Posts Tagged ‘moodlefairy’
@Moodlefairy shows off the Subpage module: another way to prevent Scroll of Death
The Sub-page module gives Moodle course design additional flexibility in creating nested activities and organizing resources on their own page. If you've ever used Blackboard for course creation you'll be very familiar with the concept. Sub-page is developed/maintained by the Open University for Moodle 2.1+ but has not been officially [...]
How to use the Meta Course function in Moodle 2.x
Meta courses are great ways to automatically give students the resources they need on a Moodle site without having to enroll them into two areas. On several projects I've used Meta courses to speed up access to students and to create a 1 stop shop for supporting students that was easily update-able and centrally managed. In Moodle 1.9 Meta [...]
Cloning activities in Moodle 2.0 by @Moodlefairy
Here's a great short video that highlights one of the newest features in Moodle 2 (to be released with Moodle 2.1 this week). Enjoy the video by Mary Cooch and read more about the 2.1 release here: http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.1_release_notes Direct video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV4_Z-hNMoc
Using Moodle in foreign language courses – a video by @moodlefairy
Here's a video from Mary Cooch (@Moodlefairy; produced in 2008) which still applies today. Learn how you might structure a foreign language course in Moodle using the directory, images, Glossary/Database, embedding video and mp3s. Adding mp3s seems like a very easy and useful way to embed foreign language audio into a course for students to [...]
A new acronym for Moodle: Prezi by Clare Wallace @clareire
There's a great presentation on Moodle which is one teacher's account/perspective of what the software means to her, M = Martin Dougiamas O = Open Source O = Organize D = Developing L = Learning E = Enthuse As suitable as the official terms. Clare's presentation was originally linked by @Moodlefairy and there's a great blog with weekly [...]
Groupings: how your can differentiate instruction in one Moodle classroom by @Moodlefairy
Great video by Mary Cooch (@Moodlefairy, on Youtube as UsingMoodle) that highlights the experimental feature that is "Groupings" . The feature allows you to incorporate two sets of students who may need different instructions and activities into one classroom. By using Groupings you can easily hide resources and activities from one group but [...]
Help illustrate the Generosity of the Moodle Community (A Moodle-Barn Raising!)
Interesting thread developing at Moodle.org that will culminate with the sharing of resources, videos and testimonials contributed only since yesterday about the qualities and benefits of Moodle (which directly will showcase the shear generosity and selflessness of the Moodle community taking their personal time to create a quick resource which [...]
Getting a Grip on the Lesson Activity
I'm not a Moodle expert (I just play one on this blog). One of my favorite activities, but the one I struggle with the most (because it has so many customization options) is the Moodle Lesson Module. Thankfully there is a huge wealth of information at Moodle.org to help anyone get a grip on the Lesson Module (which I intend to do in the [...]
Pre-order @moodlefairy’s “Moodle 2.0 First Look” today!
Reserve/order your copy of Mary Cooch's "Moodle 2.0 First Look" book published by Packt Publishing today. It's low cost and highlights the various changes and new features in Moodle 2.0 (out soon: http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_2.0_release_notes). Hard copy: $36 eBook: $27 Both: $41 Though we haven't had a chance to review the [...]
Ask Mrs Moodle: linking to files on the local area network
Update 6/30 - this feature is no longer allowed on modern browsers and will be removed completely from Moodle.org. Caught this little tip from the Moodle.org forums and Mary Cooch (aka @moodlefairy). With a quick check box you can easily enable the linking of files from the local area network. This will let you link to files in a shared [...]
