Google, Moodle or a Website: Option for accessing content on locked down 1:1 device - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T23:40:22Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/google-moodle-or-a-website-option-for-accessing-content-on-locked?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A801279&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTry Symbaloo.com for a cool w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-01:649749:Comment:8019332012-02-01T00:17:44.580Zmrstowell261https://www.classroom20.com/profile/mrstowell261
<p>Try Symbaloo.com for a cool way to turn links into buttons. You can embed in a wiki, too.</p>
<p>Try Symbaloo.com for a cool way to turn links into buttons. You can embed in a wiki, too.</p> I would think that Moodle wou…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-31:649749:Comment:8014592012-01-31T13:26:16.833ZDoug Walkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Doug
<p>I would think that Moodle would be the best resource for course content management. You can make adding links easier by creating the resource "page" and just listing links in there. I would use Google Docs for all document management and just share the docs as links in the Moodle course.</p>
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<p>Why are you locking down the internet? That seems to defeat the entire purpose of providing students with a mobile device. Do you not have a web filter in place? It is important for students…</p>
<p>I would think that Moodle would be the best resource for course content management. You can make adding links easier by creating the resource "page" and just listing links in there. I would use Google Docs for all document management and just share the docs as links in the Moodle course.</p>
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<p>Why are you locking down the internet? That seems to defeat the entire purpose of providing students with a mobile device. Do you not have a web filter in place? It is important for students to be able to learn how to find, curate, evaluate and vet a web source. You are also losing the opportunity for discovery of new content and differentiated resources. What you have is simply a textbook? </p> I agree - I love using Moodle…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-30:649749:Comment:8012792012-01-30T17:42:23.632ZChristy Koophttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ChristyKoop
<p>I agree - I love using Moodle. I know there are other options like EdMoto or Google, but Moodle has so many available options and I love that it keeps all your content. It is good for organizing and students can learn forums, wikis and if you give any multiple choice/matching/true false/ short answer or essay tests it works GREAT! It is a lot of set-up, but they payoff is great later!<br/>Have fun!</p>
<p>I agree - I love using Moodle. I know there are other options like EdMoto or Google, but Moodle has so many available options and I love that it keeps all your content. It is good for organizing and students can learn forums, wikis and if you give any multiple choice/matching/true false/ short answer or essay tests it works GREAT! It is a lot of set-up, but they payoff is great later!<br/>Have fun!</p> Julie,
I noticed that you sai…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-30:649749:Comment:8010122012-01-30T02:53:10.685ZDavid Donnellyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidDonnelly
<p>Julie,</p>
<p>I noticed that you said students will have locked down tablets. Our school has a class set of Android tablets. We would like to block things like facebook on the tablets. I am wondering if you were able to block the websites on the tablets or are the sites blocked through the router. We would like to be able to block specific sites on the tablets if it is possible.</p>
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<p>Thank you for any information you can offer.</p>
<p>David</p>
<p>Julie,</p>
<p>I noticed that you said students will have locked down tablets. Our school has a class set of Android tablets. We would like to block things like facebook on the tablets. I am wondering if you were able to block the websites on the tablets or are the sites blocked through the router. We would like to be able to block specific sites on the tablets if it is possible.</p>
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<p>Thank you for any information you can offer.</p>
<p>David</p> Thanks, Michelle. There is a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-15:649749:Comment:7954342012-01-15T11:38:54.390ZJulie Bairdhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JulieBaird
<p>Thanks, Michelle. There is a lot one can do with Moodle and I will use it but I know that it is not the easiest and simplest to set up. One of the problems with our Moodle is that I cannot upload files over 2 MB from home. I can at school but I end up doing most of my planning at home. Our Moodle expert just tells me to upload at school but I don't always have the time to do that. I'll figure out a solution. I think I need to try different things once the kids have their devices and go…</p>
<p>Thanks, Michelle. There is a lot one can do with Moodle and I will use it but I know that it is not the easiest and simplest to set up. One of the problems with our Moodle is that I cannot upload files over 2 MB from home. I can at school but I end up doing most of my planning at home. Our Moodle expert just tells me to upload at school but I don't always have the time to do that. I'll figure out a solution. I think I need to try different things once the kids have their devices and go with the option that works best for me and them.</p> I agree. I need to pick the o…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-15:649749:Comment:7952322012-01-15T11:28:28.017ZJulie Bairdhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JulieBaird
<p>I agree. I need to pick the option that is the easiest since I'll be using it almost daily. I used to use Front Page which was super easy for me but when our computers got upgraded, I lost that program and am looking for a free web design program. </p>
<p>I agree. I need to pick the option that is the easiest since I'll be using it almost daily. I used to use Front Page which was super easy for me but when our computers got upgraded, I lost that program and am looking for a free web design program. </p> Hi Julie,
I teach with Moodl…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-09:649749:Comment:7934062012-01-09T22:27:01.687ZMichelle Kepplehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MichelleKepple
<p>Hi Julie,</p>
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<p>I teach with Moodle every day and it works great. The site is a little 'clunky' but it's simple to use. It allows you to have more options than the other tools you mentioned. You can add almost anything to your moodle site including videos (you mentioned using these). All you need is to embed the media and you will be all set. Also, with moodle you can transfer the content you created to your next course without having to rebuild. It will simply remove the students…</p>
<p>Hi Julie,</p>
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<p>I teach with Moodle every day and it works great. The site is a little 'clunky' but it's simple to use. It allows you to have more options than the other tools you mentioned. You can add almost anything to your moodle site including videos (you mentioned using these). All you need is to embed the media and you will be all set. Also, with moodle you can transfer the content you created to your next course without having to rebuild. It will simply remove the students (and their content) and keep the rest. </p>
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<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Michelle</p> Hello Julie,
The beginning of…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-08:649749:Comment:7931942012-01-08T20:13:44.356ZEvaggeloshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/evaggelos
<p>Hello Julie,</p>
<p>The beginning of you post drew my attention, "Our freshmen will soon have a locked down Android tablet. They will not be able to randomly surf the web or get to any website unless it is listed in our course information area." I worked for a school district in NY where the student accounts had access to a limited number of websites whereas the faculty had access to almost everything, minus pornography. Faculty would approve sites and those would become available to…</p>
<p>Hello Julie,</p>
<p>The beginning of you post drew my attention, "Our freshmen will soon have a locked down Android tablet. They will not be able to randomly surf the web or get to any website unless it is listed in our course information area." I worked for a school district in NY where the student accounts had access to a limited number of websites whereas the faculty had access to almost everything, minus pornography. Faculty would approve sites and those would become available to students. We also had an extensive array of databases available from the librarian.</p>
<p>Now back to your question. I think you would be much better off controlling your content from your school approved website, if editing content is easy to edit. I would want to have my life as simple as possible and having to worry about Google, Joomla, moodle, etc. would be a bit much for me.</p>
<p>Evaggelos,</p>
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