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LEARNING WITH MOODLE:
A 7th Grade Perspective in Language Arts
January 2010
Mr. Anthony K. Sedun,Linglestown Middle SchoolCentral Dauphin School District
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Introduction
• Teaching background
• School & student background
• Overview of presentation
• Importance of Moodle in middle school
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• Parts of Speech
• Analytical Essay and Art
• Greek Research Paper
• Living Histories Project
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RSS Feeds
• “Extra” curricular features
• Promoting student access
• How can I promote student use of RSS feeds to complement a unit or lesson?
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Surprises & Strengths
• Surprises…– Student attention to details– Moodle, “a new kind of reading”
• Strengths…– Promotes student participation from
even “quiet kids”– Invites students to learn units and
lessons through exploration, discussion, collaboration
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Limitations
• Tony-related– Employing features like calendar,
groups, and online grading
• School-related– Planning ahead, sharing computer
lab with others
• Moodle-related– Uploading limits in discussion areas
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Learning From Others
• Kathy Armstrong, 7th grade Life Science– Students design Animal Kingdom webquest
• Donna Abraham, 6th grade Math– Students practice math problems, take
online quizzes
• Alison Sterbinsky, 6th-8th grades Gifted– Students work in groups using wikis
• And others!• Growing trend at LMS
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Goals
• Integrate technology in more meaningful ways
• Moodle as a starting point for student synthesis and presentation using multiple programs and skills
• Employ features of Moodle, like calendar, groups, and online grading more
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Questions?