Convergence culture artifact-Moodle for Pinellas County Teachers

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Participate Using new media to enhance and create engaging lessons By: Nani Owen 2011 [email protected]

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This PPT was created to inform staff at my school about Moodle sites and how they can be used to engage students.

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ParticipateUsing new media to enhance and create engaging lessons

By: Nani Owen2011

[email protected]

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Convergence Culture Taking learning from the textbook to online Getting students to participate in learning Using new media to engage students in

learning Preparing students for the future Teaching students how to use new media Creating critical thinkers

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Inspires critical thinking

Builds communication skills

Enhances writing skills

It’s the future Students already

engage with new media

Why new media?

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E-Learning Center: Teacher Moodle sites

Teachers can create activities to get students to participate in learning online

What is available for Pinellas County Teachers?

Three ways to engage on Moodle

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Interact with the text

Edit the text or content on the page

Add content or text to the page

Students learn and teach one another

Wiki pages allow students to:

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Online discussion Created as

messages (threads)

Allow students to converse with each other on a topic

Forums

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instantaneous transmission of message

No waiting for responses

Talk about topics of choice or interest

Chat

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Creating a Moodle site will help you engage your students.

Students will learn how to use new media in a safe environment.

Students will become critical thinkers.

Students will be preparing for the future.

Sum it up!

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Go get your Moodle site today!

Contact for more info: Nani [email protected]