Doodle with Moodle!

Demystifying the Newest Online Forum for Classroom Teaching

Prof. Arlinda López, (UPRAg)

For UPRM

January 14, 2010© 2010, Prof. Arlinda López

Objectives

1. Introduce moodle.

2. Demonstrate how to configure a course.

3. Demonstrate how to register students.

4. Demonstrate how to add resources.

5. Demonstrate how to add activities.

6. Demonstrate how to use quick mail.

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What is it?

• Moodle:– Course Management System (CMS)– Learning Management System (LMS) – Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) – can be used to create effective online learning

sites.

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What is it? (con’t.)

• Moodle is:

– a software package for producing Internet-based courses and web sites.

– a global development project designed to support a social constructionist framework of education.

– Open source software

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What is it? (con’t.)

Moodle an acronym for

• Modular

• Object-

• Oriented

• Dynamic

• Learning

• Environment

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What is it? (con’t.)

• Moodle: (verb) describes the process of lazily meandering through something, doing things as it occurs to you to do them, an enjoyable tinkering that often leads to insight and creativity.

Moodle user Moodler

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Logging in

UPRAg Virtual

UPRM

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Configuring a Course

1. Go to administration block.

2. Click on settings.

3. Fill in preferences.

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Registering Students

1. Professor establishes access code.

2. Student needs to create account.

3. The student must enter the code provided by the professor to register.

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Adding Resources

1. Once you are in your course, turn editing on.

2. Make sure you upload and organize the files you wish to add as resources.

3. Click on add a resource menu.

4. Choose the resource you wish to add.

5. Follow window instructions.

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Adding Activities

1. Once you are in your course, turn editing on.

2. Click on add an activity menu.

3. Choose the activity you wish to add.

4. Follow window instructions.

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Using Quick Mail

1. Find the quick mail box.

2. Click on compose.

3. Select who you wish to send the message to.

4. Write in the message title and message.

5. Add attachments.

6. Click send email.

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Useful Documents

• Teacher Documents

• Moodle Manuals

• Using Moodle Book

• YouTube Tutorials

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Additional Practice

• You can practice without worrying about making mistakes or erasing what you already have posted.

• Practice

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Questions

Prof. Arlinda López

Email;arlinda.lopez@upr.edu

prof.a.lopez@gmail.com

Skype: arlinda.lopez

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