Moodle


 * Moodle** (Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) Session Agenda

//MaryJo Humphreys --Moodle Initiative in Round Rock ISD//
 * LMS- learning management system (Blackboard)
 * Year 1 2007-2008 – Lannon Heflin and Erin Balfour and the pilot program inside firewall
 * Year 2 and 3 2008-2010 – Instructional Technology department led expansion and staff development across the district to increase awareness and usage
 * Entering Year 4 – Now approximately 120 courses across the district with afocus on middle school and high school Administration of Moodle currently supported by one network administrator/firewall and three part time ITS’s (Donna Owen, Brian Weaver, and Robert Alford)
 * Leadership- need good teacher leaders to successfully implement, maintain, and guide colleagues
 * Best practices and worst practices, parent comment “Why my son does not like Moodle!” (traditional class wastes time)
 * Consistent access to computers is critical to the success of Moodle
 * August Professional Development

//Erin Balfour, English teacher, McNeil High School//
 * Overview— Basic classroom organization: contracts, teacher assigns and manages equipment
 * Works in conjunction with TeacherWeb
 * Organization and arrangement of content—
 * Discussion forums — varied groupings, rubrics for responses based on 6+1 traits, etc.
 * Blogs and Online Text Assignments– SSR (Self Selected Reading), correcting/editing assignments while grading, comments back and forth between teacher and student
 * Wikis and Journals – analyze paintings, integrate different content areas, demonstrate College and Career Final Writing Project
 * What it is not for… some paper and pencil is necessary to prepare students for the state standardized testing

//Leslie Lopez, Science teacher, Round Rock High School//
 * Overview —Google calendar embedded into TeacherWeb and Moodle
 * Content – handouts, virtual labs, quizzes for formative and summative review, links to teacher/student made videos posted on YouTube
 * Quizzes andstudent data — concept review, retests, real time results, item analysis
 * Shared content and common assessments at campus and district level
 * Chat feature
 * LMS Lounge
 * PLC- documenting PLC meetings and posting DATE grant reflections and TEKS
 * Use of forums to supplement meetings times and documentation

August 2
 * August 2-5 Professional Development at Walsh Middle School**
 * AM or PM Moodle 1 – Course Syllabus

August 3
 * AM Moodle 2 — Adding Resources
 * PM Moodle SupportRoom (one-on-one help for any Moodle issues)

August 4
 * AM Moodle 2 – Adding Resources
 * PM Moodle Support Room (one-on-one help for any Moodle issues)

August 5
 * AM Moodle 3 – Quizzes
 * PM Connected Classroom Best Practices


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