. Streaming Media • Any Web Server can be used to display/play media • Drop media into a web folder, and create a link to it. • Streaming – optimized for sharing • Can begin playing before downloading all • Can serve up multiple “versions” of the same media • http – standard port 80 web streaming • rtmp– adaptive and can adjust in real time

14. Kaltura Streaming Server • Community Edition • Host on your own server • Other Streaming Servers • Wowza Developer Edition • Microsoft Media Encoder • Macintosh – yeah, they do media

15. Integrating • Kaltura • Host and stream media content • Moodle • Use the content available

16. Kaltura • Download “alpha_0.95.tgz” • tar –xvfz alpha_0.95.tgz  three folders • mvkaltura /var/www/mod • mv “assignment” /var/www/mod/assignment/type • mv “resource” /var/www/mod/resource/type/ • http://yourmoodleserver/admin • ------------------------------------------------------------ • Creates connection between Moodle and Kaltura media sharing server.

17. Collaborative Meeting Space • WizIQ • DimDim • Big Blue Button

18. Big Blue Button • Server App – Stand Alone Server (Ubuntu 2G) • http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/InstallationUbuntu • -------------------------------------------------------------- • Moodle connector Module • Create connection to BigBlueButton Server • Collaboration and online conference room • Download “bigbluebutton.zip” • unzip bigbluebutton.zip • mvbigbluebutton /var/www/mod • mv bigbluebutton.php /var/www/lang/en_utf8 • mvbigbluebuttonvar/www/lang/en_utf8/help • http://yourmoodleserver/admin

19. Google Apps Ed/Pro - Moodle • Google has release a set of modules to integrate Moodle User Database and Google Apps User Databases. • Requires SSO and commitment to Moodle User Database as the primary login • Download moodle-gapps-rc3.zip • Follow Directions to modify config files and drop the set of mods into the correct folders • Info Here: • http://learningischange.com/2009/02/25/the-killer-app-google-apps-and-moodle-integration/ • http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1129 • http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=117354

20. Resources Activities • Label • Compose Text Page • Compose Web Page • Link to File or Webpage • Display a Directory • Assignment • Choice • Database • Forum • Glossary • Journal • Quiz • Wiki Questions?