Moodle BasicsMoodle BasicsMoodle BasicsMoodle Basics

Karen VitekComputer Studies Teacher

Karen VitekComputer Studies Teacher

What is Moodle?What is Moodle?

Open source online learning management system

Extend learning beyond the school day

Offer online courses to students

Offer online professional development

Open source online learning management system

Extend learning beyond the school day

Offer online courses to students

Offer online professional development

ProfilesProfiles

When you edit your

profile carefully

consider the options.

When you edit your

profile carefully

consider the options.

BlocksBlocks

Administration

Course/Site Description

Administration

Course/Site Description

BLOCKSBLOCKS

Calendar and Upcoming Events

Activities

Calendar and Upcoming Events

Activities

BlocksBlocks

Latest News

Remote RSS Feeds

Latest News

Remote RSS Feeds

BLOCKSBLOCKS

HTML

Participants

HTML

Participants

RESOURCESRESOURCES

Labels: Useful for adding notes to the course home page.

Compose a text page: Simple way of adding information to a separate page

Labels: Useful for adding notes to the course home page.

Compose a text page: Simple way of adding information to a separate page

ResourcesResources

Compose a Web Page

Link to a file or website

Compose a Web Page

Link to a file or website

ActivitiesActivitiesActivitiesActivities

AssignmentsAssignmentsAssignmentsAssignments

Upload a single file

Advanced uploading of files

*Online Text

Offline Activity

Upload a single file

Advanced uploading of files

*Online Text

Offline Activity

ChoiceChoiceChoiceChoice

An easy way to take a poll within the course

An easy way to take a poll within the course

ForumsForums

News Forum (Announcements)

Standard forum for general use

Single simple discussion

Q and A forum

News Forum (Announcements)

Standard forum for general use

Single simple discussion

Q and A forum

LeSSonLeSSon

Branch tables

Question pages

Multiple choice

True/False

Matching

Essay

Branch tables

Question pages

Multiple choice

True/False

Matching

Essay

QuiZQuiZ

Multiple choice

True/False

Essay

Matching

Numerical

Calculated

Multiple choice

True/False

Essay

Matching

Numerical

Calculated

GradeBookGradeBookGradeBookGradeBookWith careful planning a useful tool!With careful planning a useful tool!

What the individual student seesWhat the individual student sees

USer REPORTUSer REPORTUSer REPORTUSer REPORT

Gradebook optionsGradebook options

Assign Grades to Categories

Choose an aggregation method

Add a manual grade

Create custom scales

Export grades to a spreadsheet (Excel or Open document)

Assign Grades to Categories

Choose an aggregation method

Add a manual grade

Create custom scales

Export grades to a spreadsheet (Excel or Open document)

Moodle TipsMoodle Tips

Create simulated students to test out new pages, activities and grading options.

If your students use email accounts make sure they add them to the profile.

Don’t add too many blocks to your course home page.

Keep your calendar up-to-date.

Start simple! Don’t get overwhelmed with all the options.

Create simulated students to test out new pages, activities and grading options.

If your students use email accounts make sure they add them to the profile.

Don’t add too many blocks to your course home page.

Keep your calendar up-to-date.

Start simple! Don’t get overwhelmed with all the options.

Contact me:Contact me:Contact me:Contact me:

Karen Vitek

Todd Middle School

Spackenkill School District

Poughkeepsie, NY

karen.vitek@spackenkillschools.org

Karen Vitek

Todd Middle School

Spackenkill School District

Poughkeepsie, NY

karen.vitek@spackenkillschools.org