RE: moodle

I set up my first online class for professional development this summer with 
moodle. I can't call myself an expert, but I have created and implemented a 
course with it.

Do you have specific questions about moodle? Do you have access to a moodle 
server? You can get lots of help at the moodle web site:

www.moodle.org

There are many online forums for newbies to ask questions. I have found moodle 
relatively easy to use, although there are quirks, as with any software. I 
find it easier to use than BlackBoard, which is expensive. Moodle is very 
flexible and has a lot of features. It's a good program for developing online 
classes.

Ken Russell
Bellingham Schools


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[mailto:mwforum-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Burke,
Bridget -CKJH
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 2:27 PM
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I copied this from the moodle.org website. 


Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source
software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help
educators create effective online learning communities. You can download
and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it
can scale from a single-teacher site to a 50,000-student University. 

I am interested in it for the calendar feature and I hear you can give
on-line assessments.


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[mailto:mwforum-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary
McCallister
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 1:59 PM
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Huh, what's moodle?

>>> BRIDGETBU@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 12/1/2006 2:41 PM >>>
I am beginning to create a moodle page for my computer programming
class. Has anyone used moodle to teach MicroWorlds. I could use some
tips on setting up the course.