Anna Scharfield - Moodle Presenation

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Anna Scharfield has been using Moodle with her 6th grade Mountain View class this year. This presentation describes some of the benefits of using Moodle as well as interviews with some of her students about using Moodle.

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Enhancing Student LearningThrough Collaboration : 

Enhancing Student LearningThrough Collaboration Using Moodle Presentation by: Anna Scharfeld Mountain View School

What is ? : 

What is ? Moodle is a class management system that helps educators create online courses with opportunities for rich interaction. Moodle courses can include forums, wikis, podcasts, journals, chats and much more. Moodle courses can serve as online components to traditional classes.

Why Moodle? : 

Why Moodle? User Friendly: No need to know HTML Has read-write capabilities: It is interactive Includes a variety of resources to enhance student learning and engagement

Slide 4: 

Example of a Moodle course.

Moodle Forums : 

Moodle Forums

The Benefits of Forums : 

The Benefits of Forums Place to share learning Asynchronous:students have time to think and respond to others Read posts and learn from others Articulate ideas in writing

Resources and More Activities : 

Resources and More Activities Links to websites Quizzes Teacher created PowerPoints and documents Movies Wikis Uploading assignments

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Students create a story together. They can edit and revise anything they choose.

Chats: A Safe Place to Learn : 

Chats: A Safe Place to Learn Students love the ”real time” interaction Learn how to use chats appropriately Many students can participate in a study session Used at home and in class

A Tool to Aid with Differentiation : 

A Tool to Aid with Differentiation Journals allow students to share how they are feeling about their learning Student confidence increases, resulting in more engagement in class discussions Yet one more way for students to learn grade level standards We each learn differently.

Moodle Provides… : 

Moodle Provides… Communication between home and school Collaboration among students Extension of the learning day Means for differentiation Increased student engagement in the learning process