This week I want to highlight a training resource available to you.
It is a Moodle Course on our Moodle Site named Moodle Resources.
https://svcc.mrooms3.net/course/view.php?id=9
In
this course you will find many training resources that your IT
Department has created for you. These include printable handouts,
screencasts, and examples. A few highlights to check out are:
Screencast: Creating a Book in Moodle
Handout - Introduction to Moodle Gradebook
Handout - Email Options
Handout - Creating and Using Groups and Groupings in Moodle
Take
a few minutes to explore the site and look at these resources. If you
don't have access to the course, please let us know. email: ittraining@svcc.edu
Monday, February 6, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Moodle Monday - embed a webpage into a Moodle Web Page
This tip will show you how to embed a web page into a Moodle Web page so that students view outside links while still in Moodle. Doing this can help students feel secure that they are working on the activities you have prescribed.
After Creating a new web page, click on the Toggle HTML button.
In the text editor, paste this code, replacing the link to CNN with which ever link you want your students to go to.
Go to the bottom of the page and SAVE.
Now when you students click the link to the web page, they will stay in Moodle, but see the web content you have linked.
After Creating a new web page, click on the Toggle HTML button.
Go to the bottom of the page and SAVE.
Now when you students click the link to the web page, they will stay in Moodle, but see the web content you have linked.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Linky Thursday
We have just a few interesting links for you this week.
Intervue.me is a questionnaire creator on the web that allows interviewees
to respond via web cam. Link to your questionnaires, and upload video clips as mp4
files into your course.
This is a nice tutorial created by a blogger to explain how to use
intervue.me
Would you like to upgrade your computer skills? Codecademy.com is a simple, free website where you can learn basic javascript
programming.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Spring Break!
Moodle Monday
Adjusting Your Course Outline to reflect Spring Break
Spring break is scheduled for March 5 – 9, 2012. If you have
a course full of resources and activities and are using the Weekly format
option to organize your course in Moodle, you may wish to add a blank week for
spring break. Follow the steps below to quickly and easily reformat your
course.
Click on the Settings link in the Administration block.
Scroll down to the “number of weeks/topics” drop
down menu and add an extra week to the current number. Save the changes.
You will now have a blank week at the bottom of your course.
Scroll down to the new, blank week, and left
click on the arrow to the left of the indicated dates for that week.
With the left mouse button still depressed, drag
the arrow up until the blank week is on top of the March 5 – 11 week. Release
the button.
There! Moodle will automatically renumber the dates to
reflect the extra week, and all of your course materials will reflect the correct
date. Remember to change the label for the week if you are in the habit of titling each week with additional labels.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Linky Thursday, December 8, 2011 - Interactive Science Models, Facebook tips, and Free Screencast Tools
If you’d like to gain more control over your Facebook usage, this article shares
several useful tips.
If you teach science, you can access some very nice free
downloads of animated models. The models
are interactive and very well done.
If you’d like to be able to create screencasts (videos of
action on your computer screen along with voice track) on your computer at low
or no cost, there are two downloadable programs to consider. If you are
interested in pursuing either of these options, please call us in IT at
Extension 229 for training and assistance. Many higher education institutions
are using student created screencasts for collaboration and assessment.
Screencasts can also be valuable for teacher demonstrations.
Jing allows you
to create screencasts and publish them on jing.com. The software is available
as a free download. Jing screencasts are limited to 5 minutes in duration.
Screencast O Matic
also allows you to create screencasts, but with the added ability to export
them as mp4 files that can be hosted on our video server for use directly in
Moodle. The free version allows up to 15 minutes of recording, but the mp4 will
contain a screencastomatic watermark.
The paid version removes the watermark and adds many more options, and
the good news is that it is only $12.00 per year.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Saving Forum Posts - Moodle Mondays.
Val Wittman shared an instructional paper she wrote on how to save forum posts in Moodle. I'm passing along the knowledge. Thanks Val!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bw3E2pvm4iiDNGJiNmM4NGYtNjY4Yy00ZTA0LTg0N2YtNTYxNGNhZWJhNzE5
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bw3E2pvm4iiDNGJiNmM4NGYtNjY4Yy00ZTA0LTg0N2YtNTYxNGNhZWJhNzE5
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Linky Thursday, December 1st
It is linky Thursday once again and your IT staff is here to
make your links interesting! Check out some of these great links!
This free tool allows you to enlarge an image to any size poster; great for
classroom walls.
Want to show students more efficient ways to search for
information online? This site will be useful to them!
If you are looking
for free video resources for your class, utubersity lists the best educational
videos on youtube by subject area.
Are you planning some holiday or personal shopping? Is an
e-reader on your list? Check here for a great comparison of the major brands.
Just for fun, ABC News has put together this site featuring
companies making their products in the USA.
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