Classroom Resources

What types of resources have you been able to include in your Moodle courses? If you have questions or ideas about how to expand upon what you have built this is the place to ask!

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Permalink Reply by Craig Hicks on April 19, 2009 at 6:56pm

I have been able to add nearly any resource that can be used in a F-2-F class. Audio, video, still images, interactive Geogebra files, pdf, docs, and slideshows. The one thing to remember when adding files to a course is that the end user (student) must have the application required to open the file.

Permalink Reply by Ellen Ramig on May 6, 2009 at 8:41pm

I have added some PowerPoints and Word Documents. Can I edit the PowerPoint after it is uploaded. I found a typing error and wanted to fix that error. Do I have to delete that document and upload the corrected document?

Permalink Reply by Brenda Smith on May 7, 2009 at 10:32am

Once uploaded into Moodle, you need to go back and fix it the re-upload it. I don't think you can update the powerpoint once it is uploaded.

Permalink Reply by Judi on May 7, 2009 at 11:21pm

Question: How do you change the order of resources in a topic? If I want a video before a quiz how do I get it moved within the topic?
I would like to add a podcast, but have not tinkered with audacity enough to get that done. I just downloaded it last night, so I need to play with that.

Permalink Reply by Tammy Moore on May 8, 2009 at 6:34am

Once you sign in to the course, look for the 'Turn Editing On' button in the top right. Once that is on, you will see that all of the things in each block will have a series of symbols after them that are used for editing the items. You want the one that looks like two split arrows, one going up and one going down. That is the tool for moving entries. Click it and the page will reload with little boxes between each item. Scroll to the location you want the item moved to and click the box in that location. The page will reload again but this time the item will be in the new location.

Permalink Reply by Sandra Jo Lemmon on May 11, 2009 at 7:09am

Isn't it a green cross now, kind of hard to see, but you can click and drag with it? I really like not having to wait for all the litttle boxes to open. I find that I click and drag onto the lesson I want it to be in front of and it goes there and everything movess down.

Permalink Reply by Judi on May 14, 2009 at 6:43am

Tammy,
Thanks for the help!
Judi

Permalink Reply by Beth Still on May 8, 2009 at 10:40am

I have used Moodle as a true course management system. Moodle is my starting point; I think of it like "home base." I have incorporated a class wiki (using Wikispaces) (I would highly recommend using a PB Works wiki) due to the fact they are easier to edit. The icons and editing process is just more intutive in my opinion, however both wikis are great! There are other brands out there as well. I also use Blogger for my class blog. Every lesson I have added I have created in Google Docs, "published" it on the web, and then linked it in my class. This allows me to make additions, changes, or correction very quickly. I can even make changes from my phone if I want to.

My next project is to figure out how to create, upload, and publish podcasts.

Permalink Reply by Ellen Ramig on May 10, 2009 at 8:54pm

My students have used audacity to create podcasts. I did not do a lot of work with the software, but had the students figure out how to record, edit, etc. They did very well with it and figured it out so much faster than I would have. The podcasts that the students created, I uploaded them to the ESU13 blog site so their parents could view them without having to log in.

Google docs--do you have students collaborate using Google Docs? How does this work?

Permalink Reply by Ellen Ramig on May 10, 2009 at 9:01pm

You indicated that you use Moodle as a course management system. At many schools, all teachers do not have frequent access to computer labs. Because of this it would be hard for those teachers to have all assignments, tests, (etc.) on Moodle. Are there many teachers who use Moodle basically as a means of communicating to students/parents the assignments for the week and to post homework assignments to allow absent students to complete work at home?

Permalink Reply by Beth Still on May 10, 2009 at 9:39pm

Ellen,
That is the great thing about Moodle. Due to its flexibility we can use it for a variety of tasks. While Moodle is a course management system, it is not necessary to place an entire course in it. It is an incredibly convenient place to house lessons, tests, links, assignments, and any number of other things!

Permalink Reply by Sandra Jo Lemmon on May 11, 2009 at 7:13am

I find that many of my students don't have better than dial-up computer access at their homes. This makes it difficult for them to work with moodle outside of the school environment. Therefore I am using it for classroom assignments instead of pencil and paper. Works good in most cases but for students that are very slow on the computer--or just slower workers in general--who don't get assignments done during class, I allow them to do the same work with paper and pencil so they can do it at home.