Moodle 2.3

Online Learning Management SystemJHS – Friday, May 17, 2013

Presented by: Kristin Wilkey

What is it...» Online classroom management system» Post assignments» Administer tests/quizzes» Create a resource library» Keep students up-to-date when absent

Why Moodle?

»Moodle vs. Edmodo˃ More flexibility with Moodle˃ Support˃ Reliability˃ Consistency˃ Inline with post-secondary

Where are we going today?

When you leave today you will have:A basic understanding of the Moodle interfaceA basic course set up for next year which will

include: Glossary News forum Resource Library Quiz/Test

Additional questions…

We only have an hour and a half todayImpossible to cover everythingWe will cover more throughout the

summer/school yearIf you have questions send me an e-mailUse www.youtube.com to help you with some

of the advance settings

Getting Started

» To access the R-7 Moodle page:˃ www.r7bluejays.moodlelesson.com

» Everyone log-in using your own individual user name and password

User Name: Same as computerPassword: 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

Home Screen

Login Student and Teacher

BlocksDistrict Courses

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

Adding a New Course

1. Click on Site Administration2. Select Courses3. Click on Add/Edit Courses4. Select Add a New Course

Site Administration

Courses

Add/Edit Courses

Add a New Course

Course Specifics

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

Don’t Be Scared of the HELP Feature!

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

Show Activity Reports: Shows students their course contributions – Shown in a block

Maximum Upload Size: Default for this course – you can change per assignment …if you are not sure leave it as the default

Course Specifics

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

New Course

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.

Weekly/Topic Summary

Click on the Pencil Icon

Use the default name and key in your summary – Click Save Changes

Adding Course Content

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/Forum

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

Ratings-Aggregate Type: Do you want to grade the posts and if so how?

Scale: How many points is it worth?

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)

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.

Click Save and

Return to Course

Forum Added

Adding a glossary

» Click on add an activity or resource» Select Glossary Name: What is the name of this

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?

Just keep as default

Adding a Glossary

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 terms to a glossary

Select the Dictionary

Click add new entry

Concept: Term to be added

Definition: Add the definition

Keywords: All keywords will be link within the glossary

Attachments: Add additional resources to this particular entry

Linking: Do you want definitions automatically linked to each other?

Click Save Changes

Adding Quizzes

1. Select Add an activity or resource2. 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?

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?

Adding Quizzes

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 studentsID Number: How it is linked to the grade book

Quiz added

To add questions click on the quiz name on the main screen

Adding Questions

Click Edit QuizClick on Add a question…

Question Bank

Question Types…

We are going to add one of each question type together.

Question Types…

Essay

Multiple Choice

Matching

True/False

Choice Feature

» Pose a single multiple choice question to the group » Receive immediate feedback

Choice Name: Shown on main screenInformational text: The actual QuestionOptions: Answer Choices

Adding Resources

We will practice adding files, website, and folders together

Customizing Your Screen

Not all available blocks are visible… you can customize this based on your preference

Click on Add a Block… There are several options available

What now…

» 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

Understanding Course Icons

Settings: This takes you back to the course setup page

Enrolled Users: This allows you to see who is enrolled in the course and gives you the option to enroll users

Delete: Gives you the option to delete course if no information has been added

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

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