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@LPCreps brings a Moodle 2 course navigation tutorial

@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 [...]

Moodle Man to the Rescue! (North Dakota Students liken Moodle users to Super Heros)

Moodle Man to the Rescue! (North Dakota Students liken Moodle users to Super Heros)

KXnet.com in North Dakota has a short news piece about a local high school video course which is creating some original Moodle training videos.  The "Moodle Man" series of tutorials and howtos was created and filmed by students at Bismarck Public Schools (these are not to be confused with the other Moodleman, Julian Ridden, @Moodleman who also [...]

A Comprehensive Tutorial for Creating a Lesson Activity in Moodle (by @jpatten)

A Comprehensive Tutorial for Creating a Lesson Activity in Moodle (by @jpatten)

Here's another great post from John Patten (@jpatten) of the Sylvan Union School District in Modesto, CA (check out their Moodle).  The post discusses the use of Moodle's Lesson activity and goes into it step-by-step to help you create a simple lesson (that can easily be expanded later).  In addition to a great intro to lessons video in which [...]

Embedding Youtube Video in Moodle (a Video Tutorial)

Embedding Youtube Video in Moodle (a Video Tutorial)

It's probably the most handy feature to know and the most requested "how do I...?" at training sessions: Embedding videos and other resources from 3rd party sites is a very good skill to have. Enjoy this 3 minute video from the Emerging Technology Centre in New Zealand (http://etc.elearning.ac.nz/). Direct video link: [...]

3 handy video tutorials from @flc_durango

3 handy video tutorials from @flc_durango

Fort Lewis College (@flc_durango) in Durango, Colorado has a Moodle and an open resource featuring three video tutorials.  The videos cover some important Moodle tricks for beginners, how to link to a file/syllabus how to zip/unzip files how to organize your files using Folders in Moodle Each video is under 4 minutes and is part of a [...]

Let’s Moodle (pretty slick tutorial) by @LisaMLane

Let’s Moodle (pretty slick tutorial) by @LisaMLane

Online at the Moodle-rrific event this weekend (hosted by the CUEBC Moodlers) I was able to check out a ton of new Moodle resources I'd never seen.  One is this really nifty "Let's Moodle" tutorial put together for students entering a specific Moodle course by Lisa Lane (@lisamlane): http://lisahistory.net/moodletutweb/ I particularly like the [...]

Back to School with HowToMoodle’s Course Creation Guide (review)

Back to School with HowToMoodle’s Course Creation Guide (review)

Following this week's "back to school" theme here's a great resource for getting teachers primed for a Moodle-laden school term. Tim Dalton is a contributing writer and drafted this review of HowtoMoodle's Course Creation Guide.  His overall impression was very positive and he gave the book at 4 out of 5 rating (5 being the highest).  As a [...]

@lasic @johart Offer a FREE webinar: “Teaching With Moodle” 3/25 at 7pm EST

@lasic @johart Offer a FREE webinar: “Teaching With Moodle” 3/25 at 7pm EST

Tomaz Lasic sent out a notification on 3/24 with information about a free webinar he's co-hosting with Jo Hart (http://johart1.edublogs.org).  Additional information is posted to Jo's blog: http://johart1.edublogs.org/2010/03/20/serendipity-webinar-convert-resources-for-e-learning/. From that post: Our next Webinar is an Edublogs “Tools and [...]

@muppetmasteruk and the Moodle for Teachers Book

@muppetmasteruk and the Moodle for Teachers Book

Mike Rollins (@muppetmasteruk) recently posted a great guide to Moodle that would be an excellent addition to any tutorial or repository of learning materials for teachers (Moodle for Teachers - An Illustrated Guide).  The book is published through Issuu (and is embeddable).  Mark also runs E-teachUK, which has a great tutorial for teachers on [...]

Free tutorial for staff development @muppetmasteruk

Free tutorial for staff development @muppetmasteruk

MuppetMasterUK (@muppetmasteruk) aka Mark Rollins has a cool tutorial available for staff development at http://e-teachuk.co.uk. The site allows guest enrollment with a course enrollment key (Staffdev) and showcases many helpful tutorials for beginning teachers. Below is an image of the welcome screen once you've entered the Moodle for [...]