Let's Hear it for the Recording Tool! One of our favorite tools in Moodle (iLearn) is now built right in! The recording feature allows you and your students to record voice and add it right into your Moodle course! Why is this important? Because the possibilities...
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Collaborative Maps, Asynchronous Learning, and Moodle Rubrics
Today, students in Mr. Apple’s class at Woodworth Middle school began their next tech-integrated project for 8th Grade U. S. History: A Civil War Google My Maps group activity. Google My Maps allows students to create and collaborate on a custom map in a familiar way since My Maps works just like a Google Doc or Google Slides presentation.
Hanging Out with the Tech Coaches: The Moodle Workshop
We were live on Google Hangouts on Air this morning discussing how to set up a Moodle Workshop module (view the recording below). Here’s a glimpse of what Amy and I talk about when we’re not meeting with teachers, and also a tutorial (in full or in part) on how to set up the Workshop module for your own class!
iLearn Spelling Course Training Series
The Tech Coaches are excited to announce a training series for the elementary spelling course! We have had an overwhelming response to a spelling course created and shared throughout the district. What started out as a pilot for 4 fourth grade classrooms is now...
Feedback is Not an Option…
…it’s an imperative. If you’ve paid even scant attention to any of the educational research conducted over the last 30 years, you are aware that giving students specific, timely, actionable feedback has the most significant impact on student learning of any strategy known to humankind.
Elementary Moodle Courses Available – A Year in Review
Using iLearn (Moodle) for critical thinking skills, oral language development, vocabulary building and more at the elementary level just became easier! I have been busy creating some iLearn (Moodle) courses that elementary teachers can use immediately. Below is a...