1. Moodle What Is It? How Does It Work? Workshop Agenda & Moodle Overview Chris Wood Johnson County Technology Conference – June 2011

2. Workshop Agenda Introduction – A Vision of Students Today A Vision of Students Today – What is Moodle? What is Moodle? – Benefits of Moodle in the Classroom? Benefits of Moodle in the Classroom?

3. Benefits of Moodle Promotes a social constructionist pedagogy including collaboration activities, critical reflection, etc. Ideal resource to incorporate 21 st Century skills into educational process. Suitable for 100% online classes as well as supplementing face‐to‐face learning. Simple, lightweight, efficient, compatible, low‐tech browser interface. Source: (Horn, 2009)

4. Moodle’s Versatility Blocks Resources Activities Administration Calendar HTML Latest News Messages People Random Glossary Entry Remote RSS Feed Insert a label Compose a web page Link to a file or web site Assignments Chat Choice Database Forum Hot Potatoes Quiz Glossary Lesson Quiz Wiki Source: (Horn, 2009) Moodle allows teachers many different ways to incorporate online learning into the classroom. Below is a breakdown of the different components that Moodle provides educators.

5. An Example of Moodle Log in to Moodle – moodle.cpcsc.k12.in.us Username: guest123 Password: guest – Select AP US History (C. Wood) - Old

6. Moodle Resources for Teachers Available Moodle Resources for Teachers – Moodle Help Desk Assorted Tutorial Video Clips – Handouts

7. Workshop Agenda (cont.) Individual Moodle Topics: 1.Customizing Your Moodle Home Page Training Aids: – Moodle Info For Beginners Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts 2.How to Use the Moodle Calendar Training Aids: – How to Use the Moodle Calendar Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts

8. Workshop Agenda (cont.) Individual Moodle Topics (cont): 3. How to Create an Assignment Training Aids: – Create an Assignment Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts 4. How to Create A Forum Training Aids: – How to Create a Forum Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts

9. Workshop Agenda (cont.) Individual Moodle Topics (cont): 5. How to Create a Quiz Training Aids: – How to Create a Quiz in Moodle Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts 6. How to Create a Wiki Training Aids: – How to Create a Wiki in Moodle Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts

10. Workshop Agenda (cont.) Individual Moodle Topics (cont): 7. How to Embed a YouTube Video Training Aids: – How to Embed a YouTube Video into Moodle Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts 8. How to Grade Moodle Assignments Training Aids: – How to Grade Moodle Assignments Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts

11. Workshop Agenda (cont.) Individual Moodle Topics (cont): 9. How to Back Up Your Moodle Course Training Aids: – How to Back Up Your Course Video Clip (Moodle Help Desk) – Handouts

12. Available Moodle Resources Moodle Help Desk Web Site (C. Wood) Moodle Help Desk Web Site (C. Wood) – Includes: Moodle How To Handouts Variety of Video Clips To Help w/ Certain Moodle Issues

13. Individual Work Time Please use the remainder of the time, to explore and begin integrating Moodle into your own classroom.

14. Questions??? As you are working on your own today, please let me know if you have any questions. In addition, please feel free to contact me at anytime: – Chris.Wood@cpcsc.k12.in.us Chris.Wood@cpcsc.k12.in.us – 317-535-7562 (WCHS) Ext. 7112

15. Presentation Resources Bibliography – Clark - Pleasant Community School Corporation. (2009, July). Moodle 101: What is Moodle? How to Use Moodle? Whiteland, IN, United States. – Geisbush, S., & Reich, J. (2009). TCEA Workshop Handouts (Document 90457). Retrieved March 25, 2010, from TCEA.org: http://www.tcea.org/convention/2009/Attendees/Pages/WorkshopHandouts. aspx – Horn, K. (2009). TCEA Workshop Handouts (Document 90289). Retrieved March 26, 2010, from TCEA.org: http://www.tcea.org/convention/2009/Attendees/Pages/WorkshopHandouts. aspx – Smart Communications, Inc. (2009, July 27). Smart Schools: SmartTools - Maximizing the Benefits of Moodle. Retrieved March 26, 2010, from Smart.com: http://smart.com.ph/SmartSchools/SmartTools/BenefitsMoodle.htm – Thibault, J. (2007, September 17). YouTube - What is Moodle? Retrieved March 26, 2010, from YouTube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXBdNdPUwKA