Advice getting started with MOODLE - Classroom 2.02024-03-19T11:37:54Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:24087?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A136343&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI teach in a multi-age 3rd an…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-30:649749:Comment:1363432008-04-30T02:23:30.913ZDan McGuirehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/danmcguire
I teach in a multi-age 3rd and 4th grade classroom. I started our class Moodle in November. It's become the place where we put most of the things that might have gone into a 3-ring binder, portfolio, or spiral notebook in years past. The kids see the beauty of it right away. Some parents and a few administrators are less excited about the tool than the kids, but they'll catch on soon enough.
I teach in a multi-age 3rd and 4th grade classroom. I started our class Moodle in November. It's become the place where we put most of the things that might have gone into a 3-ring binder, portfolio, or spiral notebook in years past. The kids see the beauty of it right away. Some parents and a few administrators are less excited about the tool than the kids, but they'll catch on soon enough. Why would a teacher want to w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-30:649749:Comment:1363252008-04-30T01:47:06.049ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Why would a teacher want to write an online class when in many districts they are hide bound to use prescripted curriculums? I hate to be such a doomsayer, but in a lot of districts teachers (especially at elementary) don't have much say in what is taught and how it is taught.<br />
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I currently use Moodle for online book discussions and reflections for a philosophy unit but I don't teach in a regular classroom. I've written courses for Blackoard and Moodle but it is a heck of a lot of work
Why would a teacher want to write an online class when in many districts they are hide bound to use prescripted curriculums? I hate to be such a doomsayer, but in a lot of districts teachers (especially at elementary) don't have much say in what is taught and how it is taught.<br />
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I currently use Moodle for online book discussions and reflections for a philosophy unit but I don't teach in a regular classroom. I've written courses for Blackoard and Moodle but it is a heck of a lot of work I have to agree with you here…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-30:649749:Comment:1363152008-04-30T01:21:16.956ZJohn Petershttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnPeters
I have to agree with you here. We have had Moodle available to our teachers for two years now district wide, 1 high school, 1 junior high school, and 5 elementary schools and very few teachers want to take the time and energy to learn how to Moodle.<br />
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We do have a few that are seeing the benefit of Moodle and have really embraced it and students do very well working within Moodle.<br />
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I have taught an Introduction to Moodle course at our district's Technology Day the last couple of years and…
I have to agree with you here. We have had Moodle available to our teachers for two years now district wide, 1 high school, 1 junior high school, and 5 elementary schools and very few teachers want to take the time and energy to learn how to Moodle.<br />
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We do have a few that are seeing the benefit of Moodle and have really embraced it and students do very well working within Moodle.<br />
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I have taught an Introduction to Moodle course at our district's Technology Day the last couple of years and although the turnout in my class was substantial, very few teachers have actually "bought into" the Moodle way of delivering online instruction.<br />
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I love Moodle. For me, it is a timesaver. As I like to say, once you have all of your "stuff" in Moolde you don't have to re-invent the wheel each semester. Not to say that once you put your course content in Moodle you never change it. I am constantly seeing what works, what doesn't and making changes to each one of my Moodle courses. I have personally met both co…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-29:649749:Comment:1361432008-04-29T17:55:38.417ZJohn Petershttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnPeters
I have personally met both companies you are talking about here. I have been to several lectures, etc hosted by both. If I had to choose one I would seriously look at remote-learner. Michelle Moore from Remote Learner is absolutely fantastic.<br />
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We host our own Moodle on our server at our school district and it is a bit daunting, especially at first, configuring Moodle. I could put you in touch with our Moodle Guru here, he is great.<br />
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I am a teacher, not an IT person. So, I got in on the ground…
I have personally met both companies you are talking about here. I have been to several lectures, etc hosted by both. If I had to choose one I would seriously look at remote-learner. Michelle Moore from Remote Learner is absolutely fantastic.<br />
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We host our own Moodle on our server at our school district and it is a bit daunting, especially at first, configuring Moodle. I could put you in touch with our Moodle Guru here, he is great.<br />
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I am a teacher, not an IT person. So, I got in on the ground floor last year using Moodle and I love it! I use it in a blended course where the students meet with me every day. I also teach my Medical Terminology course completely online for some students.<br />
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But I have a class to teach, contact remote learner, you will like them a whole lot. Good Luck. Actually, maybe a good place…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-21:649749:Comment:1333042008-04-21T18:41:07.106ZJoseph Thibaulthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JosephThibault
Actually, maybe a good place would be on the MoodleMeet.ning.com site. If anyone would like to join me there <a href="http://moodlemeet.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=1795769%3ATopic%3A5641">here's a link to the thread</a>...<br />
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putting it in a wiki or a discussion in a Moodle could get too complicated for people to access (seeing as most sites have registration processes, then users would have to search out where we're discussing).<br />
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Otherwise, share ideas here!
Actually, maybe a good place would be on the MoodleMeet.ning.com site. If anyone would like to join me there <a href="http://moodlemeet.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=1795769%3ATopic%3A5641">here's a link to the thread</a>...<br />
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putting it in a wiki or a discussion in a Moodle could get too complicated for people to access (seeing as most sites have registration processes, then users would have to search out where we're discussing).<br />
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Otherwise, share ideas here! Joseph,
I think a good place…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-21:649749:Comment:1332942008-04-21T17:55:36.296ZDr. Nellie Deutschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/NellieDeutsch
Joseph,<br />
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I think a good place to have such discussions in on a Moodle site or on a wiki or both. What do you think?<br />
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Nellie
Joseph,<br />
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I think a good place to have such discussions in on a Moodle site or on a wiki or both. What do you think?<br />
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Nellie Lisa,
You've touched on an im…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-21:649749:Comment:1332762008-04-21T16:11:28.293ZJoseph Thibaulthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JosephThibault
Lisa,<br />
You've touched on an important issue, how do we share all of this great content created in Moodle. We know it's easy to use and transfer, how do we set up a mechanism so it can be shared. I've been working with teachers in Vermont recently to help them share their Moodle courses. The best way we've been able to do so is by zipping up the courses and posting them on a site that's already used.<br />
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Here's an open question, that could probably be it's own thread: how would a site designed to…
Lisa,<br />
You've touched on an important issue, how do we share all of this great content created in Moodle. We know it's easy to use and transfer, how do we set up a mechanism so it can be shared. I've been working with teachers in Vermont recently to help them share their Moodle courses. The best way we've been able to do so is by zipping up the courses and posting them on a site that's already used.<br />
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Here's an open question, that could probably be it's own thread: how would a site designed to share Moodle content be designed for maximum effectiveness? I would argue that the content sharing should be connected to free hosting (to level the playing field completely for those users who are able to get on the web), otherwise it's just content displayed (still a benefit, but actually getting the class and using it would be so much more helpful). Also, it would be good for content developers to have an easy way to 'tag' or 'sign' their content with whatever Creative Commons license/designation they wanted.<br />
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What else would the site have? We're working on one that will have free access and no ads, having this information documented here (for me or anyone else to view) can't hurt.<br />
-Joe I just did it: Share Your Moo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-21:649749:Comment:1331822008-04-21T09:15:58.018ZDr. Nellie Deutschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/NellieDeutsch
I just did it: <a href="http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Nelliemuller#Share_your_Moodle">Share Your Moodle</a>
I just did it: <a href="http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Nelliemuller#Share_your_Moodle">Share Your Moodle</a> But I bet there are a lot of…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-21:649749:Comment:1331112008-04-21T03:40:10.816ZLisa Nielsenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lnielsen
But I bet there are a lot of people who do and would if they could...i.e. if a place existed for this. People liked to charge for encyclopedias...then came wikipedia. I think that many, many educators do want to share for free, but there's no place. Wonder who out there has the skills to build the place.
But I bet there are a lot of people who do and would if they could...i.e. if a place existed for this. People liked to charge for encyclopedias...then came wikipedia. I think that many, many educators do want to share for free, but there's no place. Wonder who out there has the skills to build the place. Nellie,
For someone who is i…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-20:649749:Comment:1330542008-04-20T23:51:19.348Zddeubelhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ddeubel
Nellie,<br />
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<b><u>For someone who is illiterate, you did an excellent job. Can you add the URL of the tutorial you used?<br />
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Thank you.<br />
Nellie</u></b><br />
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You have to register or you can't access the url. Just a short registration and then the tutorial is inside. But really and truly, I just did everything exactly as Chris mentions and bingo....now getting my staff/colleagues to use it is another thing!! Ugh....this reluctance is so frustrating........…
Nellie,<br />
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<b><u>For someone who is illiterate, you did an excellent job. Can you add the URL of the tutorial you used?<br />
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Thank you.<br />
Nellie</u></b><br />
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You have to register or you can't access the url. Just a short registration and then the tutorial is inside. But really and truly, I just did everything exactly as Chris mentions and bingo....now getting my staff/colleagues to use it is another thing!! Ugh....this reluctance is so frustrating........ <a href="http://eflclassroom.com/moodle">http://eflclassroom.com/moodle</a><br />
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David<br />
<a href="http://eflclassroom.ning.com">http://eflclassroom.ning.com</a><br />
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PS. you are right about the sharing and it hampers great ideas and education in general . I don't know where this cult of "grandma's recipe" comes from but it should be the focus of web 2.0 yet isn't......(along with connecting classrooms and exposing our youth to all the wonderful diversity of life out there).