Moodle For TeachersDave Dixon and Dale MacQuarrie

What is Moodle?

It’s a way of using technology to make your job easier!

Called an LMS (Learning Management System)

Used for ~8 years in district Some schools have own server, most

at eclass.sd42.ca

What will we do today

Understand the activities Moodle offers

Opportunity to try out activities Show how to build your own course Build your own course Tell others how great it is!

Reasons to use Moodle

saving time on photocopying course materials

less paperwork (or paper marking) to carry with you

allows for faster and easier (marking) overall

richer and more interactive homework and/or assignments

no lost assignments

Reasons to use Moodle

once created, have course forever some students excel at discussing online

rather than face-to-face time and date stamped written output increases students notified when assignments

marked feedback stored in Moodle – can’t be lost parents can access Moodle courses not platform dependent

Sandbox

Demonstrate Activities

Setting up your course

Your course has been set up. You have been assigned as the teacher.

Settings Feedback Set up enrollments

Manual enrollment Self enroll with Enrollment key

Build your course

Turn editing to “On” Add files Add blocks Use pull down menus to

add modules (resources and activities)

Use question symbols for excellent help

Ideas to start

Hand out worksheet = place word document onto a course and tell the students where it is

In-class end-of-unit test = create a quiz. Stick to short answer and multiple choice items for an easy life smile

Set essay homework = create assignment Show video with worksheet = embed a

YouTube video in a quiz as a description, then have them discuss in a forum