Moodle 1.9 top extensions cookbook : over 60 simple and incredibly effective recipes for harnessing the power of the best Moodle modules to create effective online learning sites

Cover......Page 1 Copyright......Page 3 Credits......Page 4 About the Author......Page 5 About the Reviewers......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 Getting modules you can trust......Page 18 Adding modules to Moodle......Page 24 Changing site-wide settings......Page 31 Getting modules to speak your language......Page 33 If it's not quite what you want.........Page 37 Getting rid of modules......Page 39 Allowing modules to access outside information......Page 41 Introduction......Page 44 Adding video pages......Page 46 Adding a Flash Video......Page 49 Creating video blocks......Page 52 Adding videos anywhere......Page 55 Sharing image galleries......Page 58 Working with books......Page 64 Showing programming examples in Moodle......Page 71 Getting geographical with the maps......Page 74 Creating formulae easily......Page 83 Introduction......Page 90 Setting up the Translate Block......Page 92 translator......Page 95 In-course web searching with Moogle......Page 97 Allowing simple web searches......Page 101 Adding Wikipedia search to Moodle......Page 104 Adding links to Wikipedia......Page 106 Searching for Tweets......Page 109 Introduction......Page 114 An easy table of contents......Page 115 A menu block with the works......Page 118 A customizable menu block......Page 120 An organized My Courses block......Page 125 Finding a course by name......Page 126 Getting between Related Courses......Page 129 Improving accessibility......Page 132 Introduction......Page 136 Squeezing main page content into a block......Page 138 Organizing tree based content......Page 143 Collapsing sections......Page 145 Creating dynamic tabs......Page 148 Simplifying single section display with tabs......Page 151 Using monthly sections for longer courses......Page 154 Combining online users and people......Page 155 Introduction......Page 158 Using peer assessment......Page 160 Recording audio for assignments......Page 168 Replacing paper submissions......Page 172 to assessment......Page 178 Getting more out of quizzes......Page 183 Giving immediate formative feedback......Page 190 Recognizing high performers......Page 193 Introduction......Page 196 Allowing students to form groups......Page 197 Identifying people......Page 201 Time managing students......Page 206 Surveying students......Page 210 Introduction......Page 216 Sharing mindmaps......Page 217 Encouraging social bookmarking......Page 223 Getting students to shout......Page 228 Promoting chatter......Page 231 Finding active forums......Page 233 Encouraging blogging......Page 236 Introduction......Page 240 Geolocating students......Page 242 Gauging course quality......Page 245 Notifying announcements......Page 250 Counting down......Page 253 Keeping time......Page 258 Introduction......Page 264 Cloning activities and resources......Page 266 Searching for users......Page 269 Measuring dedication......Page 273 Getting user statistics......Page 276 Introduction......Page 282 Celebrating birthdays......Page 284 Adding emotions......Page 288 Theme swapping......Page 291 Awarding certificates......Page 293 Rewarding with gold stars......Page 299 Playing games......Page 304 Creating a game in a block......Page 311 Index......Page 314

In Detail

Moodle is growing at a seemingly unstoppable rate. One of the key reasons for its popularity lies in its potential to extend with modules, thus making the site easier to administer, add new features, and completely change the way it looks. This book finds you the best Moodle modules, teaches you how to install them, and helps you to master their configuration.

There are hundreds of Moodle modules available. Find out which you can trust and how to put them to work. This practical book gives you hands-on experience on using and managing Moodle modules, thus making your learning website feature-rich. It covers many features and techniques in order to allow you to organize your ideas to improve teaching using Moodle as a virtual learning platform

This book begins with simple activities such as adding and installing modules. Then, it moves to a very interesting topic about the integration of multimedia into Moodle, covering major multimedia elements such as images, audio, and video.

Social networking applications like Twitter and Facebook are embedded in the Moodle course in order to invent stories, create group works, and create social team interactions with the virtual classroom. But the book doesn't end there, you will also see how to use Moodle to accept and assess coursework submissions, discuss work with students, and deliver quizzes, tests, and videos.

The book ends with a chapter full of simple challenges such as adding educational games. This book is written to help you find modules that will be useful to you and your students, and to show examples of how these modules can be setup and used in teaching.

Achieve outstanding results with ready-to-use recipes for creating feature-rich extensions for your website with various Moodle modules

Approach

The disorganised array of modules available for Moodle are brought together in ways you can relate to. Reviews include details that will help you decide if a module is worth testing. There are illustrated, step-by-step guides to installing and configuring modules.

Who this book is for

If you are involved in teaching using Moodle, be it at relatively small institutions running their own Moodle instance, or at large institutions where Moodle is used and administered, or you are an administrator of a Moodle instance who is looking for modules that will be useful to teachers and students at their institution, this book is meant for you.

Get students organised and help them manage their time

Annotation Moodle is growing at a seemingly unstoppable rate. One of the key reasons for its popularity lies in its potential to extend with modules, thus making the site easier to administer, add new features, and completely change the way it looks. This book finds you the best Moodle modules, teaches you how to install them, and helps you to master their configuration. There are hundreds of Moodle modules available. Find out which you can trust and how to put them to work. This practical book gives you hands-on experience on using and managing Moodle modules, thus making your learning website feature-rich. It covers many features and techniques in order to allow you to organize your ideas to improve teaching using Moodle as a virtual learning platformThis book begins with simple activities such as adding and installing modules. Then, it moves to a very interesting topic about the integration of multimedia into Moodle, covering major multimedia elements such as images, audio, and video. Social networking applications like Twitter and Facebook are embedded in the Moodle course in order to invent stories, create group works, and create social team interactions with the virtual classroom. But the book doesn't end there, you will also see how to use Moodle to accept and assess coursework submissions, discuss work with students, and deliver quizzes, tests, and videos. The book ends with a chapter full of simple challenges such as adding educational games. This book is written to help you find modules that will be useful to you and your students, and to show examples of how these modules can be setup and used in teaching. Achieve outstanding results with ready-to-use recipes for creating feature-rich extensions for your website with various Moodle modules Moodle is growing at a seemingly unstoppable rate. One of the key reasons for its popularity lies in its potential to extend with modules, thus making the site easier to administer, add new features, and completely change the way it looks. This book finds you the best Moodle modules, teaches you how to install them, and helps you to master their configuration. There are hundreds of Moodle modules available. Find out which you can trust and how to put them to work. This practical book gives you hands-on experience on using and managing Moodle modules, thus making your learning website feature-rich. It covers many features and techniques in order to allow you to organize your ideas to improve teaching using Moodle as a virtual learning platform This book begins with simple activities such as adding and installing modules. Then, it moves to a very interesting topic about the integration of multimedia into Moodle, covering major multimedia elements such as images, audio, and video. Social networking applications like Twitter and Facebook are embedded in the Moodle course in order to invent stories, create group works, and create social team interactions with the virtual classroom. But the book doesn't end there, you will also see how to use Moodle to accept and assess coursework submissions, discuss work with students, and deliver quizzes, tests, and videos. The book ends with a chapter full of simple challenges such as adding educational games. This book is written to help you find modules that will be useful to you and your students, and to show examples of how these modules can be setup and used in teaching. Achieve outstanding results with ready-to-use recipes for creating feature-rich extensions for your website with various Moodle modules The disorganised array of modules available for Moodle are brought together in ways you can relate to. Reviews include details that will help you decide if a module is worth testing. There are illustrated, step-by-step guides to installing and configuring modules. If you are involved in teaching using Moodle, be it at relatively small institutions running their own Moodle instance, or at large institutions where Moodle is used and administered, or you are an administrator of a Moodle instance who is looking for modules that will be useful to teachers and students at their institution, this book is meant for you. Get students organised and help them manage their time