Moodle for Newbies PPT

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Moodle basics
A workshop for beginners in Moodle using edna
groups
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Moodle
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Do you know what these terms mean?
L.M.S
V.L.E.
C.M.S.
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What is Moodle?

• Free
• Open source
• e-learning software
• Collaborative

http//moodle.org
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Who uses edna groups or Moodle?

• Teachers, Trainers, Instructors
• Registered Training Organisations (RTO)
• Education based Special Interest Groups
• Project teams, Consultative groups
• Professional Associations
• Universities

Why?

• Anywhere, any time learning

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What can you do in edna groups?

• In Moodle you can CREATE
• In Moodle you can CONTRIBUTE by
• In Moodle you can LEARN by

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OzProjects This Australian site celebrates online
curriculum projects and the world of unique
learning opportunities. www.ozprojects.edu.au
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edna Groups is a free service for communication
and collaboration between members of the
Australian education and training community.
http//www.groups.edna.edu.au/
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What will we do in edna groups today?

• Navigate edna groups (moodle)
• Create a choice activity
• Create a forum
• Add a glossary entry
• Upload and link to a file
• Create a link to a web site

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Lets log in! www.groups.edna.edu.au
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Where are my login details?
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Scroll down and click on Training Group
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Playtime!!!
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Choice
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Forum
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Inside a Forum

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Replying to a forum

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Glossary
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or
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Link to a file or website
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or
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Click on choose to upload a file
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Choose open in a new window This helps learners
navigate between the files and the moodle space
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or
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• Open a new browser window
• Go to www.edna.edu.au
• Search to find a useful web site
• Copy the url
• Paste the url in the location box

You want your resource to open in a new window
this helps learners to realise they are leaving
your moodle site to visit another
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What have we done in Moodle today?

• Created a choice activity
• Created a forum
• Added a glossary entry
• Uploaded and linked to a file
• Created a link to a web site

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Thank you for participating in Moodle for Basics

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For further assistance

• Moodle
• http//moodle.org/
• edna groups
• http//groups.edna.edu.au
• OzProjects Teachers Space
• http//www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id10
  
• OzProjects Staffroom
• http//www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id45