Moodle
My new school is introducing Moodle as an instructional tool. I was invited to the training even though I am not officially employed until 9/2. The first part of the training was Thursday and I’ve spent some time working on my site. I’ve never used Moodle before, but I think I’m going to like it. My current roadblock involves trying to come up with a catchy, interesting, paragraph to describe my course. Any suggestions?
So far, my favorite part of Moodle is the calendar. I used to try to maintain a monthly calendar of author’s birthdays and special days (like Talk Like a Pirate Day), but too often I would get busy and the calendar would go up late. With Moodle, I can add all the special dates I want for the whole year, now, before the the daily schedule gets overwhelming.
I also like the survey and glossary features they showed in the training, but I haven’t figured out how to use them yet. I think these features will offer a fun way for the kids to demonstrate what they’ve learned. I had hoped to jump right and start blogging with the fifth graders, but I think I’ll use these Moodle features first to get my feet wet.
Do any of you have suggestions for interesting ways you’ve used Moodle with your elementary students?
