Moodle for Digital Natives

MOODLE FOR DIGITAL NATIVES

JOHN G. HENDRONGOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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WHO’S HERE TODAY?

I CURRENTLY AM USING MOODLE!

I AM INTERESTED IN USING MOODLE.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MOODLE IS!

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COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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Moodle

Blackboard

Sakai

Angel

Joomla

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CHOOSING A CMS/LMS

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USE A CMS TO ENHANCEFACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION

WITH ACTIVITIES THAT APPEAL

TO DIGITAL LEARNERS.

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DIGITAL LEARNERS

21ST CENTURY SKILLS

WHAT MOODLE BRINGS TO THE TABLE

HOW WE APPROACHPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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DIGITAL LEARNERS

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RANDOM ACCESS

NETWORKED

PARALLEL PROCESSING

COMPUTERS OR STUDENTS?

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RANDOM ACCESS

NETWORKED

PARALLEL PROCESSING

COMPUTERS OR STUDENTS?

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handwriting typing

drawing reading by touch

spiral notebooks highlighting

PAPER-BASED CULTURE

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e-mail VOIP

tagging newsfeeds

working off a screen blogging

SCREEN-BASED CULTURE

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CULTURE OF GAMING

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CONSTANT FEEDBACK (SECONDS)

REWARDS (MINUTES)

STRUCTURE (LEVELS)

CLEAR, ESTABLISHED GOALS

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PICTURES AND VIDEO BEFORE TEXT

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NON-LINEAR PRESENTATION

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SELF-PACED

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INTERACTIVE (COLLABORATIVE)

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21ST CENTURY SKILLS

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communication collaboration with peers

problem-solving information literacy

SKILLS REQUIRED BY (FUTURE) WORK

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Does the lesson involve a problem-solving component?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR 21ST CENTURY-ALIGNED LESSONS

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Does the lesson encourage students working together in a group?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR 21ST CENTURY-ALIGNED LESSONS

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Are we asking students to read? And what is the purpose behind the reading?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR 21ST CENTURY-ALIGNED LESSONS

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Does the lesson require the discovery and manipulation of data (math, science, social studies)?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR 21ST CENTURY-ALIGNED LESSONS

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Is a portion of the lesson assigned include a measure for time-on-task?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR 21ST CENTURY-ALIGNED LESSONS

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Does the lesson require students to communicate through writing or speech?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR 21ST CENTURY-ALIGNED LESSONS

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Is the lesson ability-level appropriate and encourage self-motivation?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR 21ST CENTURY-ALIGNED LESSONS

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Does the lesson require the exercise of research skills?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR 21ST CENTURY-ALIGNED LESSONS

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WHAT’S NEW IN INFORMATION LITERACY?

FOLKSONOMY

RESEARCH WITH ATTRIBUTION

REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION (RSS)

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WHAT MOODLE BRINGS TO THE TABLE

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DISCUSSION FORUM31

LIVE CHAT32

WIKIS33

INTERACTIVE GLOSSARY34

GRADED JOURNALS35

WORKSHOP/RUBRIC36

PERSONAL BLOGS37

EMBEDDED MULTIMEDIA38

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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THINGS TO DO

TAKE TIME TO DO TRAINING (12 HOURS MINIMUM)

TALK ABOUT THE TRAITS OF DIGITAL LEARNERS

OFFER RELIABLE SOURCE DOCUMENTATION

PUT THE FOCUS ON 21ST-CENTURY INSPIRED ACTIVITIES

INVITE COLLEAGUES INTO THE COURSE AS COLLABORATORS

ADVERTISE BENEFITS AND TIME-SAVING FEATURES

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THINGS NOT TO DO

DO NOT START BY CREATING AN ENTIRE COURSE

LIMIT ACCESS TO COMPUTERS (MAINTAIN 1:1)

SPECIFY ONE LINEAR PATH WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT

AIM FOR PERFECTION (YOU CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE!)

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RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT

WRITINGS/HANDOUTS BY IAN JUKES

BOOKS BY MARC PRENSKY

“THE MOODLE BOOK” AND MOODLE’S WIKI WITH HANDOUTS

OTHER K-12 MOODLE SITES

EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT IN THE MOODLE ENVIRONMENT

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MOODLE FOR DIGITAL NATIVES

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