‘Moodle.org’ Archives
Adding a Quiz to Moodle @muppetmasteruk
Here's a cool/quick video (3:30) from @MuppetmasterUK from Screenr.com. Note that the quiz module is very flexible and there are many ways to import questions into Moodle using various formats (both closed/proprietary and open). More information about formatting files for importing questions is available at: [...]
What are the most sought Moodle Modules/Plug-ins?
On MoodleMeet (the Ning.com-based social network for Moodlers) the following question was recently posed to all users by Leslie Coe: We are getting ready to do a Moodle upgrade soon. During that time we are also going to install moodle modules/plugins. We already have some installed and I am compiling a list of additional ones. I am interested [...]
#Moodlemoot info all in one place from @moodlehelen
Helen Foster (community manager at Moodle.org), @moodlehelen posted a few great resources if you're interested in catching the nearest Moodle Moot. Unfortunately some of the links require registration on Moodle.org, but others are available publicly: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=143598. There are a good many Moots coming up in [...]
Cool Course Competition Judging Period Extended
The Cool Course Competition put on by Moodle.org recently extended the deadline to judge courses to February 19th, 2010. So if you're still interested in checking out some awesome Moodle courses and voicing your opinion as to which deserve to "take the cake", visit http://coolcourses.moodle.org/ to cast your votes. Note that this has some [...]
#iMoot2010 Keynote Recap – Martin Dougiamas
iMoot is off and running and hugely successful. Yesterday Martin Dougiamas, Moodle founder and lead developer kicked it off with a keynote and overview of Moodle2.0 (and beyond). Here are the main takeaways. Big changes are coming with the release of Moodle 2.0 files will now be stored in the database instead of individual course [...]
100 jobs – Moodle is an Economic Force
Opensource.com has a nice write up about Moodle and it's economic impacts (the number of jobs it's creating/has created). Read the full article at http://opensource.com/education/10/2/moodle-driving-jobs-education If you know your Moodle, there are more than 100 jobs available, right now, today -- and for some of them, you don't even need to [...]
Plug-in Spotlight: Question Types for Quizzes
This is a pretty neat plug-in for the Moodle Quiz module that allows Music teachers to use Moodle more effectively: This question type deals with music intervals. The respondent is given a note and is prompted to enter a second note at a given interval. Answers are entered in a graphical user interface. More information and a screen shot are [...]
New Moodle Theme w/ drop-down menus from @ptrkmkl
Patrick Malley of Newschoollearning.com (a Moodle partner) recently submitted a new theme to Moodle.org that inherently uses the YUI library drop-down menu. In plain speak, Patrick has released a Moodle theme template the incorporates drop-down menus into the navigation and theme. The theme can be further modified to incorporate drop-down [...]
Block: #Twitter Search
Paul Vaughn left a comment on our recent post, Embedding #Twitter into Moodle and the Twitter Post Block, letting Moodle Monthly know about the Twitter Search block which was recently contributed to the Modules and plug-ins repository on Moodle.org by his colleague, Kevin Hughes. The block appears to be a simple way to add the posts of a [...]
Database Template Repository
Moodle.org is full of great resources and repositories of ready to import files for the various activities in Moodle installations. The database module is one of the most advanced Moodle modules available. It's rarely used, but can be a valuable tool if you have the experience in setting one up correctly. If you haven't used the Database [...]
