Moodle Training

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Setting Up Your Gradebook
Overview
Flexible, powerful
Automatic calculations, exportable to various formats, great
organization
Various ways of aggregation such as weighted average, sum, mode
Organize your entire course
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Categories
Categories are parent folder for items
Examples of categories include exams, quizzes, homework, projects,
etc
CREATE GRADEBOOK CATEGORY
Create a category called, “Exams”
Set aggregation to, “sum of grades.”
Create an item called “Test 1: Health Basics”
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Items
Items appear inside categories
Examples of items include specific objects such as “Test 1,
Assignment, 2, or Quiz 3.”
Optional, not necessary and are automatically aggregated as you
build your course
Setting Up Activities–
Forum
Can contribute significantly to successful communication, community
building
May cultivate social bonds, interest groups
Setting Up Activities–
Forum Terminologies
Post – user submitted message enclosed into a block containing
user’s details such as date/time of posting
Thread – referred to as “Topic” which is collection of posts
Emoticon – symbol to convey emotions = ) or : (
How To Set Up a Forum
in 3 Steps
Step 1: Turn editing on

Step 2: Add an activity…Forum

Step 3: Input Forum name and configure settings

Setting Up Activities–
Upload A Single File
Used to turn in assignment such as essay, photograph, or any file
Examples include assessment, survey, assignment, quiz, test, etc
CREATE AN ASSIGNMENT
Create an assignment where a student must write 3 paragraphs
Make assignment worth 20 points
Setting Up Activities–
Advanced Uploading of Files
Used to turn in assignments that require multiple files .
Examples include group projects or multi-file assignments
CREATE AN ASSIGNMENT
Create an assignment where a student must turn in 5 photos
Make assignment worth 20 points
Setting Up Activities–
Online Text
Good for reflections, student views
Examples include chapter summary, opinions on any subject
CREATE AN ONLINE TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Create assignment where student reflects on any subject
Make assignment worth 10 points
Setting Up Activities–
Offline Activity
Good for social engagement, exposure to other cultures, events, or
places
Encourages well roundedness of students
CREATE AN OFFLINE ACTIVITY
Create assignment where student visits a museum
Make assignment worth 10 points
Assessments Overview
Questions
Categories
Import
Export
Additional Resources
Moodle.org
Moodle Book
Lynda.com Tutorials
Conclusion –
What We’ve Learned

Gradebook
Forum
Assignment: single file
Assignment: multiple files
Assignment: online text
Assignment: offline activity
Assessments