One of the many advantages to using Moodle (iLearn) in addition to the flexibility of the Quiz module (the number attempts, shuffling questions, inserting variables into numerical questions) is the wealth of usable data you can glean from each quiz. Bryant science teacher Kelley Murphy has begun analyzing this data to help students learn. Here is an…
I‘ve had the good fortune of teaming up with English Language Arts teacher Mr. Jacob Belknap from Edsel Ford to find ways to integrate technology into his instruction. Recently, Mr. Belknap and I used Google Hangouts to hold a video conference to discuss how he could best use Google Docs and Google Classroom to help…
Students at Unis Middle School have begun building their “My Learning Plan” on Mahara. Yesterday, in their advisory period, assistant principal Mr. Daniel Blessing and teacher Mr. Shane Shockey introduced students to the concept on Monday and allowed the students time to begin working. Today, I walked students through updating their personal resume, including how…
First year teacher Ahmad Charara was assigned to teach Computer Applications at Lowrey Middle School this year. Fortunately, over the past several years, the Computer Applications course has been built on iLearn, Dearborn’s Moodle courseware–largely due to the work of former Lowrey teacher Denise Elliott. The course Ms. Elliott built is now being used across the…
Several teachers in secondary science have begun using an argumentative writing protocol called “Claim-Evidence-Reasoning”, or “C-E-R”. Students use this protocol to generate a claim about a particular issue or concept, then support their claim with evidence. Students then attempt to hold up their evidence with sound reasoning. Teachers use this protocol in many different activities…
I have been working with students in the Dearborn Magnet High School and teacher Laurie Locascio to begin creating their digital My Learning Plans on Mahara, Dearborn’s ePortfolio platform. Using the data and artifacts they have gathered over the past semesters, students have begun creating a polished, professional digital version of their MLPs. But most have…
Over the past several years, the Biology Team at Edsel Ford High School (Lorraine O’Brien, David Mayoros, Christina West, Michael MacPherson, and this author) has been using iLearn, Dearborn’s Moodle Courseware, to assess student understanding and make instructional decisions based on the data. The team gives nearly all of their assessments on iLearn. Giving quizzes on iLearn…
This semester, several teachers have begun administering assessments on iLearn. One of these teachers is Ms. Kelley Murphy, science teacher at Bryant. Kelley uses iLearn to create quizzes that involve color pictures, drag-and-drop fill-in-the-blank questions, and labeling diagrams. Thus far, she has created assessments that not only fairly offer students the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery,…
This week, Woodworth Social Studies teacher Scott Apple and his students practiced their writing craft with an exercise on iLearn based on the Declaration of Independence. The iLearn workshop module used here incorporates several phases, through which students prepare their writing, submit their writing, provide and receive peer feedback and assessment based on the rubric,…
Stout Middle School language arts teacher Marla Wiacek, together with co-teacher Nicole West and student teacher Ikram Alhassan, has begun using iLearn to help students learn writing skills in 7th grade language arts. Wiacek uses iLearn to make available an organized set of resources for students to use, including class notes, tutorials in video format,…
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