Moodle News » apple http://www.moodlenews.com News, Information and Resources for the World's Leading LMS Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Siri, what can you do with Moodle? #Apple http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/siri-what-can-you-do-with-moodle-apple/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/siri-what-can-you-do-with-moodle-apple/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:30:04 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=7555 Here’s a cool tidbit if you’re following some of the new iOS features, specifically the voice recognition and personal assistant software that was introduced as Siri (a witty, helpful automated assistant and search tool). Unfortunately it can’t tell you what your homework is or how many students have yet to finish that quiz within a Moodle course (yet anyway) but it can call a query to the Moodle Tracker to see what’s up.  While this might not be helpful to many, it certainly gives us a sense of what might be possible with a few months/years and some developmental effort.

If your Moodle was available to your personal assistant (like Siri) what would you ask it?

Direct link to Dan Poltawski’s blog: http://blog.danpoltawski.co.uk/archives/2011-11-siri-interface-to-the-moodle-tracker.html (he’s even made the code available).

The video: http://youtu.be/iLB1sTMr0iM

]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/siri-what-can-you-do-with-moodle-apple/feed/ 0 From the Hub: Integrating iPads in the Middle School classroom http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/from-the-hub-integrating-ipads-in-the-middle-school-classroom/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/from-the-hub-integrating-ipads-in-the-middle-school-classroom/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:30:17 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=7157 Here’s a new course available on the MOOCH by Donna Hall.  The course includes some professional development tips, tricks and guides for creating your own lessons plans to use with iPads.  The design includes some 3rd party addons (specifically the Book module) which won’t work unless that has already been added to your course.

Find out more about the course at http://hub.moodle.org/index.php?courseid=282&rss=1

]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/from-the-hub-integrating-ipads-in-the-middle-school-classroom/feed/ 0 @kineolearning unveils “E-learning Top Tips” iPhone app for on the go tips and ideas http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/kineolearning-unveils-e-learning-top-tips-iphone-app-for-on-the-go-learning/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/kineolearning-unveils-e-learning-top-tips-iphone-app-for-on-the-go-learning/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:30:49 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=6881 Kineo, a Totara (Moodle for business) vendor and eLearning firm (affiliated with Catalyst IT Limited for official Moodle training in the Pacific) has just released a mobile app that provides a collection of 40 tips, tricks and insights to improving your learning management system, course and elearning environment in general.   The app is free in the Apple App Store and is for iOS devices only.

If you’ve never gone over to the Kineo eLearning blog(s), you should.  There are often great tips and tricks for improving your course design, getting the max out of Moodle and your own virtual classroom, read more at: Kineo | Free Thinking.  And if you’ve got 10 seconds to spare consider downloading that handy app:

App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/uk/app/kineo-e-learning-top-tips/id454724285
Kineo site: http://www.kineo.com/elearning-tips/top-tips-iphone-app.html

]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/kineolearning-unveils-e-learning-top-tips-iphone-app-for-on-the-go-learning/feed/ 0 Learn about MoodlEZ from one of the schools (@DCHSroyals) that helped develop it http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/learn-abut-moodlez-from-one-of-the-schools-that-helped-develop-it/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/learn-abut-moodlez-from-one-of-the-schools-that-helped-develop-it/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:00:43 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=6725 MoodlEZ is a file management tool for Moodle on the iPad, providing additional features and capabilities beyond the standard browser.  Delmarva Christian High School in Delaware worked with another school in Maryland and Ali Özgür‘s team in Turkey to develop the app.  Better than reading about it on a website you can hear one of the people who shaped its development speak directly to its capabilities and features.  It includes a lot more discussion about Moodle course design and considerations as well.

The discussion of the iPad app (while not referred to as MoodlEZ) begins at around 15 minutes/ends around 30.

Direct video link: http://vimeo.com/27071321

Moodle Workshop from Delmarva Christian on Vimeo.


]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/learn-abut-moodlez-from-one-of-the-schools-that-helped-develop-it/feed/ 1 Moodle 2 on an iPad (without any apps) http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/moodle-2-on-an-ipad-without-any-apps/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/moodle-2-on-an-ipad-without-any-apps/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:00:29 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=6720 If you were curious what can be done with an iPad when accessing your Moodle site then you might be a little confused by the plethora of App options for using Moodle on an iPad.  Each has their own benefits/drawbacks, but did you know that you can forego any purchase and just access the Moodle site using the built-in browser?  While file upload functionality might not work, the Quiz, Chat, and many other activities do work pretty well.

Here’s a video (~5 minutes) by Scholarix (not a Moodle Partner) that showcases the ease of use without any App or special program.

Direct video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5CBKqUb_s

]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/moodle-2-on-an-ipad-without-any-apps/feed/ 0 MoodlEZ for iPad now available in the #AppStore http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/moodlez-for-ipad-now-available-in-the-appstore/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/moodlez-for-ipad-now-available-in-the-appstore/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:00:10 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=6628 MoodlEZ, a new app for the iPad which provides file upload/management capabilities is now available in the Apple App Store for $2.99.  The app is available at this link (or by searching “MoodlEZ” in the store on your iOS device).

The app is the 4th release from PragmaTouchfor Moodle (including mTouch, mTouch+ and mTouchU) and works with both Moodle 1.9 and 2.0+.  MoodlEZ is only for the Apple iPad.

According to the app page, MoodlEZ provides the following functionality:

  • Upload files
  • Takes photo or choose photo from album and upload
  • Pick files from other apps (Dropbox, Box.NET, QuickOffice and all apps with Document Support) and upload
  • Download files from any web site and upload to Moodle
  • Downloads files from Moodle and send to other apps (Dropbox, Box.NET, QuickOffice and all apps with Document Support)
  • Supports custom schemes (Mobicip Safe Browser and other browser with same functionality) and opens them with the registered app
  • Multiple site support; define profiles and access all your Moodle sites easily
  • Remember address, username and password for multiple Moodle sites
  • Login to your Moodle site with just two touches
  • File sharing; transfer files from your PC or Mac using iTunes
]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/moodlez-for-ipad-now-available-in-the-appstore/feed/ 0 Prepare to be blown away (I am) by the Official Mobile Moodle App #ios #mobile http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/prepare-to-be-blown-away-i-am-by-the-official-mobile-moodle-app-ios-mobile/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/prepare-to-be-blown-away-i-am-by-the-official-mobile-moodle-app-ios-mobile/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:15:22 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=6311 Included in the release notes for 2.1 is information about Moodle HQ’s official Mobile app.  You can get a sneak peek at some screen shots in the Tracker: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MOBILE-42 and I think you will NOT be disappointed.  Looks amazing thanks to the guidance of Martin Dougiamas and skills of Julian Ridden (among others).

For more information about the pending release of Moodle 2.1 and the Mobile Moodle App visit:

mobilemoodle1 mobilemoodle2 mobilemoodle3 mobilemoodle4

 

]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/prepare-to-be-blown-away-i-am-by-the-official-mobile-moodle-app-ios-mobile/feed/ 8 1st Mobile Theme for Moodle 2.0? http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/1st-mobile-theme-for-moodle-2-0/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/1st-mobile-theme-for-moodle-2-0/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:00:01 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=5670

myMobile Alpha is a new theme created by John Stabinger (http://stabinger.us/) which allows for better mobile access of a Moodle 2 site.  The theme is not intended for allowing teachers and admins to manage their resources and content (or the site settings) but is intended to provide a cleaner, better end-user experience for Moodle access via mobile devices.

According to the site,

MyMobile is a new theme for Moodle 2.x. Built using the Jquery mobile UI, it is designed to bring a mobile-optimized interface to your moodle 2 install.

For more information on the myMobile Alpha theme:

I’m excited.

]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/1st-mobile-theme-for-moodle-2-0/feed/ 1 mBook 1.2 (a Moodle for #iPad app) has been released in the App Store http://www.moodlenews.com/2010/mbook-1-2-a-moodle-for-ipad-app-has-been-released-in-the-app-store/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2010/mbook-1-2-a-moodle-for-ipad-app-has-been-released-in-the-app-store/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:00:43 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=3425 The newest version of mBook* for iPad has been released with support for additional Moodle features.  The paid app is available in the Apple App Store for $3.99 and now supports a new course format (Tabs), Assignments, Journals and Glossaries.

For more information visit: http://mbooks.hk/mod/resource/view.php?id=116

*mBook is a iPad app but is not entirely native.  mBook does require a web services folder to be downloaded and installed at the server level to all Moodles planning on supporting the iPad application.

Please note that we have not yet tested mBook on the iPad.  Check back for updates as after search for/find the 3.99 in our couch cushions.

Here are a few screen shots of the new release:

Assignment support,

Using the Glossary,

And accessing the Journal,

]]> http://www.moodlenews.com/2010/mbook-1-2-a-moodle-for-ipad-app-has-been-released-in-the-app-store/feed/ 0 mTouch for #iPad has been released in the App Store #Apple http://www.moodlenews.com/2010/mtouch-for-ipad-has-been-released-in-the-app-store-apple/ http://www.moodlenews.com/2010/mtouch-for-ipad-has-been-released-in-the-app-store-apple/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:19 +0000 Joseph Thibault http://www.moodlenews.com/?p=3245 The MoodleTouch team announced recently that MoodleTouch for iPad (mTouch+) has been released in the app store.  It’s available to purchase for $2.99 (same as the non-iPad app) and is native (nothing to install at your Moodle site).

Purchase the app.

We’ve had a chance to try out the MoodleTouch app on the iPad and it is nice.  There are some areas for improvement, but all in all the app provides a unique Moodle experience that is quite a bit different compared to accessing Moodle through the iPad’s web browser.  With it’s own themes and look/feel, the app provides relatively easy access to web pages, forums and resources in Moodle (but sometimes adds an extra click when linking to files or documents).

As a quick and easy way to manage and access several Moodle accounts and sites though this is a great aggregator for Moodling.

Once again, here’s a video to see it in action:

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