Posts Tagged ‘discussion’
Moodle 2 on an iPad (without any apps)
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 [...]
Forum Block (how to show recent news from any discussion)
Here's a nifty little block that allows you to easily showcase recent posts from multiple discussion forums. The block, like the standard "Latest News" block, pulls recent posts from each designated discussion forum for a quick and easy measure of activity in the course. Easy to install (just unpackage the zip in the Blocks directory) and easy [...]
@LPCreps brings a Moodle 2 course navigation tutorial
Here's are a few videos by Life Pacific College which highlight the basics of being a student in a Moodle 2.0 course. Part 1 highlights some nifty simple tricks for navigating any Moodle, including how to open new tabs and windows to ensure you don't close your course page, how to show only 1 topic area, how to save relevant files/documents [...]
The Active Forum block: a short cut to the best discussions
The Active Forum block (http://docs.moodle.org/en/blocks/active_forums) is an easily installed mod for Moodle which pulls titles from the discussion forums and creates a tag cloud for quick reference and to see at a glance what discussions are happening in the online classroom. Just unzip the block in on your server, run Notifications and the [...]
Opinion: Moodle 2.0 Message Inbox (room for improvement)
When you received a message in Moodle (versions 1.9.9 and previous) there was a window popup which listed incoming direct messages (user to user). It wasn't pretty, but it was succinct and manageable: providing an easy way to respond to users and to see new messages. With it's inherent connectivity to email it was less important (since it [...]
New version of the Moodle Dock released @kristianstill @moodledan
Kristian Still shared with MoodleMonthly that a new version of the Moodle Dock has been released to the public. Download the new Dock at http://bit.ly/96nL2a. More information is available at http://kristianstill.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1392. So, why the new release already? At it's original posting to Moodle.org and the modules section, a [...]
