1. Getting Started with Moodle MiMoodle Moot January 10, 2013 Kay Hauck, REMC 5 khauck@cgresd.net

2. What is Moodle?  A Course Management System (CMS) -or-  A Learning Management System (LMS)

3. What can I do with it?  Create a classroom website  Create an interactive online classroom

4. Moodle as a classroom website  Post announcements  Provide contact information  Share information about happenings in your class  Post documents  Link to Websites  Post videos, pictures, audio files, and other media

5. Moodle as a classroom website Sample: http://shepherd.glk12.org/course/view.php?id=78

6. Moodle as an interactive online classroom  Assign & collect assignments  Administer & grade assessments  Conduct online discussions or live chats  Have students do peer assessments  Set up progressive lesson activities

7. Sample Moodle Courses AP Government & Politics http://alma.glk12.org/course/view.php?id=113 http://alma.glk12.org/course/view.php?id=113 Moodle Basics & Beyond http://tinyurl.com/moodle-start http://tinyurl.com/moodle-start

8. Sample Moodle Courses 21 Things for Teachers (used to collect assignments) Moodle for Assessments – a great way to manage pre/post course assessments!

9. How do I get started?  Get yourself a Moodle account and a blank course  Attend a training  Lots of training resources online!  YouTube: Getting Started: A Brief Overview of Moodle 2.0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ih0d-pEI_s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ih0d-pEI_s

10. Moodle Bootcamps 3 days for ALL experience levels -June 18, 19, 20 at Clare-Gladwin RESD (Between Clare and Harrison) -August 6, 7, 8 at Winding Brook Conference Center (Shepherd – between Alma and Mt. Pleasant) Register at Clare-Gladwin RESD http://www.cgresd.net Professional Development link http://www.cgresd.net

11. Thanks – and Good Luck! Kay Hauck, REMC 5 khauck@cgresd.net