Caroline LaMagna’s Blog

Moodle - with apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I use thee? Let me count the ways.

1. I use thee to the breadth and depth and height of Professional Development
   • Online courses for CEUs and/or other incentives
   • Book Studies – Online forum style
   • Wikis or Forums on Technology Integration Ideas (among other things)
2. I use thee to the level of everyday’s Educator Virtual Library needs
   • District-wide Resource Drop Box – upload, store and share resources
   • One Stop Shop for Tip-Sheets on District Resources (equipment, software, etc.)
   • Employee FAQs (and their answers, of course)
3. I use thee with a passion put to use in Student Courses
   • Remediation Courses – make up credits, review and reinforce specific skills,  supplement classroom instruction, etc.
   • Hybrid Courses – classroom instruction paired with online delivery of course materials
   • Advanced Full Courses – all online – gifted, advanced placement, enrichment, and/or elective courses, etc.
4. I shall use thee with a love for Communication and Collaboration
   • Teacher Blogs, Discussion Boards, and Wikis for general questions, words of encouragement, file sharing, and collaborative, cross-curricular projects
   • Calendar Block – for teachers – meeting dates, deadlines, training events, etc.
   • Course Calendar Block – for students (and parents) – class events, assignment due dates, test dates
   • Student Wikis for collaborative projects
   • Exabis e-portfolio block (non-standard – must be downloaded and extracted into the blocks directory) – peer review published work

I shall but use thee better after I Learn to Use thee

• Level 1 – Introduction to Moodle – video tutorials
• Level 2 – Moodle in Depth – video tutorials
• Moodlecommons.org – video tutorials

These are just some of the ways in which Moodle can be used. How are you using Moodle?