‘Resources’ Archives
4 Great sites for module/plugin research
Extending Moodle is one of the best options for providing your organization and users a robust and unique learning experience within Moodle. There are 100s of modules available on the web, showcased on Moodle.org and available to checkout and tryout at sites around the web. Here are a few of my all time favorite sites for checking out and [...]
mBook: the paid #iPad App with full Moodle functionality
Note: we have no affiliation with Mass Media, makers of mPage of mBook for iOS at this time. mBook is not a free app, it costs $3.99 in the iTunes app store. James Chan, a developer at Mass Media alerted us recently that mBook 1.1 has been released into the app store , which doubles as a support and development site]. mBook provides a fully [...]
10 Moodle Tutorial Videos (for your viewing pleasure)
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Moodle by Colby – A Moodle Video from the Student’s Perspective
I really like this simple video that was created by a student to describe the why, what and how of Moodle : Enjoy!
The 11+ Moodle Twitterers you should be following
Please note that this list is subjective, it's not meant to be comprehensive or complete and there are a good many Twitterers all contributing to Moodle news not on this list (just watch the post titles). With the entire Moodle Twitter community things would be much more boring around here. Follow the whole list at this [...]
OSC Report II Tidbits: In terms of functionality; Moodle = #Blackboard.
The OSC Report published online by NCCCS recently is full of great information about Moodle and Blackboard (and LMS use in general). Over the next few weeks we’ll be posting interesting quotes, facts and figures from their benchmark report,http://goo.gl/XNbU. Interestingly, the question of Blackboard being better than Moodle or vice-versa [...]
Every Moodle user should read the Student FAQ
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Student_FAQ There are some real gems in the Moodle docs at Moodle.org and the Student FAQ is one of them. This is a quick and concise recap of the most frequently asked questions about Moodle. If you find your students asking these questions again and again then a quick link to this resource could go along [...]
3 Resources to help manage your #Blackboard to Moodle Migration
It's certainly a hot topic, so if you're looking for some resources to move from BB to Moodle you're not alone. Here are three of the best resources available that might help ease your transition. If you're contracting with a Moodle Partner or skilled consultant, you may also be able to outsource complete course conversion to your new Moodle [...]
OSC Report II Tidbits: Moving from #blackboard to Moodle? Prep for a temporary cost increase
The OSC Report published online by NCCCS recently is full of great information about Moodle and Blackboard (and LMS use in general). Over the next few weeks we'll be posting interesting quotes, facts and figures from their benchmark report, http://goo.gl/XNbU. OSC Moodle Assessment Report revealed that total cost including migration and [...]
How Moodle’s social networking features became a “virtual hangout” for students by @cytochromec
The following is a guest post by Colin Matheson (@cytochromec) who blogs at http://cytochromec.net/blog/ and is an Educational Technology Coach and Webmaster for Carmel Unified School District in California. We asked Colin to extrapolate on his earlier comment which discussed using Moodle's collaborative and social networking features to [...]
