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MoodleMoodleBy Jonah TornbergBy Jonah Tornberg

Moodle...What Is Moodle...What Is It?It?

Self-Contained Learning Environment.Self-Contained Learning Environment.

Individualized and Secure Websites for Individualized and Secure Websites for StudentsStudents

Features many of Web 2.0 tools , i.e., Features many of Web 2.0 tools , i.e., blogs, wikis, discussion boards, blogs, wikis, discussion boards, podcasting, etc.podcasting, etc.

Teacher FacilitatedTeacher Facilitated

Access at school, home, or anywhere Access at school, home, or anywhere there is technology with internet there is technology with internet capabilities.capabilities.

Portfolio of student workPortfolio of student work

FeaturesFeaturesExclusive hyperlink content designed and Exclusive hyperlink content designed and controlled by the instructorcontrolled by the instructor

Email: Students can email with each other Email: Students can email with each other and their teachers.and their teachers.

Blogs, Wiki Pages, Discussion BoardsBlogs, Wiki Pages, Discussion Boards

Cloud Computing/ Save documents (e.g., Cloud Computing/ Save documents (e.g., Word and PowerPoint) directly to MoodleWord and PowerPoint) directly to Moodle

Calendars, Homework Reminders, Grade Calendars, Homework Reminders, Grade BooksBooks

Quizzes, surveys, and other student Quizzes, surveys, and other student analysis tools.analysis tools.

My Moodle PageMy Moodle PageThis is a video tutorial of my page.This is a video tutorial of my page.

Instructional GapsInstructional GapsDifferentiation: Moodle allows Differentiation: Moodle allows teachers the opportunity to modify teachers the opportunity to modify assignments based on student needs, assignments based on student needs, i.e., ELD, special needs, or GATE i.e., ELD, special needs, or GATE students to name a few examples.students to name a few examples.

Provides opportunities for learners Provides opportunities for learners who do not have access to this who do not have access to this technology outside of school.technology outside of school.

Prepares learners with technology Prepares learners with technology skills for Jr. high, high school, and skills for Jr. high, high school, and collegecollege

Why Online Why Online Learning?Learning?

Supplements content taught in Supplements content taught in the classroomthe classroom

Structured independent learning Structured independent learning outside of the classroomoutside of the classroom

Enhances and differentiates Enhances and differentiates content taught in the classroomcontent taught in the classroom

Students work at their own paceStudents work at their own pace

Students have the option of Students have the option of working collaborativelyworking collaboratively

Benefits Benefits Replicates the 21Replicates the 21stst century workforce century workforce skillsskills

Emphasizes the use of multimedia Emphasizes the use of multimedia technology, collaboration, project technology, collaboration, project based learning, and problem based based learning, and problem based learninglearning

Enhances Computer Lab InstructionEnhances Computer Lab Instruction

Increases student engagement and Increases student engagement and motivationmotivation

Portfolio of student workPortfolio of student work

School District School District ResourcesResources

How To Start?How To Start?

District Training is available.District Training is available.

Colleagues as resourcesColleagues as resources

IT department will help with the IT department will help with the basic set up and uploading of basic set up and uploading of student names and passwords.student names and passwords.

Moodle support and reference Moodle support and reference materials to use at your site.materials to use at your site.

Initial Steps for Initial Steps for SuccessSuccess

Teach students how to use the Teach students how to use the technology. This may take a few technology. This may take a few computer lab sessions before they computer lab sessions before they master the strategy (Johnston, 2007; master the strategy (Johnston, 2007; Hargis & Schofield, ).Hargis & Schofield, ).

Train a few students to assist you Train a few students to assist you when working with the whole class when working with the whole class (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010).(Laureate Education, Inc., 2010).

Problems and errors will happen. Test Problems and errors will happen. Test the technology before you use it.the technology before you use it.

Blog-Example of Blog-Example of the First Stepsthe First Steps

Looked at examples of blogs on the internet.Looked at examples of blogs on the internet.

Taught students how to construct and Taught students how to construct and respond to blogs.respond to blogs.

Wrote a blog and asked students to respond Wrote a blog and asked students to respond to my blog on a topic studied in class.to my blog on a topic studied in class.

Students then wrote a blog on a topic Students then wrote a blog on a topic discussed in class.discussed in class.

Peers responded to the blogs.Peers responded to the blogs.

Note: Once students develop proficiency Note: Once students develop proficiency with the basics of the technology, I will with the basics of the technology, I will develop lessons that teach how to embed develop lessons that teach how to embed hyperlinks, images, and videos.hyperlinks, images, and videos.

ReferenceReferenceHargis, J., & Schofield, K. (2007). Integrating online learning into Hargis, J., & Schofield, K. (2007). Integrating online learning into elementary classrooms. In R. Blomeyer, & C. Cavanaugh (Eds.), elementary classrooms. In R. Blomeyer, & C. Cavanaugh (Eds.), What works in K–12 online learning What works in K–12 online learning (pp. 33–47)(pp. 33–47).. Eugene, OR: Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education. Retrieved from International Society for Technology in Education. Retrieved from the Walden University Library using the Education Research the Walden University Library using the Education Research Complete database.Complete database.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010). Program Nineteen: Managing the differentiated classroom [Webcast]. Reaching and engaging all learners through technology. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Lemke, C., & Coughlin, E. (2009). The change agents. Educational Leadership, 67(1), 54–59.

Moodle. (n.d.). Moodle. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://moodle.org/

Partnership for 21Partnership for 21stst Century Skills (2011). Retrieved from Century Skills (2011). Retrieved from http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework