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to figure out to access homework and
announcements. (Fortunately, teachers
can immediately see on Moodle who is
having problems accessing the system).
Teachers, on the other hand, are the key
to success. In a way, one can’t help feeling
sorry for them. No sooner did they get
the hang of using blogs, wikis and web-
sites to communicate with their students,
then a new player comes along.
And so for the past few months, teachers
have been going through intensive Moo-
dle workshops. Some caught on quickly
enough while others good-humoredly
repeated the workshops several times.
“We have entered a new world in educa-
tion, especially when it comes to technol-
ogy,” said Shihab. “Things keep changing.”
Very simply, we have to keep up.
COLLABORATES
STORES
COMMUNICATES
What does Moodle do?
EVALUATES
3
Wiki
3
Lesson
3
Database
3
Workshop
3
Forum
3
Social network
3
Glossary
3
Blog
3
Package
3
Portfolio
3
Files
3
LMS
3
Links
3
Database
3
Folders
3
Webpage
3
Labels
3
Chatroom
3
Dialogue
3
RSS
3
Calendar
3
Messaging
3
Forums
3
Grades
3
Assignment
3
Survey
3
Ratings
3
Gradebook
3
Scales
3
Choice
Examples of moodle:
Stores virtually any digital documents,
images, audio/video text files
Cut access time with one-click link to any
website
Build up folders, names
Make own template, WYSWIG or with HTML,
embed, hyperlink, insert
Admin can do, see and edit anything on the site
Teachers can do, see and edit anything in their course
Students can do, see and edit as assigned by teacher
Guests can only look into parts allowed