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Page 1: Virtual learning

MoodleVirtual Classrooms

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Introduction

• Moodle is an online virtual learning environment that is free. It was designed to support a social constructionist framework of education and was produced for internet-based courses and web sites.

• The acronym “moodle” stands for “modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment which is user friendly and adaptable for all levels.

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Characteristics

• Tools:

▫ Forums

▫ Events

▫ Connected Sites

▫ Registered Sites

▫ Moodle Jobs

▫ News

▫ Search Engine

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Advantages

• Language of the site can be changed for whatever school / country that is utilizing the site.

• Easy to manage

• Demos provide a way to sample courses for teachers, students or admin. If something gets messed up it can be reset every hour.

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Disadvantages

• Must enroll into each class in order to participate in some of the parts of the site

• Time consuming to learn about each area of the site

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• Pictures

Home Page

About Moodle

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Forums

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Events Calendar

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Themes

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Applications

• Online Communities: the moodle database can share documents that people post from all over the world.

• Classes: courses that are over flowing with material and have a hard time being covered within class can be distributed through documents, forums and sites.

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Recommendations

• Include technological applications:

▫ Pod/web casts

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Site Link

http://moodle.org/